Gay Bars Threatened With Ricin Attacks

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Photo of Neighbours by Seattlest Flickr Pool contributor Ascheele100.

Yesterday, eleven gay bars on Capitol Hill (and one alt weekly, The Stranger) were sent anonymous letters containing threat of poisonous gas attacks. The bars listed as targets in the letters are the Elite, Neighbours, Wild Rose, the Cuff, Purr, the Eagle, R Place, Re-bar, CC's, Madison Pub, and the Crescent. The Times reports that Dan Savage thinks it might be "an embittered gay person" rather than a religious fanatic, as the letter contains no religious language or references. Either way, it's an unimaginative, hateful move on Anonymous' part, and we hope they either 'fess up or are caught promptly and brought to justice. Slog has word that there may be an organized pub crawl around the Hill on Friday night to show support for the bars; meanwhile, bartenders are asking patrons to be careful and not to leave their drinks unattended.

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I love how the Times subhead uses the line "some are describing as a hate crime." Do some need to describe this as a hate crime in order for it to be considered one? I means someone targeting a minority group they hate...oh yeah, wait, there is no hate crimes legislation that protects the queer community.

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