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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) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @07:32PM (4 children)
> Sure, Mohammed taught that infidels are to die
The rest of the wikipedia article meticulously demolishes all of the typical ignorant arguments that Mo didn't really mean what he said.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday May 30 2017, @10:10PM (3 children)
Wikipedia. So, you have a bunch of Muslims who jealously guard that wikipedia article, and you believe it. Or, have you never heard of wikipedia wars before?
No compulsion, you say. Are you going to believe some wikipedia article, or will you believe the words of a real imam?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vDXRwIGB0c [youtube.com]
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @10:25PM (1 child)
Truer words, etc., etc.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday May 30 2017, @10:37PM
Molon labe.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 31 2017, @03:18AM
Is that all you've got? Really derp, is that the best you can do? To cite hannity, the guy whose own network shut him down for selling conspiracy theories?
Meanwhile that may be the single most comprehensively cited wikipedia article in existence.
It isn't about trusting wikipedia. Its about all of the sources that the wikipedia article synthesizes into an overwhelming deconstruction of your ignorant bigotry.