Baby Jesus statue stolen in Rockland, Assemblyman is outraged

Hmm, evidently these guys have quite a lot of problems with this sort of thing:

The 13th reported racial or religious bias crime in Rockland County in 16 months has Assemblyman Ryan Karben of Rockland County fuming. Yesterday he condemned the vandalism of a crèche in Nyack Monday morning, lamenting the third time in two weeks and the second year in a row in which Rockland religious symbols have been desecrated during the holiday season. A statue of baby Jesus was stolen from the holiday display.

Obviously this guy is fed up and so he lights into them pretty hard:

“When you target religious symbols, when you steal a statue of Jesus Christ, when you pull the bulbs out of a menorah, it reflects to me an incredible depravity,” he said. “They are crimes not just of property, they are crimes against all people of faith in our community, all people of good will, and particularly this time of year; it’s just beyond defensive.”

Now, not to defend the vandals by any stretch, but at least they waited until after Christmas to steal the baby. And stealing doesn't necessarily equal descecration. Perhaps they stole it in order to erect it in the corner of their own personal newly built chapel.....well, okay fine, it's probably in the trunk of their car as they do doughnuts in an abandoned Walmart parking lot. You people are so pessimistic!