HATE? Gay Bar Owner Admits Writing Anti-Gay Slurs on Walls, Torching Bar

05 Aug, 2015 by John Brodgian

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It’s way too easy to claim “hate” because most authorities and just about everyone in the media will believe you, no questions asked. Thankfully, this guy got caught.

A bar owner admitted he set his gay nightclub on fire in Oak Park.

Frank Elliott pleaded guilty to arson and insurance fraud for the fire at The Velvet Rope Ultra Lounge in 2012.

Prosecutors said Elliott doused the bar in alcohol, wrote gay slurs on the wall, then lit it on fire.

He was sentenced to two years’ probation and has to pay back $107,000 to two insurance companies.

Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of hate in the world and a lot of people who are victims of hate based crime. Liars like this cheapen the actual crimes.