Local tattoo shop working to stop growing displays of hate in body art

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..."Hershfield said the symbols are used to establish affiliation, share what hateful ideology they belong to, and recruit.

"It’s a way to engage with someone, to have a conversation with someone, to explain the symbols, they’re curious, and open a dialogue," she told the I-Team.

Hershfield said the ADL has seen not only an increase in the usage of hate symbols but an increase in the spreading of hateful messages.

"We have seen an increase, an accelerated increase, of hateful fliers being distributed throughout neighborhoods all over the state of Florida and one way of identifying the group is through that symbol," she said."