Edit: Refugee foes reach new low

In the Twin Falls Times News this week, an editorial addresses the rumor started in its town by foes of Syrian Refugees:

For opponents of refugee resettlement, it had all the perfect themes. A rape committed by knife-wielding refugees. And not just any refugees – they were Syrians. The victim was a child. And not just any child — she was white and mentally disabled. The Muslim parents of the rapists condoned the attack — even high-fiving their boys and congratulating them afterward for humiliating the girl.  And worse, our local police weren’t doing anything about this heinous sex assault, prosecutors were covering it up, and local media were playing along in a vast conspiracy to protect the local refugee community. If there was ever a story to prove a political point about the dangers of refugee resettlement — to scare people, to smear refugees and Muslims, to cast doubt on the government and journalists — this was it. But as the community learned Monday, the entire story was false . More here.

Thoughts?