“Ted Wheeler says it could be dangerous after stabbings”
Imagine that. Free speech could be dangerous.
This is from the AP. Notice what they leave out at the end? They leave out that he was a Bernie supporter and hated Trump.
Before the election:
After the election:
His love for Bernie and hate of Hillary:
The mayor of Portland urged U.S. officials and organizers Monday to cancel a “Trump Free Speech Rally” and other similar events, saying they are inappropriate and could be dangerous after two men were stabbed to death on a train as they tried to help a pair of young women targeted by an anti-Muslim tirade.
Mayor Ted Wheeler said he hopes the victims will inspire “changes in the political dialogue in this country.”
It comes amid a wider debate in the U.S. about the First Amendment, often in liberal cities like Portland and Berkeley, Calif., and on college campuses, where violent protests between far-right and far-left protesters have derailed appearances by contentious figures.
Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, 23, and Ricky John Best, 53, were killed Friday as they tried to stop Jeremy Joseph Christian from harassing the women, one of whom was wearing a hijab, authorities said. Another who stepped in was seriously injured.
Christian’s social media postings indicate an affinity for Nazis and political violence. He is accused of aggravated murder, intimidation – the state equivalent of a hate crime – and being a felon in possession of a weapon and is scheduled to be in court today.