Osama Obama Shotgun Pool is the name of a sign a store-owner in Standish, Maine, is alleged to have put in his window, encouraging customers to place bets on an assassination date for president-elect Barack Obama.Reuters: Uproar in Maine over Obama assassination sign (November 20, 2008)
The town council of the population 9,285 town voted unanimously to condemn 'any such alleged activity calling for violence against any individual'.Reuters: Uproar in Maine over Obama assassination sign (November 20, 2008)
Increase in Racial Violence Noted
The director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center says that there have been hundreds of racially-charged incidents in the country since Obama's win in the 2008 election.The Guardian: Obama election spurs race crimes around country (November 21, 2008)
Sign in Oak Hill General Store
According to multiple news reports, the sign in the convenience store window read "Osama Obama Shotgun Pool." Beneath that, customers were given the opportunity to place a $1 bet on the date when Obama would be killed. "Stabbing, shooting, roadside bombs, they all count" the sign reportedly read. At the bottom of the board was written "Let's hope someone wins."The Guardian: Obama election spurs race crimes around country (November 21, 2008)
The sign was reported anonymously to the Standish Town Manager, who passed the report to Sheriff Mark Dion. The sign had been taken down by the time the deputies arrived at the door, but Dion passed the information to the Maine Attorney General's Office and the Secret Service.keepMEcurrent: Community 'Obama shotgun pool' prompts outrage (November 19, 2008)
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The sign asked customers to place a $1 bet on the date of Obama's assassinationReuters: Uproar in Maine over Obama assassination sign (November 20, 2008)
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The store has been closed since the media reports were released and the store owner has not commentedReuters: Uproar in Maine over Obama assassination sign (November 20, 2008)
