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jpak

(41,741 posts)
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:49 AM May 2017

Tampa man arrested for allegedly killing 'neo-Nazi' roommates who 'disrespected' his Muslim fait

http://abcnews.go.com/US/tampa-man-arrested-allegedly-killing-neo-nazi-roommates/story?id=47564558

Tampa police are investigating after a man allegedly admitted to killing his two roommates because he believes they disrespected his Muslim faith.

Devon Arthurs, 18, was arrested Friday and faces two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of armed kidnapping.

Around 5:29 p.m. local time on May 19, Arthurs entered Green Planet Smoke Shop in Tampa armed with a black semiautomatic pistol, according to a police report on the incident. He allegedly demanded that the employee and one customer who were in the store at the time get on the ground as he pointed the gun at one of the captives.

"Why shouldn't I kill you?" one victim says Arthurs yelled while holding them captive, according to the police report.

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Tampa man arrested for allegedly killing 'neo-Nazi' roommates who 'disrespected' his Muslim fait (Original Post) jpak May 2017 OP
That is a really bizarre story TNLib May 2017 #1
Floriduh jpak May 2017 #2
What it demonstrates is not really all that bizarre jberryhill May 2017 #3
Fundie douchebag, thankfully we have the death penatly snooper2 May 2017 #4

TNLib

(1,819 posts)
1. That is a really bizarre story
Tue May 23, 2017, 09:14 AM
May 2017

4 neo Nazis living together one making bombs and the other converts to Islam and kills two of the other roommates.

They all sound mentally ill.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. What it demonstrates is not really all that bizarre
Tue May 23, 2017, 09:29 AM
May 2017

People who are inclined toward wanting to harm others will latch onto whatever absurd ideological justification that happens by.

It's what we consistently fail to recognize by dividing up terrorists into classifications of "people who believe X, Y, or Z". Whatever belief system they profess is entirely beside the point of what sorts of things they are inclined to do.
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
4. Fundie douchebag, thankfully we have the death penatly
Tue May 23, 2017, 10:02 AM
May 2017
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