Mass Shooting at Ohio State: A shooting occurred this morning at Ohio State University. The Columbus Dispatch reports that a total of nine people have been transported to the nearby hospital and that one of the suspects in the active shooter situation on campus has been confirmed dead. It is reported that early this morning, a vehicle rammed a group of people outside one of the university buildings after which two individuals exited the vehicle, one brandishing a firearm, and the other holding a large knife. As of now, officials say the situation is secure but that classes will be canceled until further notice.
Church Shooting Suspect in Pro Se: A man facing the death penalty in South Carolina is choosing to represent himself in court. Rebecca Hersher from NPR reports the Dylan Roof, 22, has been charged with the murder of nine African American parishioners in the basement of a church in Charleston, South Carolina. For this crime, Roof will be facing 33 separate counts of federal hate crimes, in addition to a list of other charges. Roof made a motion in court to represent himself against these charges and waved his right to counsel. Separate murder charges are also being brought against Roof by the state of South Carolina. The trial for which is scheduled to begin in January.
Still Playing The Race Card: Long has it been the chant of the political left that the right wing conservatives and Trump supporting Americans are a group of radical race-driven bigots, the "Straight white males" of myth and legend. But Heather Mac Donald at the City Journal has a different take on things. In this article, Mac Donald argues that the racial tension we feel in our current political climate is a result of the identity politics that have been historically perpetrated by the left, not some inherent racial bias within the white population. Between the rise in shootings as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the public outrage at our Commander and Chief publicly condoning said violence, Mac Donald claims that the radicalized politics we see today can be traced back to the prevailing tactics of the regressive identitarian left.
Church Shooting Suspect in Pro Se: A man facing the death penalty in South Carolina is choosing to represent himself in court. Rebecca Hersher from NPR reports the Dylan Roof, 22, has been charged with the murder of nine African American parishioners in the basement of a church in Charleston, South Carolina. For this crime, Roof will be facing 33 separate counts of federal hate crimes, in addition to a list of other charges. Roof made a motion in court to represent himself against these charges and waved his right to counsel. Separate murder charges are also being brought against Roof by the state of South Carolina. The trial for which is scheduled to begin in January.
Still Playing The Race Card: Long has it been the chant of the political left that the right wing conservatives and Trump supporting Americans are a group of radical race-driven bigots, the "Straight white males" of myth and legend. But Heather Mac Donald at the City Journal has a different take on things. In this article, Mac Donald argues that the racial tension we feel in our current political climate is a result of the identity politics that have been historically perpetrated by the left, not some inherent racial bias within the white population. Between the rise in shootings as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the public outrage at our Commander and Chief publicly condoning said violence, Mac Donald claims that the radicalized politics we see today can be traced back to the prevailing tactics of the regressive identitarian left.
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