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.

  • @AA5B
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    20523 hours ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        3620 hours ago

        Terrorism and hate crimes are nowhere near mutually exclusive, though. This is a case of both.

      • @Dasus
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        1119 hours ago

        I think that’s a bit like thinking Ronald McDonald owns McDonald’s.

        Like nah, man, that’s just the clown they put on the adverts.

        • @lemmy_outta_here
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          819 hours ago

          The racism was there before Trump. He just gave the klan permission to ditch the sheets

    • @[email protected]
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      322 hours ago

      right? but then again, this is fuckin ABC news. Not the most reliable source for non-mushmouth platitudes.

    • @schema
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