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**Post will be updated as new information is released about the attack**
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ORIGINAL POST Friday, which also marks the 1st day of Ramadan, 2 men were killed in Portland, Oregon after defending 2 women who were being verbally attacked with racial slurs and hate speech. The minute that Jeremy Joseph Christian spotted the young women on the light rail train, he began bombarding them with his spiel of "Muslims should die and they've been killing Christians for years.". 1 of the young women was African American and the other was her friend who was also wearing a hijab. Ricky John Best (53) and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche (23) intervened to get Jeremy Joseph Christian to leave the women alone, but they were stabbed to death by Christian. Best succumbed to his injuries @ the scene and Meche succumbed to his injuries @ a nearby hospital. Micah David-Cole Fletcher (21) was also stabbed during the attack, he survived his injuries, and was taken to a Portland hospital in serious condition. Christian was arrested a little while after the attack and he is now being held @ the Multnomah County Jail on charges of aggravated murder, attempted murder, intimidation, and being a felon in possession of a weapon. He will make his 1st court appearance on Tuesday. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler had this to say about the men who died in the attack, "These 2 men died heroes as a result of a horrific act of racist violence. Their actions were brave and selfless and should serve as an example, an inspiration to us all. They are heroes." Brief thought: I understand there's a lot of negative bullshit going on in the world, but there's no reason to bombard people with your negativity. If that's how you, keep it to yourself, go home and be the miserable vile person that you are alone. There's no reason for any of that! These women weren't doing anything to you and you may come across dozens of Muslims everyday and you may not even know it, and they're not worried about you, they're worried about continuing with their daily lives. I say this all the time, there are bad apples in every single nationality and ethnicity, but doesn't make everybody bad, if that was the case, we would all just walk around hating eachother based on the actions of a few people. My hope is that this situation doesn't deter people from standing up and helping the next person when they're being verbally or physically attacked for any and all reasons.
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