FBI Blames A.L.F. in Anarchist Free Store Arson
FBI blames Animal Liberation Front in anarchist “free store” arson
The A.L.F. has been blamed for some absurd things, but this is a first: NYC police and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force have named the Animal Liberation Front as suspects in an arson against an unlikely target: the Brooklyn Free Store, a community run thrift store.
The fire destroyed the building. The Brooklyn Free Store was a community resource, where people could pick up items for free. What role a small thrift store could have in animal abuse was not explained, and the FBI didn’t say why they believed the A.L.F. could be responsible.
I have written in past articles on the A.L.F. being scapegoated in actions that were clearly not the work of animal liberationists. In one example, a kangaroo was found loose near a roadside zoo. The owner told police the kangaroo liberation wasn’t the product of inadequate fencing, but the work of the Animal Liberation Front.
In another case. Santa Cruz police hinted the A.L.F. was behind vandalism to a vehicle owned by a UC-Santa Cruz researcher. Problem was, the researcher didn’t do animal research.
A Free Store volunteer stated she was “pretty positive that ALF had nothing to do with the fire.”
– Peter Young
Funny how choosing to overlook actual evidence proves that stupid truly is a stupid does.
the feds when not being able to pin a Arson( suspected) to often scapegoat groups like the ALF or ELF or even depending on the case PETAor EF. the store( the free store) was run and operated by Anarchists etc( those who for the most part support the actions of those who fight for animal liberation). the store itself was not a store that used or profited from Animal abuse and so the FBI and NYPD saying or implying that the ALF is the one behind this is to the best that i can tell from my research and contacting those i know who live in the area etc a lie. the assertion by the feds and local police that this act was by the ALF is false.
I bet the FBI burnt it down. They are not the biggest fans of anarchists.