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submitted 23 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested in Colorado for allegedly attacking TV reporter Ja’Ronn Alex, demanding to know if Alex was a U.S. citizen and declaring, “This is Trump’s America now.”

Police say Egan followed Alex’s vehicle for 40 miles, confronted him at his news station, and tackled him, putting him in a headlock that left Alex struggling to breathe.

The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.

Egan faces charges of assault and harassment, with prosecutors yet to file formal charges.

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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 205 points 21 hours ago

They used to be called “hate crimes”. Why are we soft peddling violent racism like this

[-] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 86 points 19 hours ago

It's terrorism, actually, since it is politically motivated.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 18 hours ago

Terrorism and hate crimes are nowhere near mutually exclusive, though. This is a case of both.

[-] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 108 points 21 hours ago

Because this is Trump’s America now :(

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 31 points 20 hours ago

But I thought we told things like they are now, and euphemisms were woke?

~/s~

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

I think that's a bit like thinking Ronald McDonald owns McDonald's.

Like nah, man, that's just the clown they put on the adverts.

[-] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

The racism was there before Trump. He just gave the klan permission to ditch the sheets

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 3 points 20 hours ago

right? but then again, this is fuckin ABC news. Not the most reliable source for non-mushmouth platitudes.

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