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malthaussen

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14. Makes as much sense as invading Iraq after 9/11.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2015, 09:20 AM

Sep 2015

Hey, he was brown and had a turban on his head. You don't expect an angry bigot (is there any other kind) to worry about pissy little distinctions like whether his victim is in any way associated with the people he hates, do you?

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Sikh brutally assaulted in US ahead of 9/11 anniversary [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2015 OP

No. Just no. shenmue Sep 2015 #1

hell with that shit irisblue Sep 2015 #2

Trump is bringing out the worst xenophobia in people cosmicone Sep 2015 #3

they are empowering those people rurallib Sep 2015 #11

"Trump is bringing out the worst xenophobia in people" left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #21

The entire clown car would LOVE to have the attackers votes. randys1 Sep 2015 #26

As the article points out not the first time Sikhs have been mistaken for Muslims Person 2713 Sep 2015 #4

Outstanding Research ...It happened in a Chicago subrub, Darien, not in the city Stuart G Sep 2015 #6

darien has a lot of Teabagger types . Not happy at all they are saying it happened in Chi Person 2713 Sep 2015 #16

the cops there are something else, too. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2015 #18

Well they caught the person so that is good , though I would imagine that area may Person 2713 Sep 2015 #19

there are exceptions, but most CPD are pretty damn good. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2015 #22

Yep NW I heard Lincolnwood and Wheeling are bad, don't know just heard .Darien is SW but Person 2713 Sep 2015 #23

The misplaced anger brer cat Sep 2015 #5

Hatred combined with ignorance.. aceofblades Sep 2015 #7

Disgusting, prejudice is rampant in America newfie11 Sep 2015 #8

I agree completely.... Rebubula Sep 2015 #15

There are Sikhs here LiberalElite Sep 2015 #9

Let's make America great again IronLionZion Sep 2015 #10

thanks donald restorefreedom Sep 2015 #12

I'd like to reserve the death penalty for these kinds of people - of no value to society whatsoever. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #13

Makes as much sense as invading Iraq after 9/11. malthaussen Sep 2015 #14

Very good point Person 2713 Sep 2015 #17

Horrible. Zenophobia and racism are rampant in this country and I hold corporate appalachiablue Sep 2015 #20

Our country has some very hateful people. I hope they catch who did this and throw the book at them. Sunlei Sep 2015 #24

bin Laden's dead, genius. KamaAina Sep 2015 #25

One universal truth about bigots, they're all dumb as fuck Warpy Sep 2015 #27