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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBlaze Bernstein murderer is a neo-nazi
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/01/27/report-sam-woodward-accused-killer-of-blaze-bernstein-belonged-to-neo-nazi-group/Samuel Woodward, the 20-year-old Newport Beach man accused of killing former classmate Blaze Bernstein, is a neo-Nazi and a member of an extremist group interested in overthrowing the United States, according to a report from the investigative news agency ProPublica.
Blaze was both gay and Jewish. Expect more of this in the current state this county is in. Sorry if his was posted already.
JI7
(89,249 posts)nini
(16,672 posts)He was a good kid with so much potential to help so many.
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)Never met him or his parents. Happy to see the community support. Blue and Grey ribbons went up on every tree and sign lining the main streets to his house. Literally thousands of ribbons.
His parents and grandfather have been amazing through the tragedy, focused and asking people to honor him by being kind. Someone paid for a mornings worth of drinks as Starbucks, the workers just told customers it was paid for in honor of Blaze. I am now hearing stories of people in that same Starbucks leaving an extra $5 to cover the person behind them so it goes on throughout the day and people remember to practice random acts of kindness.
Edit to add: Both Blaze and his murderer went to the same High School, a specialized arts school. Seems strange the kid would attend a arts school, be exposed to kids from all backgrounds with a focus on Arts, and somehow be a little Nazi.
chowder66
(9,068 posts)JI7
(89,249 posts)some people are just scum.
trump is another one that no matter what he would have ended up an asshole. the only thing you can do with some is to keep them from getting power but like this worthless asshole they could still do harm.
there is also the resentment factor. seeing a small gay jewish kid doing so well and being resentful of it. especially if he himself is a failure which i assumed he was since there isn't much about how he was doing so well and it was a shock or anything like that.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)I heard through the University about his body being found after he had been missing while home for the holidays.
This is so awful.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)So sad. RIP Blazed.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,956 posts)I can relate.