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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: UW Suspected Shooter and Victim Identified
Marc K. Hokoana, age 29, a known pro-gun activist, can be seen in video and still photographs at the scene shooting a protester. Hokoana is originally from Lacey, WA and graduated from Timberline High School in 2006. He is also a UW alumnus. At Researchgate.net he declares an academic interest in biology and physiology. He lives in Lacey currently.
Eyewitnesses who saw him that night told me he was aggressively provoking protesters and appeared intoxicated. He appears in a photo that evening accompanied by a woman. He recently married Elizabeth Freeland, who appears to be the same person seen that night.
The Seattle Times identified the victim as Josh Dukes, a computer security engineer on campus. He is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The group established a fund to support the victims medical and legal fees. Its raised $42,000. I contributed and hope you will as well.
https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2017/01/24/uw-shooter-identified/
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)When someone scolds me for not giving Marc Hokoana or Richard Spencer a chance, and being too reactionary against their free speech rights, this is Exhibit A.
Just to be clear, I didn't punch Richard Spencer in the head and make him cry, nor did I take Marc Hokoana's precious shootin' arn away from him. But there are really good reasons for opponents of people like Spencer and Hokoana to fear for their lives. George Zimmerman was justified in the eyes of the law for shooting and killing Travon Martin; what's the appropriate, legally-sanctioned response to Spencer or Hokoana?
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)This - does not bother me.
johnp3907
(3,732 posts)Fascists are an EXISTENTIAL THREAT! ---to ALL of us.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)...and tried telling the police afterwards that he had fired in self-defense after being attacked by "a white supremacist."