Brooklyn Center Arby's sign rewritten into racist message [View all]

An Arby's marquee in suburban Brooklyn Center was altered some time late Friday night or early Saturday morning to spell out a racist and mysoginistic message.

By midday Saturday, an image of the sign was widely circulated online, leading to questions of whether the sign was the work of an Arby's employee (and a racist, awful one at that) or a random passerby vandal (ditto).

Arby's wasn't volunteering as much, if it does know the author's identity, but the company is well aware of the sign's rewriting. A statement from Arby's says its board was "compromised" by "someone," who used its black letters to spell out something "extremely offensive."

The message was soon taken down, and Arby's says it is "cooperating with local law enforcement officials" regarding the incident, with intent to "take appropriate action against those involved." (No one from the Brooklyn Center Police Department was available to speak to the matter on Saturday.)

Read more: http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/brooklyn-center-arbys-sign-rewritten-into-racist-message/492258461

The photo of the sign is at the link.