A Boon, Iowa man was arrested this week after allegedly roaming around town leaving handwritten notes on the doors of homes displaying rainbow pride flags.
The notes all carried the same message: “Burt that gay flag.” Zero points for creativity.
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Robert Clark Geddes, 25, was charged with four counts of trespassing to commit a hate crime and four counts of third-degree harassment.
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Perry News reports the notes were all written in the same handwriting and matched “paper tear marks and marker bleed through on each page,” according to court records.
The records also convey that Geddes “had no legitimate purpose to be on the property other than commit a public offense,” and that the victims were “annoyed and alarmed.”
“Our youngest found this on the front door today and was scared someone would come to burn our house down,” one victim shared via Facebook, along with an image of the note.
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Another victim, Boone City Council member Elijah Stines, posted: “Let me be very clear. I will never back down from standing up for the lives of my LGBTQ friends, family, constituents and all members of our community. My house was one of five locations in my ward alone that I know of that received a similar cowardly note this weekend. To everyone in the Boone LGBTQ community: There are so many more people here who will stand with you and ensure your safety than would threaten it. Call on us any time!”
Geddes faces a preliminary hearing July 2.
Invader7
The poster child for NOT doing meth !!! It turns people into blithering dumb asses !!!
radiooutmike
Uhhh. “Burt that gay flag”? It’s clearly “Burn that gay flag”
Hdtex
Who knew you could read?
Now start your own blog.
lilithhelborn
Well that clears that up right away. “Burn” the pride flag -no problem whatsoever. ”Burting” the flag would be some pretty terrible shit but he just wants it burnt. I am so glad you cleared that up. We can all just go home and feel safe knowing that we’re only being threatened fire and not being muppeted.
WSnyder
Like Fred Phelps, when you put such an ugly face on Homophobia, it actually helps the LGBTQ+ Community. No one wants to be linked to or associated with this mutt. The more vile, stupid, ugly the Homophobes, the better.
Abraxas020
What a waste of a cutie
Liquid Silver
Tell me about it. Who wouldn’t want to get with some of THAT?
Leash
xD xD
Liquid Silver
Aw, man, that’s hawt. Why wasn’t he out on a date?
Kangol2
Given how obsessed this troll is with Gay Pride flags, Abraxas and Liquid Silver, you should call him up and ask him out on a date, that is, if you’re not being facetious. I’m sure he’d welcome the company since he looks like he sends almost everyone else in the opposite direction on sight alone.
Liquid Silver
If facetiousness were a hand lotion, we’d both be soaking in it.
JJinAus
Seriously, he’s perfectly safe. None of us (unless you have some really bizarre fetish) want him. What’s he scared of?
IvanPH
Don’t do drugs.