An electronic billboard in Summit Township, Pennsylvania that features a swastika has left local residents outraged.
The billboard located on Route 422 in Butler County, about 120 miles north of Pittsburgh, is privately owned and is situated on private property, KDKA reported.
Locals say the billboard is unacceptable but officials have responded there is not much they can do about it due to the privately owned sign not breaking any laws, according to the report.
State anti-hate organizations have gathered together to find a solution.
"The impact of that symbol, it really traumatizes not only Jewish people but all minorities," the Anti-Defamation League’s Sara Scheinbach told KDKA. "That symbol says we do not want Jewish people or minorities in the world."
According to the Butler County commission, the billboard and its offensive message are not illegal. Therefore, their hands are tied.
But the organizations actively working against the billboard met on Wednesday evening to talk about ways to eliminate hate speech from the county.
Dozens of people, from advocacy groups to clergy, reportedly showed up at the gathering.
"Hate infects all of society whether you identify as Jewish or not," Scheinbach said. "This is a hateful symbol and even normalizing a symbol like this, it affects everyone in a community."
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