Seattle Hate Crime

Others have posted on their blogs the primary story, so I won't reiterate it. However, one thing I picked up in the CNN report struck me as ominous:

Robert Jacobs, Pacific Northwest Regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, told CNN the group has been warning Jewish institutions to be wary and ensure they have adequate security because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. If they cannot, he said, it would be better for Jews "not to congregate in one location that might be an obvious site."

Did I read that right? He's telling us not to obviously congregate? That echos the rhetoric of pre-WWII Europe.

UPDATE: profile of the victim

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