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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,766 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 02:09 PM Jun 2020

Trump tweets Ohio man at protest is an 'anarchist.' Now the man's getting death threats.

Nathan Caraway attended Saturday afternoon's raucous protest in downtown Columbus, Ohio, he said, not to clash with police but to present a message of peace and calm.

But a video of him at the scene that went viral on social media — and was amplified on President Donald Trump's Twitter account Monday with the words, "Anarchists, we see you!" — thrust Caraway into an unexpected national spotlight.

Caraway, 32, denied Tuesday what some on social media say is proof that an anarchist paid off young people to sow dissent at the demonstration, and he said he is not personally associated with anarchists or linked to left-wing or anti-fascist groups. Trump and other Republicans have accused members of antifa of traveling across the country to stoke violence at daily protests that have sprung up in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man, in Minneapolis police custody.

Caraway said he realized Sunday morning how bad the situation had gotten for him when Columbus police used a series of images of him from the video in a Facebook post asking for the public's help in identifying him, describing him as a "person of interest." Police updated the post to say he had been identified, and they shared a YouTube video titled "Columbus Antifa paying people to do tasks in riots." It had been viewed almost 80,000 times by Tuesday night.

Caraway said that on Monday, as Trump's tweet was being viewed more than 12 million times, his life was completely upended.

"It is very unfortunate the president has shared it and the Columbus Police Department has shared it in a way that's been very damaging on my character," he said, adding: "There have been threats made against my life. I've been completely doxxed — my address, my phone numbers."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-tweets-ohio-man-protest-014037091.html

Sue his fat ass. I'm sure there are plenty of attorneys who will take the case.

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Trump tweets Ohio man at protest is an 'anarchist.' Now the man's getting death threats. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
Sue Trump and the Columbus Police. blueinredohio Jun 2020 #1
Caraway is a lot more forgiving than I would be. crickets Jun 2020 #2

crickets

(25,952 posts)
2. Caraway is a lot more forgiving than I would be.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 03:20 PM
Jun 2020

It sounds like he did nothing wrong and got accused based on images that mean nothing without accurate context. Caraway doesn't seem like he wants to sue, but on behalf of others, he really should. There's no excuse for a president to put a target on a citizen's back in this way. It's outrageous.

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