A man arrested for writing "Kill all Jews" in the Brooklyn Synagogue: Gothamist

Image of the suspect in the temple incident of the Union (NYPD)

James Polite, 26, was arrested on Friday. The discovery of graffiti on Union Temple forced the cancellation of a progressive political event and raised new concerns about anti-Semitism following the Pittsburgh synagogue shootings that cost the lives to 11 people. Politeness, how is bipolar, is at Woodhull Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

In a 2013 DNAinfo article, Polite stated that he had been fired from his home to be gay, and then had gone through a number of home situations. But he met Quinn at an LGBT rally for Barack Obama in 2007, and she took him under her wing by offering him internships at the Council. He then recommended him to attend Brandeis University, which accepted him.

Quinn remembered in the same article: "Once he came in, I called the school to warn him that I wanted him to be monitored and taken care of The school had to be like: "Who the hell is this so wide? "But I just did not want everything to go wrong," and described other ways she and her staff helped her.

The New York Times described Polite last December as part of the Neediest Cases series: "Mr. Polite fought against Brandeis, and smoking marijuana," he said, "has become a coping mechanism for He had first tried the drug in a foster home in his early teens, but in college, his habit went on to three times a day.He was put on fine health leave 2015 and was forced to follow a rehabilitation program, is now medicated. "

Saturday, Quinn published a statement:

I am simply and completely devastated. Devastated for the Union Temple community and the violation they suffered due to a vile expression of bigotry and anti-Semitism. This is arguable. The level of hate and intolerance that has grown in this country in recent years in something that every American should be concerned about and should fight. And this is not different.

I know that this young man, and many other members of the City Council and New York City social service agencies, have done everything over the years to help him grow up in the family system. home, out of the mental health system, and in and out of homelessness. The acts of which he is accused break my heart and ravage us all, we who have tried to help him to stay strong over the years. And although he has experienced hardships that most people can not imagine, his actions are inexcusable. I defend the Jewish community today and every day and I pray for all New Yorkers who deserve the fundamental right to enter their place of worship without fear for their lives.

The Times reports that Quinn "usually checks with Mr. Polite almost every day" but "started to hear less.When she spoke to him, his speech and his conversations were inconsistent. Polite did not take her medicine, that is, when some of her ramblings became anti-Semitic. "Polite also reportedly posted Facebook blows under another name.

Friend Tykasia Daniels-Sosa expressed surprise at the Daily News. "I was shocked by what happened – he seemed to be doing well, at least after what he said." Another friend, Mel Green, told the newspaper, "It's absolutely drug-James would never do that if he was not taking drugs." He's always defended people's interests. is neither hateful nor fanatic. "

Polite was also arrested for arson as a hate crime and mischief for allegedly lighting fires in both a Williamsburg synagogue and outside other Jewish places of worship. According to the Times, "The police recognized Mr. Polite from the Union Temple Watch Video".