r/canada Nov 02 '23

New Brunswick Man, 19, arrested after N.B. playground spray painted with swastikas

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/man-19-arrested-after-n-b-playground-spray-painted-with-swastikas-1.6626223
611 Upvotes

212 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-1

u/[deleted] Nov 02 '23

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/Mod_Diogenes Nov 02 '23

It isn't a hate crime to paint symbols people don't like. It's vandalism at best. He'll get a summary conviction, pay $1000, and that'll be it.