The Attorney General of New Hampshire has filed a civil lawsuit against a group of neo-Nazis for trying to intimidate a LGBTQ-owned coffee shop in Concord from hosting a drag queen story hour, NBC News reports. Appropriately-named Christopher Hood, the 25-year-old leader of the neo-Nazi group NSC-131, and 19 other unnamed members face fines of up to $10,000 each for violating the state’s anti-discrimination law.
“NSC-131” stands for National Socialist Club 131 intending to imply there are 130 other such “clubs.” The group of men wearing masks, sunglasses, baseball caps and matching shirts and pants, seen in a viral video taken from inside the Teatotaller coffee shop, banged on the windows and threw Nazi salutes while shouting to intimidate the people, including children, at the cafe for the June event to celebrate Pride month.
“Acts of hate designed to terrorize an individual or business into violating our State’s antidiscrimination laws are simply wrong and will not be tolerated,” New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement. The attorney for Hood called the lawsuit “virtue signaling,” which is a very poor defense in court.