Unwanted Robocalls…

August 13, 2018

Dear Editor,

A number of Bonner County community members have received very unsettling anti-Semitic robocalls lately. The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is aware of the calls and recommends anyone who receives a call to notify police. In this way the calls can be tracked. BCHRTF has contacted Southern Poverty Law Center, a U.S. non-profit organization that monitors the activities of domestic hate groups and other extremists. The BCHRTF will also continue to track calls when they are reported to us. Another potential line of defense for consumers is to block the calls from the number listed. Unfortunately this will not always work as numbers can be “masked” to look different. Please contact your phone service for details on how to block numbers. This is a time for all Bonner County citizens to be united and vigilant against hate speech and/or actions.

Lynn Bridges
President BCHRTF Board

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