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Calgary Man Apologizes For Hateful Graffiti Against Muslims, Syrian Refugees

The Canadian Press, 16 Jun, 2016 01:49 PM
    CALGARY — A Calgary man has apologized for spewing hatred towards Muslims and Syrian refugees.
     
    Kyle MacKenzie, who is 29, spray-painted racist words on an LRT station and on vehicles at a C-train parking lot on Dec. 3.
     
    He pleaded guilty in March to mischief and inciting hatred.
     
    MacKenzie told his sentencing hearing Wednesday that what he did was “ignorant, hurtful, and reckless behaviour.”
     
    He told police after his arrest that the Paris terrorist attacks in November and his hate for ISIL spurred his crime.
     
    MacKenzie will be sentenced on July 15; the prosecution wants 18 months in jail, while the defence is arguing for time served, plus three months for a breach of probation charge.

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