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Nooses found hanging in Oakland trees to be investigated as hate crimes

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June 18, 2020
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The nooses were found around the area of Lake Merritt and have been removed, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a tweet on Wednesday. Officers found a total of five ropes attached to various trees during a search of the area on Tuesday, according to Oakland Police Department."Symbols of racial violence have no place in Oakland and will not be tolerated," Schaaf said in a statement posted on Twitter. She added that the incident will be investigated as hate crimes.Oakland resident Porchia Freeman took video of what appears to be a noose swinging from tree on near the lake on Tuesday. She said she was walking around the lake when she saw a string swinging in her peripheral vision. Freeman said she stopped in go have a better look and recorded the video."I posted it because it was very disturbing to me and I thought I'd bring awareness to the situation," Freeman said on a Facebook Live on Wednesday. Freeman added that a man contacted her saying that the rope was left over from a swing he had hung on the tree.During an initial investigation, residents claimed the ropes were used for exercise, according to a press release from the Oakland Police Department. "One community member claimed ownership of the ropes and stated that he intentionally placed the ropes on the tree limbs for exercise and games several months ago," the press release states.Schaaf also addressed these reports on Wednesday."Reports that these were part of exercise equipment do not remove nor excuse their torturous and terrorizing effects," Schaaf said in a statement. "We are all responsible for knowing the history and present day reality of lynchings, hate crimes and racial violence. Objects that invoke such terror will not be tolerated in Oakland's public spaces."The ropes have been taken down and extra patrols have been assigned to Lake Merritt, according to police. The Oakland Police Department has turned over the evidence to the FBI and the incident will be investigated as a hate crime, according to Schaaf."We have to start with the assumption that these are hate crimes," Schaaf said at a press conference on Wednesday. "We cannot take these actions lightly, we have to take them seriously."Schaaf explained that symbols like this should not exist in public spaces where people are supposed to feel safe."It is also against regulation to put anything in public trees, regardless of your intention or regardless of what it is," she added.

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The nooses were found around the area of Lake Merritt and have been removed, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a tweet on Wednesday. Officers found a total of five ropes attached to various trees during a search of the area on Tuesday, according to Oakland Police Department."Symbols of racial violence have no place in Oakland and will not be tolerated," Schaaf said in a statement posted on Twitter. She added that the incident will be investigated as hate crimes.Oakland resident Porchia Freeman took video of what appears to be a noose swinging from tree on near the lake on Tuesday. She said she was walking around the lake when she saw a string swinging in her peripheral vision. Freeman said she stopped in go have a better look and recorded the video."I posted it because it was very disturbing to me and I thought I'd bring awareness to the situation," Freeman said on a Facebook Live on Wednesday. Freeman added that a man contacted her saying that the rope was left over from a swing he had hung on the tree.During an initial investigation, residents claimed the ropes were used for exercise, according to a press release from the Oakland Police Department. "One community member claimed ownership of the ropes and stated that he intentionally placed the ropes on the tree limbs for exercise and games several months ago," the press release states.Schaaf also addressed these reports on Wednesday."Reports that these were part of exercise equipment do not remove nor excuse their torturous and terrorizing effects," Schaaf said in a statement. "We are all responsible for knowing the history and present day reality of lynchings, hate crimes and racial violence. Objects that invoke such terror will not be tolerated in Oakland's public spaces."The ropes have been taken down and extra patrols have been assigned to Lake Merritt, according to police. The Oakland Police Department has turned over the evidence to the FBI and the incident will be investigated as a hate crime, according to Schaaf."We have to start with the assumption that these are hate crimes," Schaaf said at a press conference on Wednesday. "We cannot take these actions lightly, we have to take them seriously."Schaaf explained that symbols like this should not exist in public spaces where people are supposed to feel safe."It is also against regulation to put anything in public trees, regardless of your intention or regardless of what it is," she added.

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