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Black families are being targetted and bombed.. (Original Post) HipChick Mar 2018 OP
But "identity politics" is the problem, yeah right. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #1
That's a very dangerous Cha Mar 2018 #37
KVUE is a local Austin station following this story blogslut Mar 2018 #2
WTF? Unbelievable. MineralMan Mar 2018 #3
Police warn of 'suspicious' packages as deadly explosions rock Austin dalton99a Mar 2018 #4
Hadnt seen it reported the victims are POC. Oh shit. bettyellen Mar 2018 #5
No kidding - don't even have to decency to bomb white people. Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #6
Getting snarky over racially motivated terrorism- why? In the age of Trump it is a thing again. bettyellen Mar 2018 #8
When explosive devices are used to main and murder Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #9
Duly noted. However the African American community in Austin have every right to be very concerned.. bettyellen Mar 2018 #12
If I knew black folk were being targeted, cyndensco Mar 2018 #14
Some people have that knee jerk all lives reaction, it would seem. They like to pretend to bettyellen Mar 2018 #17
Yeah. ismnotwasm Mar 2018 #31
Yeah, it is the same ole bullshit, just a new day. I remember having a coffee klatch with a bunch Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #41
It doesn't intensify anyone's concern. It does however, broaden it and adds relevant context. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #19
However, the race of the recipient is probably the reason these explosive packages smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #20
How nice for you n/t kcr Mar 2018 #25
Seriously? Bet it does for the AAs being targeted. brush Mar 2018 #27
When they are selectively used to terrorize members of one race pnwmom Mar 2018 #33
Would it be different if some terrorist asshole were targeting gay people? IronLionZion Mar 2018 #45
Thank malaise Mar 2018 #7
Thats the first thing I thought as well..... a kennedy Mar 2018 #10
Theyve not reported the race of the third victim yet, but its a predominately Latino neighborhood. herding cats Mar 2018 #11
And there is such as thing as a Black Latino... HipChick Mar 2018 #13
Of course there is. Tavarious Jackson Mar 2018 #15
And DR, who face a lot of discrimination for it. bettyellen Mar 2018 #18
Yes, thats true. herding cats Mar 2018 #16
That's what this is looking like uponit7771 Mar 2018 #21
I agree. herding cats Mar 2018 #22
Looks like APD is looking at a "pattern" of incidents, don't know if he's talking about this ... uponit7771 Mar 2018 #23
I wondered what pattern he was referencing there, too. herding cats Mar 2018 #30
Watching the press conference now malaise Mar 2018 #24
How much ya wanna bet the Trumpfan terrorists doing it TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #26
You are 100% correct on both terms. LonePirate Mar 2018 #28
When I saw the title, I thought GaryCnf Mar 2018 #29
Let's refer to it as terrorism until the perp is discovered to be white IronLionZion Mar 2018 #32
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2018 #40
Ah, yes... More of those "economic anxieties" I keep hearing about... Blue_Tires Mar 2018 #34
A white male is responsible budkin Mar 2018 #35
Has this been verified? thx in advance uponit7771 Mar 2018 #39
If that were true, there would be white DUers claiming he has no political agenda IronLionZion Mar 2018 #43
Oh NO.. :( Cha Mar 2018 #36
RUMP has turned this country FUCKIN UPSIDE DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Mar 2018 #38
I have a wonderful, beautiful niece in Austin and her awesome husband, but fortunately Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #42
Trump is a symptom. Putin is the real problem. Initech Mar 2018 #46
I hope they catch this SOB soon mcar Mar 2018 #44

dalton99a

(81,534 posts)
4. Police warn of 'suspicious' packages as deadly explosions rock Austin
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:39 PM
Mar 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/12/police-warn-of-suspicious-packages-as-more-explosions-rock-austin/
Police warn of ‘suspicious’ packages as deadly explosions rock Austin
by Amy B Wang and Mark Berman | March 12 at 2:23 PM

Emergency officials in Austin reported an explosion late Monday morning, the third such incident in two weeks — and the second of the day.

On March 2, a 39-year-old man in northeast Austin was killed after a package on his front porch exploded, police said.

Early Monday, police responded to a similar package explosion at a home on the east side of the city.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
9. When explosive devices are used to main and murder
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:50 PM
Mar 2018

the race of the recipient does not intensify my concern.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
12. Duly noted. However the African American community in Austin have every right to be very concerned..
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:58 PM
Mar 2018

despite your apathy or people’s insistence that this is a coincidence. Always a coincidence, let’s not report on the swatikas and MAGA hats becasue they might upset people.

cyndensco

(1,697 posts)
14. If I knew black folk were being targeted,
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:05 PM
Mar 2018

the race of the recipient would CERTAINLY intensify MY concern. Shit, I live FAR from Austin but will be sharing this info with ALL my family and friends.

Guess it depends on your perspective?



 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
17. Some people have that knee jerk all lives reaction, it would seem. They like to pretend to
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:18 PM
Mar 2018

Care about a greater number of people, or some such bullshit. Because caring about racism is just too limiting for them, or their community. grrrrrrr.

ismnotwasm

(41,995 posts)
31. Yeah.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 04:27 PM
Mar 2018

I would like to say I don’t understand it, but I come from people like that as well as unapologetic racists, and I understand it all too well.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
41. Yeah, it is the same ole bullshit, just a new day. I remember having a coffee klatch with a bunch
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 07:11 PM
Mar 2018

old friends from high school a while back when BLM was in the news and one of them was wearing a "Blue Lives Matter" wrist band, I nearly just got up and left, but I didnt.

This white middle aged man has NO CLUE about life outside his protected white life, and the only reason I do is I listen to people who dont look like me.

This white man being my friend at the coffee klatch.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
19. It doesn't intensify anyone's concern. It does however, broaden it and adds relevant context.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:21 PM
Mar 2018

It doesn't intensify my concern either. Nor do I believe that's being argued.

It does however, broaden our concern, and certainly adds relevant context.

But I get it... it's often more convenient to ignore data.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
20. However, the race of the recipient is probably the reason these explosive packages
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:30 PM
Mar 2018

are being sent in the first place. I doubt it's random.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
33. When they are selectively used to terrorize members of one race
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 05:38 PM
Mar 2018

it SHOULD be a concern of all of us.

IronLionZion

(45,466 posts)
45. Would it be different if some terrorist asshole were targeting gay people?
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 07:21 PM
Mar 2018

I think you know minorities have been targeted and terrorized through history by KKK/Nazi types.

a kennedy

(29,680 posts)
10. Thats the first thing I thought as well.....
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:52 PM
Mar 2018

It’s now out in the open....vile hatred, and the orange one IS RESPONSIBLE!!!!!!!

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
11. Theyve not reported the race of the third victim yet, but its a predominately Latino neighborhood.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:56 PM
Mar 2018

Just thought I’d mention that.

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
22. I agree.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:56 PM
Mar 2018

The third bombing victim is a 75 year old Hispanic female.

I suspected a racist motive due to the areas picked, but it’s looking more and more likely.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
23. Looks like APD is looking at a "pattern" of incidents, don't know if he's talking about this ...
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:59 PM
Mar 2018

... incident along with the other bombings or if there are more.

most likely a MAGA hat wearer

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
30. I wondered what pattern he was referencing there, too.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 04:25 PM
Mar 2018

I suspect this is a MAGA hat wearer, also. One thing we know is it’s a nutcase who has honed their bomb making skills. A person in the house behind the last explosion said it shook their house when it was detonated and sounded like two cars crashing into each other.

I read the ATF is bringing in the National Response Team, which is good in a scary kind of way.

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
26. How much ya wanna bet the Trumpfan terrorists doing it
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 04:06 PM
Mar 2018

Will never be identified as a Trumpfans or a terrorists?

LonePirate

(13,426 posts)
28. You are 100% correct on both terms.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 04:17 PM
Mar 2018

The deplorables are emboldened and feeling invincible.

I fear things are going to get much, much worse.

 

GaryCnf

(1,399 posts)
29. When I saw the title, I thought
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 04:21 PM
Mar 2018

"Do you mean by the cops?"

It's just a different threat, not a new one.

IronLionZion

(45,466 posts)
32. Let's refer to it as terrorism until the perp is discovered to be white
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 05:03 PM
Mar 2018

and then force people to acknowledge white terror, especially the white liberals who claim there is no political agenda.

IronLionZion

(45,466 posts)
43. If that were true, there would be white DUers claiming he has no political agenda
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 07:16 PM
Mar 2018

and is just a lone wolf, mentally ill, toxic masculinity, any excuse to distance themselves from the terrorist.

White conservatives will remind us endlessly that no guns were used. Somehow, they will manage to claim he's liberal.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
42. I have a wonderful, beautiful niece in Austin and her awesome husband, but fortunately
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 07:13 PM
Mar 2018

for them they are white.

As this is America they are MUCH safer for that reason.

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