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posted by n1 on Tuesday May 30 2017, @03:35AM   Printer-friendly

An Army veteran, a recent college graduate and a student who once won a poetry contest by condemning prejudice stirred up by the Sept. 11 attacks intervened as a man screamed anti-Muslim insults at two women in Portland, Ore., on Friday.

[...] Two of the men — Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, 23, and Rick Best, 53 — died in the attack, which occurred on a commuter train. The third, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, was treated on Saturday for injuries that the police said were serious but not life-threatening.

Jeremy Christian, 35, of North Portland, Ore., was charged with two counts of aggravated murder in the attack and could face additional charges when he is arraigned on Tuesday. Mr. Christian, who the authorities said had a history of making extremist statements on social media, was ranting at, and talking disparagingly about, the two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab.

Source: The New York Times

President Donald Trump has released his first official statement on the attack in Portland, Oregon, more than 48 hours after the two victims died.

"The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable," Mr Trump tweeted. "The victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. Our prayers are w/ them."

Source: The Independent

Portland law enforcement leaders were tightlipped Saturday about the investigation into Friday's attacks that killed two men on a light rail train but a federal official did say it was too early to label the incident a hate crime.

[...] Loren Cannon, special agent in charge of the Portland FBI office, [...]

"It's too early to say whether last night's violence was an act of domestic terrorism or a federal hate crime," he said. "However, in the coming days, the FBI, PPB and the prosecutors will work together to share information, leverage resources and make determinations about future criminal charges."

[...] Leaders of the Muslim community said they were thankful for the men who gave their lives to save the girls from harm. They have raised $50,000 toward a goal of $60,000 to help support the victims and their families.

Source: The Oregonian


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  • (Score: 2) by butthurt on Tuesday May 30 2017, @07:54AM (2 children)

    by butthurt (6141) on Tuesday May 30 2017, @07:54AM (#517520) Journal

    > And he was kicked out for trying to start that nonsense in a Pro-Trump Murika fuckyeah rally.

    I was responding to the poster who stated Mr. Christian "wasn't alt-right" and was a supporter of Ms. Stein. Are you saying that if someone expresses his support for a candidate, and goes to a rally for that candidate, but is shunned by the people at the rally, that shows he isn't a true supporter?

    > I guess try again until it is Trump?

    Are you saying the Daily Mail is biased against Mr. Trump? That could be. I invited the previous Anonymous Coward poster to tell us from whom he/she learned that Mr. Christian was a supporter of Ms. Stein, but I didn't see an answer. Looking on my own, I see that Fox News is saying that

    [...] BuzzFeed tracked down the attacker’s Facebook page and posted several screenshots, which seem to show that Jeremy Christian was a passionate supporter of Bernie Sanders and also … Jill Stein.

    -- http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/05/29/jill-stein-weighs-portland-stabbing-trumps-america-doesnt-mention-attacker-was-supporter [foxnews.com]

    I wasn't aware of that, but I did acknowledge the possibility that he could have favoured both. I found Buzzfeed's story, but the screenshots aren't displaying in my browser:

    https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/portland-suspect [buzzfeed.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @08:15AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @08:15AM (#517526)

    Just thought it was funny to see accusations of tribalism while pointing out how evil the other is.
    As far as I can see, the murderer holds views that is everywhere and is unhinged.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @01:34PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @01:34PM (#517617)

      > Just thought it was funny to see accusations of tribalism while pointing out how evil the other is.

      You are the one who made it about stein and trump.
      The guy was an avowed white supremacist. He made it about a tribe of loser whites versus everyone else.