Hate Number Symbols: 5 (words) - From A Visual Database of Extremist Symbols, Logos and Tattoos

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5 (words)
Symbol Type	Number Symbol
Also Known As	N/A
Traditional Use/Origins	Number
Hate Group/Extremist Organization	White Supremacists
Extremist Meaning or Representation	"I have nothing to say."
Background/History	This numeral represents the expression,"5 words," which signifies, "I have nothing to say." Alex Curtis, a San Diego-based white supremacist who coined the phrase, believes that white racists in the United States should use the five words to demonstrate a "code of silence" and to help avoid prosecution by law enforcement.