Slices of bacon were laid down on a brink walkway to the Florence Islamic Center in Florence, S.C. on Sunday in a manner that spelled out “PIG CHOPS.” The incident – evidently aimed the center because of the Islamic dietary restrictions against pork – is just the latest in a string of anti-Muslim episodes around the country.
In fact this isn’t the first time even this particular mosque has been hit – earlier this year vandals broke windows in the facility, according to local news station ABC 15.
A conflicting Associated Press report said the bacon slices were arranged to spell out “PIG CHUMP.” The bacon slices were placed on the sidewalk between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Florence Police Major Carlos Raines told the AP. “There’s absolutely nothing that identifies it as a mosque,” Raines told the AP. “It’s an insult, and I’m sure that’s what it was intended for.”