Louisiana townsfolk terror-freak over Hebrew "welcome home" sign

Cory Doctorow 1:43 pm Tue Aug 25, 2015

Several residents of Rapides Parish called the sherriff's office to report a "terror message" on a sign that actually said "Welcome home, Yamit," in Hebrew.

If you see something, say something.

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You are not necessarily in danger just because you see something you don't recognize.

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The risk that you will be in the danger zone of a terror attack is incredibly low overall.

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It's probably even lower in Gardner, Louisiana, not known to be high on the list of ISIS targets.

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If it were, the terrorists probably would not warn you or communicate with each other by putting up signs.

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And if they just wanted to terrorize you with signs, they wouldn't write them IN ARABIC.

"Arabic Terror Message" Actually Said "Welcome Home" in Hebrew [Lowering the Bar]

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