Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime

[trav 6834]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-india-idUSKBN1630LZ

 

A 51-year-old man has been charged with killing an engineer from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire in a Kansas bar in what federal authorities were investigating on Friday as a possible bias-motivated crime that shocked the victim's home country.

 

The shooting on Wednesday night led news bulletins in India and triggered outrage on social media, where people voiced concern that U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" position on immigration and jobs has fueled a climate of intolerance.

 

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Friday that any loss of life was tragic, but that it would be absurd to link the killing to Trump's rhetoric.

 

Navy veteran Adam Purinton, who is white, was charged on Thursday in Johnson County, Kansas, with one count of premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of attempted premeditated first-degree murder, District Attorney Stephen Howe told reporters.

 

He declined to elaborate on the details of the incident or the motive for the shooting.

 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was looking at whether it was a hate crime, the official term for crimes motivated by bias or prejudice. A FBI spokeswoman said agents and police canvassed the area on Thursday and the investigation continued on Friday.

 

Purinton is accused of killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and wounding Alok Madasani, also 32, in Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday evening, police said.

At least one bystander told the Kansas City Star the gunman shouted "get out of my country" before shooting the Indian victims.

 

Purinton is also accused of wounding American Ian Grillot, 24, who was shot as he tried to intervene.

 

"People call me a hero," Grillot said in a video released by the hospital where he was undergoing treatment for gunshot wounds to the hand and chest. "I was just doing what anyone should have done for any other human being."

 

The suspect fled on foot and was arrested without incident five hours later at an Applebee's restaurant in Clinton, Missouri. He reportedly told an employee there he needed a place to hide because he had killed two Middle Eastern men, the Star reported.

 

MURICA.

 

 

Is this the repercussions of when dumb idiot racists believe they're in the right due to new executive orders made by the President?

 

 

 

[Dakota 4722]

Dude I have been that place at least a 100 times. That's fucking wild. I had gotten texts just yesterday about it.

 

[Cman 469]

38 minutes ago, Travesty said:

 

Is this the repercussions of when dumb idiot racists believe they're in the right due to new executive orders made by the President?

 

100% yes, and unfortunately I can see things like this happening in the future due to Trump's rhetoric. Also Sean Spicer is a fucking retard.

[Sith 1050]

I don't believe it's all Trump's fault, no. These people existed before Trump made office and most likely would do the same hateful things regardless of Trump's indirect validations.

 

Trump won the election. There are MANY more people like this that we would like to believe. Now that xenophobia is making another rise in America, the people who follow that stigma might become more ballsy but make no mistake, they never left.

[Ordinarygamer96 785]

21 minutes ago, Sith said:

Now that xenophobia is making another rise in America

Gee I wonder what other event went along with that

[Don Juan 679]

I hope that the stupid part of the population in your country realizes that this murder rampage is just as bad as if it was done by a muslim. Fanatics are scary humans.

[trav 6834]

14 minutes ago, Don Juan said:

I hope that the stupid part of the population in your country realizes that this murder rampage is just as bad as if it was done by a muslim. Fanatics are scary humans.

 

Indeed. Really you'd think the White House response would be condemning these acts, etc. but instead they just said "any loss of life is tragic."

[Don Juan 679]

3 minutes ago, Travesty said:

 

Indeed. Really you'd think the White House response would be condemning these acts, etc. but instead they just said "any loss of life is tragic."

Compare this to the actions of 22 of July in Norway. Where a far right nationalistic socialist killed close to  a hundred people. AFAIK most of his followers are from other countries, and a lot of his followers in Norway lost all respect for him after killing all those people. Only to claim it was necessary due to them being far left and in his eyes was going to ruin our country. Scary shit to write off as "Just another tragic loss of life"

[Rootbeer 1293]

2 hours ago, Travesty said:

He reportedly told an employee there he needed a place to hide because he had killed two Middle Eastern men, the Star reported.

 

MURICA.

 

Idk man I'd bolden this part and say it here:

 

2 hours ago, Travesty said:

Purinton is also accused of wounding American Ian Grillot, 24, who was shot as he tried to intervene.

"People call me a hero," Grillot said in a video released by the hospital where he was undergoing treatment for gunshot wounds to the hand and chest. "I was just doing what anyone should have done for any other human being."

 

MURICA.

 

 

Fuck the shooter, ugly ass hillbilly lookin' fuk.

[trav 6834]

32 minutes ago, Rootbeer said:

Fuck the shooter, ugly ass hillbilly lookin' fuk.

 

When I think of "Murica" I think of the almost politically correct redneck meme, rather than a heroic brave attempt to stop the murderer. This guy screams Murica.

[Rootbeer 1293]

1 hour ago, Travesty said:

When I think of "Murica" I think of the almost politically correct redneck meme

 

I think that was the original meaning of the phrase: as sort of a derogatory term for stupid idiots like this shooter. Similar to "Thanks, Obama " evolving from a sarcastic joke blaming Obama for everything to actually thanking Obama, people picked up on MURICA and say it with pride instead. I think /r/MURICA turned the phrase around for me, especially after reading a post where someone tore up another redditor's extremely hateful and xenophobic comment, then linked /r/MURICA as a place for pride in acceptance and fine citizens. Popular posts like these help push that mentality:

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