Suspect in Oregon train stabbings claims self-defense
Source: Reuters
Wed Jun 7, 2017 | 2:56pm EDT
By Terray Sylvester | PORTLAND, ORE.
The man accused of murdering two men and wounding a third on a Portland, Oregon, train was led away from a courtroom on Wednesday by sheriff's deputies as he shouted that he had acted in self defense.
Jeremy Christian, 35, had stood quietly in a glass-walled holding cell in the courtroom throughout a brief appearance until its conclusion, when he blurted out that he was not guilty of anything but defending myself against violent aggression by Micah Fletcher," the surviving victim of the attack.
Fletcher was in court for the hearing.
Christian was charged with murder in the May 26 stabbing deaths of two men who intervened on a commuter train when he shouted religious slurs at two African-American women, one of whom was wearing a Muslim head scarf. Fletcher, who tried to intercede, was also stabbed.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-stabbing-idUSKBN18Y2QH
Rollo
(2,559 posts)still_one
(92,190 posts)he was the harasser, and people were coming to the aid of the women being harassed
The racist asshole doesn't make the case for what he did
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Saving everyone some grief. It was a mistake that he was ever conceived.
7962
(11,841 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)And that means no belt, shoe laces, etc.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)Sending African-Americans "back" to Saudi Arabia is a protected belief in white supremacy and anyone interfering verbally in this mission is attacking him. Therefore anything verbally spoken like asking someone to stop harassing people is equivalent to a violent attack and the only sane response is to stab in the throat with knife. Throat is where verbal stuff comes from. Understand why the poor guy needed to defend himself from these girls and men?
It makes perfect sense if you're a crazy person.
lark
(23,099 posts)He's a total coward who can dish it to women, but is so afraid when it's someone his own size who confronts him that he had to stab the confronter.
Ligyron
(7,632 posts)That's if they don't execute him. Oh wait, it's Oregon.
Some people shouldn't exist.
dalton99a
(81,488 posts)Worthless piece of shit does not deserve to live.
bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)anything can happen in a court of law
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)classof56
(5,376 posts)However, our previous and current governors have placed a moratorium on executions as long as they are in office. Death penalty cases are automatically referred to our Supreme Court for review. Then there's the appeals process if the penalty's upheld. Quite a few on death row have been there for many years. I'm not necessarily a death penalty advocate, but must admit that among them are a couple who I think more than deserve execution. I'm pretty sure Jeremy Christian didn't have the possibility of being put to death in mind when he went on his killing spree. I just hope he at least goes to trial and is held accountable for his actions. I'm sure the "guilty except for mental impairment" thing will be considered. Glad I don't live in Portland so wouldn't be considered for the jury pool on his case. My frame of mind right now is to throw the book at him. Yep, I'm conflicted.
Peace.
nwduke
(350 posts)Sounds like a candidate in the trump administration. He'll fit in well with Bannon and Miller!
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)This WILL be the "defense" of fascists and racists from now on. And they might get away with it since fascism is a "last resort" remedy to capitalist crises and, thus ultimately, state sanctioned violence. Not much different from a cop shooting an unarmed black person because they were "in fear of their life".