The Devil Is at Work in Opp, Alabama, Police Say

The Devil Is at Work in Opp, Alabama, Police Say
Police blame an uptick in homicides on embracing Satan. the Opp Police Department wrote in all-caps, per the AP: “THESE MURDERS HAVE BEEN DONE BY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE WE HAVE TURNED AWAY FROM GOD AND EMBRACED SATAN. WE MAY HAVE NOT MEANT TO DO SO BUT, WE HAVE. IT IS TIME TO ASK FOR GOD’S HELP TO STOP THIS.”

Alabama Police Department Takes Heat For Blaming Rising Murder Rates On Embracing Satan
A police department in rural Opp, Alabama, deleted its Tuesday Facebook post linking area homicides to young people who have “embraced Satan” after backlash spurred by the Freedom from Religion Foundation