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2017-05-27 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Portland OR Wacko Murders Good Samaritans

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Posted by Glenmore 2017-05-27 14:46|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The Washington Post won't let me read your article without subscribing, Glenmore, but a subsequent article from the Post makes it clear this was not specifically an attack on supporters of Muslims:

According to witnesses, a white male passenger riding an eastbound MAX train early Friday afternoon began yelling what “would best be characterized as hate speech toward a variety of ethnicities and religions,” police said. Some of the slurs were directed at two female passengers, one of whom was wearing a hijab, according to police.

“This suspect was on the train and he was yelling and ranting and raving a lot of different things, including what we characterized at hate speech or biased language,” Portland police spokesman Pete Simpson said at a news conference Friday evening.

And:

Simpson added that it did not appear that the suspect or the victims had any relationship with one another.

“We don’t know if (the suspect) has mental-health issues or was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or all of the above,” Simpson said. “With this incident, we’re obviously in early stages of the investigation.”

You are right that this is not a classic WoT article, though we do include attacks on Muslims under that heading when appropriate -- natives attacking "refugee" hostels, for instance -- so it's understandable that you put it here. But the additional information makes it sound like the police don't really believe this is an anti-Muslim attack, merely another crazy. The Portland police just arrested a man who has been throwing his semen at people, so clearly they are familiar with the signs. So I am moving it to Lurid Crime Tales. But because of the current atmosphere, I'm leaving it on Page 1.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-05-27 20:03|| 2017-05-27 20:03|| Front Page Top

#2 This hits kind of close to home - it's my daughters neighborhood in Portland.

Posted by Glenmore 2017-05-27 20:14|| 2017-05-27 20:14|| Front Page Top

#3 I understand, my dear. Being the parent of adults is an entirely different category of worries.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-05-27 20:17|| 2017-05-27 20:17|| Front Page Top

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