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A Springfield, Ohio, resident has claimed that Haitian migrants have been decapitating ducks in public parks and eating them.

The aggrieved man made the claim during a city commission meeting last month to address the influx of legal Haitian immigrants - which has revitalized the local economy, but also sparked controversy among locals.

'I really challenge you guys to get out here and do something,' he told the meeting.

'These Haitians are running into trash cans, running into buildings... they're flipping cars in the middle of the streets...'

The man added: 'They're in the park, grabbing up ducks by their neck, and cutting their head off and walking off with them. They're eating them.'

DailyMail.com has reached out to the Springfield police department and the commissioner's office for comment on the unconfirmed claim.

Springfield, Ohio, has become a flashpoint in the debate over immigration, after droves of Haitian migrants arrived in the city in 2020 to fill jobs vacancies.

Willing to do the blue-collar jobs locals were unenthusiastic about, the Haitians, who were already in the country legally, moved to the town.

Within a few years, 20,000 immigrants arrived, swelling Springfield's population, which was only 58,000 in 2020.

The Haitians had social security numbers and job permits, paid taxes, and lived in houses that were empty and boarded up as the town shrank.

However, their arrival put a strain on medical services and the education system.

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Having filled empty homes, later arrivals also contributed to a housing crisis egged on by landlords prioritizing immigrants who would pay more, instead of low-income locals on government subsidies.

Bubbling tensions overflowed after a school bus crash caused by a Haitian immigrant veering into the wrong lane killed Aiden Clark, 11, on August 22 last year.

~Ann

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

~Ann

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Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

Yeah, say that to the parents of the dead child.

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

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Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

Yeah, say that to the parents of the dead child.

I note that you're selective in your outrage. My comment was directed towards your concern for the dead ducks. But, go ahead and post up about getting rid of assault rifles next time 20 or 30 kids get massacred and maybe you'll have more credibility.

~Ann

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Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

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Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

Yeah, say that to the parents of the dead child.

I note that you're selective in your outrage. My comment was directed towards your concern for the dead ducks. But, go ahead and post up about getting rid of assault rifles next time 20 or 30 kids get massacred and maybe you'll have more credibility.

You have zero credibility. No such thing as an 'assault' rifle.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
I take the position that Congress through the NFA and GCA as amended has defined an Assault Rifle. At least a restricted full automatic firearm.

From a basic definition an assault rifle has always been taught to me to mean a firearm firing an intermediate cartridge that is capable of rapid fire (semi or otherwise) with low(er) recoil and effective range and thermal effect over that of a sub machine gun.

~Ann

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
I take the position that Congress through the NFA and GCA as amended has defined an Assault Rifle. At least a restricted full automatic firearm.

From a basic definition an assault rifle has always been taught to me to mean a firearm firing an intermediate cartridge that is capable of rapid fire (semi or otherwise) with low(er) recoil and effective range and thermal effect over that of a sub machine gun.

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Originally posted by Nakihunter:
Xenophobia is a mental disease. It is also a SOCIAL disease and the MAGA crowd are the most virulent carriers in the Western world today.

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But Jank couldn't be more pleased with First Diversity's workers. Most are from Haiti and don't speak English. However, at least one worker from the temporary service for each crew of about six is bilingual.

Jank said language hasn't been as big a barrier as he thought it might be.

"The most important word here is 'legal,'" said Jank. "Everything is being kept strictly above board. It's better that way for everyone."

With the factory's lines now running smoothly, the outsourcing of work and equipment to Mexico has stopped. And, he said some of the temporary hires through First Diversity will be eligible for permanent work.

"They want to work. They'd work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, if I'd let them," Jank said.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Ann,

Why did your ancestors come here?

Did yours run amok and start killing the Red Indians non stop??

May be this poetic justice!

~Ann

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Originally posted by ANTELOPEDUNDEE:

~Ann

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Okay, here we go: My people came by way of Europe to Canada and then to Detroit long after the 'indians' were moved away. They didn't kill anyone in the process nor did they come in illegally. They received no government benefits paid for by taxpayers either. They were all skilled laborers. One of my grandmothers was a green card Canadian. To my knowledge, none of them needed to catch and eat roaming pets nor the waterfowl at the city parks.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Okay, here we go: My people came by way of Europe to Canada and then to Detroit long after the 'indians' were moved away. They didn't kill anyone in the process nor did they come in illegally. They received no government benefits paid for by taxpayers either. They were all skilled laborers. One of my grandmothers was a green card Canadian. To my knowledge, none of them needed to catch and eat roaming pets nor the waterfowl at the city parks.

Ann,

You know this is not true, about your ancestors being innocents!

There is no living human being who has not had a criminal record in his ancestors!

Including me, and I am proud of it!

Or I wouldn't be here, nor would you.

~Ann