'White Power' and Swastika Graffiti at High School Just a Prank, Suspects Claim After Arrest

[TexasTowelie]

Juvenile suspects who were arrested on Wednesday in the case of racist graffiti found at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix last month are claiming the act was a prank, police say.

Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 24 and 5 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, someone scrawled swastikas and phrases including "White Power" and "White Suppremacy" {sic} in spray paint on a wall and pillar near the high school's auditorium.

The incident raised alarm in the community and made international headlines, coming at a time of reportedly increased instances of racist and anti-Jewish vandalism and bomb threats.

Phoenix police Sergeant Mercedes Fortune released a short statement about the arrests this morning:

"On April 5, 2017, investigators received information from the community that helped identify four suspects involved in this incident," Phoenix police Sergeant Mercedes Fortune said in a written statement on Thursday. "Several of the suspects admitted to their involvement in the incident and claimed that their intent was a prank and not bias related. The juveniles were arrested and released to their parents. The investigation is ongoing."

Read more: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-white-power-and-swastika-graffiti-at-pinnacle-high-school-suspects-arrested-9224962

[Cattledog]

1. It's an innocent prank if you are white.