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struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)
Thu Feb 15, 2018, 03:24 PM Feb 2018

Suspected shooter trained with white nationalist militia

By Ruth Brown February 15, 2018 | 1:22pm

Suspected school shooter Nikolas Cruz trained as a member of a white nationalist militia, according to the group’s leader.

Republic of Florida leader Jordan Jereb told the Anti Defamation League that the 19-year-old — who allegedly slaughtered 17 people at his former high school Wednesday — had participated in one or more training drills with his group, and had carpooled with other members to Tallahassee for the exercises.

Jereb says the group’s goal is to make Florida a white ethno-state ...


https://nypost.com/2018/02/15/white-nationalist-militia-claims-florida-shooting-suspect-as-member/

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Suspected shooter trained with white nationalist militia (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2018 OP
That's shocking information. MineralMan Feb 2018 #1
Another data point for my belief that most gun-fanciers are ignorant white wing racists. Hoyt Feb 2018 #2
This should be the big story. IluvPitties Feb 2018 #3
Bump for visibility. This is the whole issue here. IluvPitties Feb 2018 #4

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
1. That's shocking information.
Thu Feb 15, 2018, 03:25 PM
Feb 2018

I'm surprised that this Jereb guy 'fessed up to it.

This puts a new light on the Valentine's Day School Massacre.

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