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Video caught him tearing down a Pride flag. Kids helped the police identify him.
Candy store owner James Lamb only stepped away from his shop for a moment. But when he returned, his Pride flag out front had been torn down.Two 10-year-olds standing in front of the shop told Lamb they saw the man who did it. When they told him that theyd call the police, the vandal replied, Call the cops. Its 1-800-WHO CARES. No gay people. Related The history of the iconic LGBTQ rainbow flag Luckily, surveillance video captured the suspect, reportedly pulling down the flag in front of the Evolution Candy store. Police in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, identified the suspect as 60-year-old James Mellon.Lamb told WPVI-TV that the suspect seemed to be drunk or have a limp, based on his movements in the video. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today You can hear him on the audio saying No gay people,' Lamb told the news station. Yes, gay people. Yes, people! Just leave people alone. Let them be who they are.Police charged Mellon with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. Sadly, Lamb said its the fourth time that his shop has been targeted in recent years.This marks the second time that the tearing down of a Pride flag has recently made headlines.In October, Tucker Alden Kemp, a 31-year-old resident of St. Petersburg,Florida, made national headlinesafter he complained to a Starbucks manager about an offensive rainbow Pride flag on the coffee shop wall. When the manager refused to remove it, Kemp tore it off the wall and pushed it into a trash can.Kemp was arrested and is facing a charge of criminal mischief. Police believe he caused $210 worth of damage to the flag and wall. After his arrest made headlines, he lost his job at Dignity Memorial, a funeral home, where he had worked for over a decade.Imade some poor decisions that led to my rightful arrest and termination from my career at the funeral home, Kemp wrote in a handwritten appeal to a judge.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.
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