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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 04:07 PM Apr 2019

Is there a clearer example of white nationalist privilege? Bail For Accused Coast Guard Terrorist

Yahoo News reports:

A federal magistrate has agreed to the pre-trial release of a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of being a domestic terrorist.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Day noted on Thursday that 50-year-old Christopher Hasson hasn’t been charged with any terrorism related offenses. Hasson was arrested Feb. 15 and is awaiting trial on firearms and drug charges.

Prosecutors say he created a hit list of prominent Democrats, two Supreme Court justices, network TV journalists and social media company executives.





So Christopher Hasson, who stockpiled weapons after searching for “best n----- killing gun”, “white homeland,” “when are whites going to wake up,” & “please god let there be a race war”, is being released on bail because apparently he isn't a threat


[link:https://www.joemygod.com/2019/04/court-grants-bail-for-accused-coast-guard-terrorist/|

What the actual fuck? Can you imagine if he was a man of colour? Muslim? He would be in the darkest hole imaginable right now.
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Is there a clearer example of white nationalist privilege? Bail For Accused Coast Guard Terrorist (Original Post) Soph0571 Apr 2019 OP
... Day says he still has "grave concerns" about Hasson based on information prosecutors struggle4progress Apr 2019 #1
So did they give back his guns? 2naSalit Apr 2019 #2
reports are unclear - looks like reporter might have harumph Apr 2019 #3

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
1. ... Day says he still has "grave concerns" about Hasson based on information prosecutors
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 04:17 PM
Apr 2019

have presented. The magistrate says Hasson is “going to have to have a whole lot of supervision.” Day planned to order home confinement and electronic monitoring for Hasson ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coast-guard-lieutenant-accused-of-terrorism-denied-release/2019/04/25/67904b52-6790-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html?utm_term=.a96bc7c0d6e6

2naSalit

(86,599 posts)
2. So did they give back his guns?
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 05:30 PM
Apr 2019

A wanaabe grande mal zimmerman... just what we need out stalking our neighborhoods.

harumph

(1,900 posts)
3. reports are unclear - looks like reporter might have
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 05:35 PM
Apr 2019

misreported. district attorney stating that he's still in jail.

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