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| Volunteers ‘shaken' after attempted bombing at Spokane County Democrats headquarters |
| 2020-12-12 |
| [Spokesman] After a bomb threat and arson at the Spokane County Democrats headquarters Wednesday, Washington party officials are calling for leaders to condemn the act. Mayor Nadine Woodward did not release a statement Wednesday. When asked if the mayor had a statement, her spokesperson Brian Coddington said over email: "No. It’s a law enforcement matter." Nicole Bishop, chair of the local Democrats, said she wasn’t at the office Wednesday, but a volunteer told her a man came in and handed her a piece of paper. He asked the volunteer whether she knew what it meant and she said she didn’t, Bishop said. The man then said, "it’s a manifesto and I have a bomb," Bishop said. The volunteer could see wires coming from his bag, Bishop said. While one volunteer called 911, the man went into another’s office and said he would "blow the place up," according to a Spokane Police Department news release. When the man left the building on his own, police detained him. Smoke was billowing from the office, the release said. The SPD bomb squad did not find an explosive device, but it seemed the man had started a fire, according to the release. "They’re all physically safe but they’re certainly shaken up," Bishop said.Bishop, in a Spokane County Democrats meeting Wednesday, said police had indicated to her the man was acting alone. "When I say he’s acting alone, I don’t mean he’s acting without influence," Bishop said. State Sen. Andy Billig pointed out that government leaders were not quick to condemn the attack. "It’s not just about the violent rhetoric, it’s about the people who are silent," Billig said. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said in a statement Wednesday evening she was thankful no one was hurt and that "no one should be targeted with violence because of their political beliefs." "As I have said many times before, we must all unite in standing against hate and violence of any kind," she said. Spokane City Council President Breean Beggs in a statement Wednesday said he condemns "anyone who uses fear and violence to accomplish a political goal." "Spokane is stronger than fear," Beggs said. "Together we stand for peace, justice and a thriving community." Related: Spokane County: 2020-09-17 Inslee brings infected apples on visits to fire areas Spokane County: 2020-09-07 ‘It has to be meaningful': Parents recall a life that began in Spokane and ended in apparent political killing in Portland Spokane County: 2019-04-06 Woman who posed as black makes plea deal in fraud case |
| Posted by:746 |
| #7 Odds are the manifesto stinks as if written by a lefty trying to write a right-wing manifesto. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-12-12 23:41 |
| #6 “Something Vimes had learned as a young guard drifted up from memory. If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar. So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.” Terry Pratchett |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-12-12 17:56 |
| #5 Manifesto is leftist talk. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-12-12 15:18 |
| #4 My 1st thought given it being Democrats .... Remember the FAKE Pipe bombs and the guy that played the bomber perfectly and neatly lined up decal on his VAN?. All in the weeks before the last election .... We were fed a story claiming that he sent various Democrat leaders pipe bombs via USPS. Despite the commonly known steps taken for Congressional Mail and Packages scanning after the 2001 Anthrax dustings. Yep the Political Party that cried wolf for attention. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2020-12-12 12:14 |
| #3 #3 My thought as well. Definitely a possibility in these times as well. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-12-12 10:52 |
| #2 Reichstag fire? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-12-12 05:25 |
| #1 That will be only the beginning. |
| Posted by: Unins Lover of the Mongol Horde9157 2020-12-12 02:01 |