Summary

Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested in Colorado for allegedly attacking TV reporter Ja’Ronn Alex, demanding to know if Alex was a U.S. citizen and declaring, “This is Trump’s America now.”

Police say Egan followed Alex’s vehicle for 40 miles, confronted him at his news station, and tackled him, putting him in a headlock that left Alex struggling to breathe.

The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.

Egan faces charges of assault and harassment, with prosecutors yet to file formal charges.

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[–] 278 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.

The levels of avoiding saying "hate-crime"

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    [–] 226 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    They used to be called “hate crimes”. Why are we soft peddling violent racism like this

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  • [–] 121 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Because this is Trump’s America now :(

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    [–] 154 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Alex, who had been out reporting, then drove back to his news station in the city. After he got out of his vehicle, Egan chased Alex as he ran toward the station's door and demanded to see his identification, according to the document laying out police’s evidence in the case. Egan then tackled Alex, put him in a headlock and “began to strangle him,” the affidavit said.

    He followed him, chased him down and proceeded to strangle him, and they still needed to determine if this was a "bias-motivated crime".

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Egan, who was driving a taxi, pulled up next to Alex at a stoplight and, according to an arrest affidavit, said something to the effect of: “Are you even a U.S. citizen? This is Trump's America now! I'm a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!”

    Yeah still too early to tell isn't it

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    and they still needed to determine if this was a "bias-motivated crime".

    As is always the case, police need to be as neutral as possible in their public statements so they don't accidentally cause a mistrial by saying something that could be perceived as bias.

    By not calling the guy out as a racist piece of shit, they're making sure the judge won't be forced to dismiss the case.

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  • [–] 123 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    He followed him for 40 miles

    40

    That’s insane.

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    [–] 75 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    didn't realize we called racism "bias-motivation" now

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    [–] 72 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    He'll be charged with terrorism...right?

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    More like psychopath with a range of untreated mental illnesses who should be locked up for everyone's safety including his own. If only locking him up meant he'd get treated and not trained into something worse.

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    [–] 61 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    But a woman who got mad for having a claim denied for health care coverage THAT SHE PAYS FOR and saying something in anger, well that's a big problem, but stalking someone for 40 miles and strangling them is cool, right conservatives?

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I wish the man wasn't right. But he is. This is Trump's America now and this is the new normal and the lügenpresse will be amongst the first victims.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This should be a thing. Every time something horrific happens it needs to be labeled as "Trump's America."

    And I don't mean things like natural disasters. Increases in hate, poverty, brutality. Things that Trump stands for and causes.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    "This is Trump's America now"

    Last I checked, Biden is still the acting president for another week and a half. Egan is both a bigot and a fucking dumbass.

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    Yeah, my bad. I should have checked the calendar instead of trusting my sense of time. It feels a lot more like the new year than it actually is...

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You'd think Trump was already in office though. I've been seeing headlines detailing Trump's and musk's political maneuver's ever since he won the election. They're already calling shots for the gop, setting things up for the day they are in complete control. Biden doing fuck-all at this point really doesn't help matters either. I would hope he'd at least make things difficult for Trump's transition but i don't think that's happening.

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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Wait, I think I've figured it out! All minorities need to get jobs at health insurance companies ASAP! That way any magats who threaten or attack you will be prosecuted as terrorists going after the health insurance companies.

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    This shit is only going to get more frequent, and a lot worse very soon.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (14 children)

    Buy (or 3d print) a gun for your own safety if you are a minority.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    What a doofus... we all know this is Elon's America now anyway.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As a former Marine, fuck this guy. He’s so lost his way with regard to what he’s actually supposed to be standing for.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well at least the Gaza bombings will stop!

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