white supremacist charged with hate crime for threatening Muslim woman

[Douglas Carpenter]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2009430192_man_who_threatened_muslim_woma.html

A self-proclaimed white supremacist with a history of threats and harassment was charged today under the state's hate crime statute after he allegedly threatened a young Muslim woman with a knife while she was waiting in line for services at the Seattle Indian Health Board, 611 12th Ave S.

According to charging papers, Eric Lee Garner walked up to the woman on July 1, pointed at her head scarf and said, "you Muslim people scare people when you wear things like that!" He followed up with other derogatory remarks.

The woman, who was holding her six-month-old son, tried to reason with the 24-year-old Auburn man by saying that her "her clothing does not make her a bad person," court documents said. When the insults didn't stop, prosecutors said, the woman backed away from Garner and tried to shield her son from him.

Garner then cursed at the woman, got in her face and pulled out a large sheathed knife, court papers said. Garner told the woman he was going to "cut" the woman and her baby with the knife, charging documents said.

A health board employee then grabbed the knife and retreated behind the counter, prosecutors said. Garner jumped over the counter, grabbed the knife and ran out of the building.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2009430192_man_who_threatened_muslim_woma.html

[Behind the Aegis]

1. This is a good thing.

When found guilty, they will add to his sentence.

[Tim01]

2. He should be indefinitely detained after his trial. No matter the verdict. nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

3. one kick for the next shift

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. now what kind of person would unrecommend this post?

:eyes:

I'm serious, at least one person did. Is there a pro-white supremest assaulting Muslims wing of the progressive movement that I don't know about?

[DCKit]

7. You know what kind.

There are more here than I ever thought.

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. unfortunately, you are probably right.

pro-bigotry progressives or pro-bigotry Democrats are concepts I can not even begin to wrap my head around.

[Richard Steele]

10. Yup. Looks like a bunch of them are getting busy with the new UnRec feature.

All sorts of decent DU posts
are showing that "<0" right now.

[mmonk]

12. Here's a clue

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=6013709#6014861

[LeftishBrit]

5. Horrible story; glad at least that the police are taking it seriously.

[Douglas Carpenter]

6. thanks for all the recommends - one last kick

I'll try not to imagine why on earth even one person on a progressive board would vote to unrecommend.

[BlooInBloo]

8. (a) gasp - that's only blocks from my house; (b) Why was fuckface in the I-District at all?

[cali]

11. a young mother holding her infant? What a sick fuck.

throw the book at him.