fascism is not an opinion - fascism is a crime!

Der Mann soll bei den Protesten gegen Rassismus und Polizeigewalt einen Rechtsradikalen getötet haben. In einem Interview wenige Stunden vor seinem Tod sagte er, es habe sich um Notwehr gehandelt. Michael Forest Reinoehl, ein mutmaßlicher Tatverdächtiger im Fall der Erschießung eines Rechtsradikalen in Portland, Oregon, ist tot. Mehreren US-Medienberichten zufolge wurde er am Donnerstag (Ortszeit) beim Versuch der Polizei, ihn festzunehmen, getötet. Der New York Times zufolge versuchte der 48-Jährige, vor der Polizei zu fliehen, woraufhin diese ihn erschoss. (…) In der Nacht zum Sonntag wurde der Rechtsradikale Aaron Danielson in der Innenstadt erschossen, der ein Anhänger von US-Präsident Donald Trumps gewesen sein soll. Als Verdächtiger in dem Fall galt Michael Forest Reinoehl, der sich selbst als Antifa bezeichnete und ebenfalls bei den Protesten gegen rassistische Polizeigewalt auf die Straße ging. In einem Interview mit Vice, das wenige Stunden vor Reinoehls Tod erschien, erklärte dieser, er habe in Notwehr gehandelt. “Ich hatte keine Wahl. Ich meine, ich hatte eine Wahl. Ich hätte dasitzen können und zuschauen, wie eine Person of Color erstochen wird, mit der ich befreundet bin. Aber das habe ich nicht”, so Reinoehl. (…) “Als sie versuchten, ihn festzunehmen, gab es Schüsse”, führte Brady aus. Vier Beamte hätten abgedrückt. Sein Büro habe gehört, dass der Verdächtige eine Waffe mitgeführt habe, aber ob diese existiere und abgefeuert wurde, sei noch unklar.

via sz: Polizei erschießt Antifa-Aktivisten bei versuchter Festnahme

siehe auch: Man Linked to Killing at a Portland Protest Says He Acted in Self-Defense. “I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color. But I wasn’t going to do that.” Ever since a member of the right-wing “Patriot Prayer” group was shot and killed during a violent rally in downtown Portland August 29, the police investigation has reportedly focused on 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl, an Army veteran and father of two who has provided what he called “security” at Black Lives Matter protests (…) Reindoehl stressed that people participating in the pro-Trump caravan were heavily armed in those trucks, and that they carried “not just paintball guns,” as reported in the press. He found himself in a confrontation with a man who he says threatened him and another protester with a knife. “Had I stepped forward, he would have maced or stabbed me,” Reinoehl said. Bystander video from multiple angles show a man who resembles Reinoehl and appears to have the same neck tattoo fire two shots at Danielson and then walk away. “I was confident that I did not hit anyone innocent and I made my exit,” he said. Since the shooting, Reinoehl said he’s gone into hiding, and moved his children to a safe place after shots were fired into his house just hours after the incident. “They’re out hunting me,” he said. “There’s nightly posts of the hunt and where they’re going to be hunting. They made a post saying the deer are going to feel lucky this year because it’s open season on Michael right now.” He had not turned himself in, he said, because he believed right-wing protesters were collaborating with police, who will not protect him or his family. He said at the time of the confrontation and the shooting, there were no police present to help. “There was definitely nobody in sight, no police officer, nobody at all that could intervene. It was a free-for-all. And the police were letting it happen,” he said.

The Justice Department today announced a federal criminal complaint charging Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (Hamas). Solomon and Teeter, who were taken into custody yesterday evening, made their initial appearances earlier today before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The defendants were ordered to remain in custody pending a formal detention hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. “This case can only be understood as a disturbing example of the old adage, ‘The enemy of your enemy is your friend,’” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Security Division. “As alleged in the complaint, these defendants sought to use violence against the police, other government officials and government property as part of their desire to overthrow the government. While planning these activities, the defendants met individuals whom they believed to be members of the foreign terrorist group Hamas. Thinking that they shared the same desire to harm the United States, they sought to join forces and provide support, including in the form of weapons accessories, to Hamas. They failed. No matter what witch’s brew of ideological motivations inspire those who seek to engage in terrorist activity and harm our country and our fellow citizens, the National Security Division is committed to identifying and holding them accountable. I want to thank the agents, analysts, and prosecutors who are responsible for this case and ensuring that these defendants could not carry out their deadly plans.”
“Michael Solomon and Benjamin Teeter proclaim themselves to be members of the Boogaloo Bois, a group that espouses a violent ideology and an objective to overthrow the government. The defendants believed their anti-U.S. government views aligned with those of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization, and actively developed plans to carry out violence in Minnesota and elsewhere,” said U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald. “Whenever extremist ideologies, regardless of their roots, move into the realm of violence, the FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Force stands at the ready to prevent potentially deadly and destructive plots.” (…) According to the allegations in the criminal complaint and law enforcement affidavit, in late May of 2020, the FBI initiated an investigation into Solomon and Teeter, two members of the “Boogaloo Bois,” and a sub-group called the “Boojahideen.” The Boogaloo Bois are a loosely- connected group of individuals who espouse violent anti-government sentiments. The term “Boogaloo” itself references a supposedly impending second civil war in the United States and is associated with violent uprisings against the government.

via justice.gov: Two Self-Described “Boogaloo Bois” Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hamas