When this story first broke we were led to believe this crime was committed by a radical Christian. Unfortunately for the leftist media it was actually one of their fellow ideologues who gunned down these sweet Muslims over a parking space dispute. Judging from the initial response and the scant ongoing coverage, it belies the fact that this story will die very soon. Of course, ‘hate crime’ charges ARE on the table because, you know, he is WHITE and the those poor Muslims are from Syria. (Oh, if only it HAD been a radical White Christian! Now what are we gonna do?)
Article: U.S. gunman kills three young Muslims; motive disputed
A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarreled with neighbors was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime.
Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, a full-time paralegal student from Chapel Hill, was charged with first-degree murder in Tuesday’s shootings around 5 p.m. two miles (three km) from the University of North Carolina campus.
The victims were newlyweds Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, a University of North Carolina dental student, and his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Yusor’s sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19. All were involved in humanitarian aid programs.
(NOTE: For who, other Muslims? — Ed.)
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Groups including the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the local Raleigh-based Muslims for Social Justice called for a federal investigation into possible hate crimes.
“I hope this terrible tragedy will be a turning point that brings the reality home that if we keep demonizing Muslims and equating their religion to terrorism, it will lead to more attacks,” said Manzoor Cheema, co-founder of Muslims for Social Justice.
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