GREENPORT, NY (JTA) – An upstate New York woman has been charged with a hate crime for throwing pieces of pork at a local synagogue.
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Tara Rios, 47, of Hudson, was arraigned in Livingston Town Court on Saturday and charged with first-degree harassment as a hate crime, according to local reports.
Rios went to Congregation Anshe Emeth in Greenport on Jan. 19 and threw a package of pork chops on its front steps, CBS 6 Albany reported. She returned to the synagogue at 3 a.m. to photograph her actions, police said.
She was released on her own recognizance and is scheduled to return to court on Monday.
“These acts caused the membership of Congregation Anshe Emeth to be in reasonable fear of further anti-Semitic acts which could result in physical injury,” according to the criminal complaint filed by state police, Columbia-Greene Media reported.
This would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. Don’t people understand that they are being recorded by security cameras and they will be identified?
Is she an illegal?
Many of the temple members consumewhat she threw at the temple
Perhaps by mistake, she thought that what she threw, had a Hechsher on it, and hence, was permitted.
it is really impressive that they have the same rabbi for 40 years. How many shuls can claim that, other than shuls where the rabbi is the boss and the shul is in his house or belongs to him?
big deal who cares why we always need to make a ” shtink”
She should have thrown her self she looks like a pork chop
We really have to do better to help the mentally ill.