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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: 4, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday May 30 2017, @08:56AM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 30 2017, @08:56AM (#517548) Journal

    "guy in Chapel Hill" doesn't appear to be Christian, or right wing, really.

    "On Facebook, Hicks presented himself as a libertarian gun enthusiast and an “anti-theist” who wanted “religion to go away.” "

    I did a search for his image. He looks white - a white bullet-head Neanderthal maybe. Alright, alright, he's white. But, you can do away with the "Christian", as well as "right wing".

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/craig-stephen-hicks-guns-anti-theism [talkingpointsmemo.com]

    "Hicks declared his support for marriage equality and the LGBT community in general in several posts on his Facebook page over the years.

    “I am not gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, intersex, or asexual,” one recent post read. “I just support this crazy thought that everyone should have equal rights.”

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @01:29PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @01:29PM (#517613)

    > "guy in Chapel Hill" doesn't appear to be Christian, or right wing, really.

    Who said he was?
    Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.

    But, since you zeroed in on LGBTQ rights, funny thing, the alt-reich is all about support for teh gays, witness milo pedopolous.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday May 30 2017, @03:54PM (1 child)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 30 2017, @03:54PM (#517701) Journal

      The link was provided in the course of a discussion about "white, Christian, far right terrorists". This guy only gets one out of three - that was the whole point.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @05:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @05:10PM (#517763)

        Well, if talking about white christian terrorists is all that is required to start throwing links around:

        Robert Dear [usatoday.com]
        Sean Christopher Urbanski [fox2now.com]
        Allen Scarsella [atlantablackstar.com]
        Mitchell W. Adkins [washingtontimes.com]
        James Harris Jackson [washingtonpost.com]
        Jerad and Amanda Miller [foxnews.com]

        Nah. But no one mentioned them, did they?
        That's because the key factor wasn't who they were, but who they attacked.
        Only your pussy, triggered mayo ass couldn't see that since you share their animus.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @03:57PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @03:57PM (#517704)

      the alt-reich is all about support for teh gays

      Only in the most cynical way possible. They needed to illustrate that they're better than the brown people who worship a differently-branded desert religion somehow.

      I'm not holding my breath for the "alt-reich" (as you put it) to come out in opposition of bathroom laws. Making the concession of gay marriage is acceptable to them. (Somebody must have realized that gay marriage does not cause anybody who wants to get straight married to lose anything.) They certainly hate us filthy gays and want us to die, but they just like to let us know they're in no particular hurry and fine if it's AIDS or poverty that does the job. Makes 'em feel like better people than their Moslem bogeyman that way.

      And speaking of, Milo was the perfect LGBTQIFAOMGWTFBBQ poster boy for them. Yeah, this Milo guy, isn't he fantastic! Look at all those #salty tears he extracts from those leftist commies! And plus he proves our theory that LGBT identities are the result of childhood sexual abuse and are comorbid with pedophilia! What luck!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @09:53PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @09:53PM (#517909)

    But, you can do away with the "Christian", as well as "right wing".

    No, we cannot! That is how we spot the right-wing nut-jobs, Runaway! You of all people should know that, since it is what gets you tolerated, until you go on about abortion and women's armpits (or is that Eth?). "White Male (you forgot that part) Christians are the main source of terrorism in the America, so we cannot do away with those categories: they are useful. And useful because they correlate to reality.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @10:03PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @10:03PM (#517912)

      so keep running your mouth