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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
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by garrulus on Tuesday May 30 2017, @09:28AM (1 child)
You're a traitor and a fool who will not survive
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday May 30 2017, @08:03PM
He's a traitor for apologizing on behalf of the Deplorables, his "countrymen"?
Hardly. You're not a traitor just because you point out that the "Emperor has no clothes". Two wrongs don't make a right, and the U.S has shit to apologize for. Like bombing women and children, or taking out entire weddings, and I dunno.... does toppling foreign governments and covertly influencing their politics for decades count? Nothing justifies terrorism, but don't act like we haven't been "poking the bear" at the same time. We share some responsibility in cultivating the environment in the Middle East that engenders terrorism, and we absolutely have contributed to the creation of that crucible.
Just because he apologizes for what he believes the U.S did wrong, does not make him a traitor. In fact, I find it a form of patriotism to care about the honor and soul of the United States of America, blackened as it is. The worst of it? I guess from a White Nationalist point of view, he is indeed a traitor. He befriended and was kind to a brown person. You may as well call him a "nigger lover" then.
What struck me more than anything about this piece of shit, that seemingly holds your views, is that he was in TWO white supremacy bands called End Empathy and Definite Hate. Yeah, I guess when you have no empathy and embrace hate, that any one that has empathy and offers friendship would be a traitor.
I bet in your world most of America are traitors ;)
MDC, you traitorous son of a bitch! Gimme a hug :)
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