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53. The police chief in Austin called him a terrorist. There's a mention of it in the article above.

Tue Dec 2, 2014, 12:58 PM

Dec 2014

He said, "If you look at what he did, he terrorized a city, he's just an American terrorist trying to terrorize our people." He also said, "Terrorists come in all sorts of colors, ethnicities, and religions," said Acevedo. "By no means can you call him anything other than an extremist." I'm guessing this is where they media is getting the word extremist from? Not that I disagree with that assessment, but I do think it's only a part of what he was. Not all extremist are terrorist, but all terrorist are extremist.

The media is typically shying away from the no holds barred approach Acevedo used when addressing the situation. I haven't yet found a transcript of his full speech, but I've found snippets here and there in articles and he did an excellent job from what I've seen.

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Police: Austin shooter belonged to an ultra conservative Christian hate group [View all] Kingofalldems Dec 2014 OP

No one could have predicted that. Scuba Dec 2014 #1

Now it's official. We had a DUer insinuate that since Austin Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #3

... Scuba Dec 2014 #4

There were a whole lot of folks on twitter pimping that, too.. Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #29

Bad link? Nothing in that thread about Austin or McQuilliams (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #37

Nope, trolls. Scuba Dec 2014 #38

Are you calling el_bryanto a troll? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #40

I didn't call anyone a troll. I merely pointed out that trolls exist here and elsewhere. Scuba Dec 2014 #41

No, you didn't "point out that trolls exist here and elsewhere"; you linked to a DUer's post muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #42

OK, I can see why you came to that conclusion. It was my intent to link to the OP not El Bryant's .. Scuba Dec 2014 #43

holy shit that is HUGH! snooper2 Dec 2014 #56

Yikes! There are more of them..... Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #2

I wonder if the local paper will be as thorough in investigating this cult as they Baitball Blogger Dec 2014 #6

Or the... BronxBoy Dec 2014 #10

Why, what has any member done? Or are you just generally frightened of scary black folk? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #31

Dude.... BronxBoy Dec 2014 #36

Me too! JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #39

Sorry about that, but some would agree with the non sarcastic version. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #44

No worries... BronxBoy Dec 2014 #51

KKK under another name mb999 Dec 2014 #30

A Christian hate group......... wandy Dec 2014 #5

�If you look at what he did, he terrorized a city, he�s just an American terrorist..." herding cats Dec 2014 #7

So, first lone wolf attack is not by ISIS, but by Christian religious hate group? Isn't that special? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #32

Well, I wouldn't exactly say it was the first attack by a RW Christian extremist. herding cats Dec 2014 #49

I read the comment section, there is an excellent one there, which reads, in part: Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #52

Calling the Christian Identity types "Christians" seems like an insult to Christianity starroute Dec 2014 #8

Ooh, god made him one smart superior guy... Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #14

This does not surprise me Gothmog Dec 2014 #9

He looked real cute in that hat Kennah Dec 2014 #11

the hat is weird enough....WTF is going on with tha shir? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #27

Adorable cap sleeves! Coventina Dec 2014 #45

Yet police continue to view TRoN33 Dec 2014 #12

Ammosexual IrishEyes Dec 2014 #26

Christian Hate Group? That would in truth read Anti-Christian Hate Group. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #13

Agreed. ISIS would then be an anti-Islamic hate group....I hope folks get that. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #33

What Police Dept. did he work for? easychoice Dec 2014 #15

Christian Hate Group is an oxymoron. Or maybe just morons. TNNurse Dec 2014 #16

"Let me die" secondvariety Dec 2014 #17

Christian hate group. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #18

Those are emphatically NOT Christians VA_Jill Dec 2014 #19

Uh, Islamists are Muslims....there is no such word as "Christianists". My spellchecker insists. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #34

Sure they are...They are probably literally following their holy book unlike most people snooper2 Dec 2014 #46

Who are you to judge? LannyDeVaney Dec 2014 #55

christian hate group???? heaven05 Dec 2014 #20

after reading the replies heaven05 Dec 2014 #21

ah, the Bible... Enrique Dec 2014 #22

Thanks. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #23

Own it, Wingers! AnnieBW Dec 2014 #24

Cue the excuses... ANewEra Dec 2014 #25

No doubt he acted alone, nothing to look at or see here, move along everyone Scootaloo Dec 2014 #28

Christ Almighty vs Allah Ackbar seveneyes Dec 2014 #35

NOTE: this is a "Homegrown American extremist..." After all the word "Terrorist" is ONLY used for diabeticman Dec 2014 #47

The police chief in Austin called him a terrorist. There's a mention of it in the article above. herding cats Dec 2014 #53

And that who I was ranting about the media as well but it said "who austin POLICE are CALLING diabeticman Dec 2014 #54

This one lays soundly at the feet of our wimpy media herding cats Dec 2014 #57

But we can't call them terrorists, or the Republicans throw a hissy fit. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #48

Has Limbaugh called him a 'leftist' yet? louis-t Dec 2014 #50