Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri

This last weekend, the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery nearly 200 gravestones were damages or knocked over, some needing to be replaced altogether. My father and older cousin were up there today and luckily the ones marking multiple generations of my family were not interfered with.

As of right now the police are not calling this a Hate Crime, due to the investigation still going on, as they look at surveillance video from many cameras in the area. However, the Jewish community here are taking it to be an act of hate. The general sentiment seems to be that if it had been one or two gravestones, it could be chalked up to kids, but this many is interpreted to be a direct statement against Jews, especially with 11 bomb threats to Jewish community centers on the same day. This is on top of 60 similar threats to centers and schools during the month of January.

Is compassion and empathy at that much of a premium these days?

The most disgusting aspect of all of this (while unfortunately not surprising) are the slew of derogatory comments or accusations that this is due to Trump or the 'Left.' It's difficult to find the simple 'this is just wrong' versus trying to spew hate or blame. (Check the video linked above for one example.) Does it freaking matter if they're Republicans, Democrats, Khazars or whatever?