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kpete

(71,996 posts) Mon May 29, 2017, 09:29 AM May 2017

Imagine a country where you're stabbed by white supremacist but your med care has to be crowd funded

Link to tweet

https://www.gofundme.com/tri-met-hero-recovery

Link to tweet

https://patch.com/oregon/portland/portland-hate-crime-community-struggles-come-terms-killings

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Because of the themes in his poetry and what she saw of his personality, Abbruzzese said she wasn't surprised he was involved in the incident on the MAX train.

"Just because of who he is as a person," Abbruzzese said. "He deeply cares about other people."

Around 10:15 p.m., Fletcher posted a picture of himself in the hospital on his closed Facebook page, Helm said. In the photo, a red tube goes from his throat down his chest, and a thin red line stretches across part of his neck.

The picture came with a poem.

"I, am alive,

. I spat in the eye of hate and lived.

This is what we must do for one another

We must live for one another

We must fight for one Mother

We must die in the name of freedom if we have to.

Luckily it's not my turn today."

-- Maxine Bernstein, Allan Brettman, Eder Campuzano and Bethany Barnes contributed to this report.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/surviving_victim_of_friday_tra.html

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Imagine a country where you're stabbed by white supremacist but your med care has to be crowd funded (Original Post) kpete May 2017 OP

this made me cry :( luvMIdog May 2017 #1

The US is no longer a world leader in anything except defense spending mn9driver May 2017 #2

and open white supremacy heaven05 May 2017 #4

Thank you The link has may pages to contribute lunasun May 2017 #3

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #5

luvMIdog

(2,533 posts)

1. this made me cry :(

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2017, 09:33 AM

May 2017

mn9driver

(4,426 posts)

2. The US is no longer a world leader in anything except defense spending

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2017, 09:33 AM

May 2017

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

4. and open white supremacy

Reply to mn9driver (Reply #2)

Mon May 29, 2017, 10:05 AM

May 2017

and racist ideology coming from the very top----Congress and the Presidency.....I capitalize presidency because I still have a little respect for the office.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

3. Thank you The link has may pages to contribute

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2017, 10:00 AM

May 2017

A page set up by Portland restaurateur Nick Zukin to help the families of the two men who were killed has now raised $361,063 from 7,342 people.

A page set up to help Micah Fletcher, who survived, has raised $129,750 from 3,766 people.

A page set up to help the two girls who were the target of the vitriol that inspired three men to intervene has raised $12,007 from 393 people.

And a page set up by the Muslim community to help the families of the three stabbing victims has raised $317,518 from 7,000 people.

dalton99a

(81,515 posts)

5. +1

Reply to lunasun (Reply #3)

Mon May 29, 2017, 10:06 AM

May 2017

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