Did you know about the attempted bombing of an NAACP office?

[ivwshane]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...g-social-media-twitter-naacpbombing/21403499/

I wasn't aware of this and only heard about it today. Luckily no one was injured.

The suspect is described as a balding white male in his forties driving a dirty white pickup.


Looks like half of P&N just got put on the domestic terrorist watch list

 

[Fern]

Yeah, I read about it.

My impression from the first articles is that it's not clear it was directed at the NAACP. One article actually said that. It was either in that article or another where it was said the bomb was placed against a barber shop wall, the NAACP is near the barber shop.

In fact, I think the president of that chapter (IIRC, Colorado Springs) of NAACP said it wasn't clear if the attack was direct at them. Now, OTOH, the president of the Denver chapter claims it was.

I think we need more investigation and more facts before we go off half cocked making unsubstantiated claims.

Fern

 

[Brainonska511]

Yeah, I read about it.

My impression from the first articles is that it's not clear it was directed at the NCAA. One article actually said that. It was either in that article or another where it was said the bomb was placed against a barber shop wall, the NCAA is near the barber shop.

In fact, I think the president of that chapter (IIRC, Colorado Springs) of NCAA said it wasn't clear if the attack was direct at them. Now, OTOH, the president of the Denver chapter claims it was.

I think we need more investigation and more facts before we go off half cocked making unsubstantiated claims.

Fern

Or maybe he hates college athletes.

 

[soundforbjt]

Yeah, I read about it.

My impression from the first articles is that it's not clear it was directed at the NCAA. One article actually said that. It was either in that article or another where it was said the bomb was placed against a barber shop wall, the NCAA is near the barber shop.

In fact, I think the president of that chapter (IIRC, Colorado Springs) of NCAA said it wasn't clear if the attack was direct at them. Now, OTOH, the president of the Denver chapter claims it was.

I think we need more investigation and more facts before we go off half cocked making unsubstantiated claims.

Fern

Must be Muslims then, they have beards & mustaches and probably fear barbers...

 

[Fern]

Or maybe he hates college athletes.

LOL :$

Thanks, I'll fix it.

(I was on some college football forums before I came over here.)

Fern

 

[TechBoyJK]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...g-social-media-twitter-naacpbombing/21403499/

I wasn't aware of this and only heard about it today. Luckily no one was injured.

The suspect is described as a balding white male in his forties driving a dirty white pickup.


Looks like half of P&N just got put on the domestic terrorist watch list

Yea, I watch the news.

 

[PokerGuy]

I think we need more investigation and more facts before we go off half cocked making unsubstantiated claims.
Fern

Naaaaah, of course not, this is P&N, we need to jump to conclusions and throw around accusations of racism in the media or coverups

 

[ivwshane]

Yea, I watch the news.

No comment on the story other than you are aware of it? How unsurprising.

 

[ivwshane]

Naaaaah, of course not, this is P&N, we need to jump to conclusions and throw around accusations of racism in the media or coverups

Ooh I missed the post that had all of this, which one was it, I want to read it!

 

[ivwshane]

Yeah, I read about it.

My impression from the first articles is that it's not clear it was directed at the NAACP. One article actually said that. It was either in that article or another where it was said the bomb was placed against a barber shop wall, the NAACP is near the barber shop.

In fact, I think the president of that chapter (IIRC, Colorado Springs) of NAACP said it wasn't clear if the attack was direct at them. Now, OTOH, the president of the Denver chapter claims it was.

I think we need more investigation and more facts before we go off half cocked making unsubstantiated claims.

Fern

I really haven't seen any details so if you have links I'd appreciate it

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Yeah, I read about it.

My impression from the first articles is that it's not clear it was directed at the NAACP. One article actually said that. It was either in that article or another where it was said the bomb was placed against a barber shop wall, the NAACP is near the barber shop.

In fact, I think the president of that chapter (IIRC, Colorado Springs) of NAACP said it wasn't clear if the attack was direct at them. Now, OTOH, the president of the Denver chapter claims it was.

I think we need more investigation and more facts before we go off half cocked making unsubstantiated claims.

Fern

Looks like what you've heard is correct according to the LA Times article.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/natio...aacp-building-in-colorado-20150106-story.html

On Wednesday, Sanders said she could not comment on the contents of the device, but said the FBI was exploring a wide range of motives, including the possibility that the NAACP building was not the target of the attack.

"It has also not yet been determined if the motive was a hate crime, domestic terrorism, a personal act of violence against a specific individual, or other motive as there are numerous individuals and entities tied to the building in the vicinity of the explosion," Sanders said in an email to The Times

 

[ivwshane]

Looks like what you've heard is correct according to the LA Times article.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/natio...aacp-building-in-colorado-20150106-story.html

The guy must have gotten one messed up haircut!

 

[inachu]

someone would say it is racist to take your eyes off of the black issues in USA and that is just their attempt to do just that.

 

[Fern]

I really haven't seen any details so if you have links I'd appreciate it

I check out sites from The Guardian, Reuters and Fox news (pretty much) every day. I saw the articles there.

I can't find them, but this google shows the bomb was actually on the wall of the barbershop, which is near the NAACP office: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=bomb+attack+naacp+colorado+springs+barbershop+building&start=20

E.g., check the NYT link.

From other articles it appears that there are numerous offices etc in that building. So at this point no one knows what the idiot was targeting, if anyone. (E.g., could be he was a generic arsonist and just trying to start a blaze with no specific party in mind.)

Fern

 

[Jaskalas]

Barber shop, eh? How's their finances, insurance coverage? Maybe someone wanted to collect...

 

[cubby1223]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...g-social-media-twitter-naacpbombing/21403499/

I wasn't aware of this and only heard about it today. Luckily no one was injured.

The suspect is described as a balding white male in his forties driving a dirty white pickup.


Looks like half of P&N just got put on the domestic terrorist watch list

It's like you are excited at the opportunity to play the victim card

 

[ivwshane]

It's like you are excited at the opportunity to play the victim card

And it's like you have an insatiable desire to use a ton of straw man arguments with every post you make

 

[werepossum]

must be muslims then, they have beards & mustaches and probably fear barbers...

lmao +1

 

[rudder]

http://www.denverpost.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=6518149

One disgruntled hick with an oversized firecracker. Now we will have to hear about how all whites are racist terrorists who hate obama because he is black for the next ten years.