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Machete-wielding man attacks non-Republicans in Kentucky campus rampage

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So many crazy people out there..:shock:

Machete-wielding man attacks non-Republicans in Kentucky campus rampage

Machete-wielding man attacks non-Republicans in Kentucky campus rampage
Travis Gettys

28 Apr 2017 at 13:18 ET

A man armed with a machete and a bag full of knives seriously injured a Kentucky student Friday morning in a politically motivated attack at a campus coffee shop.

The assailant, whose name has not been released, brought weapons into Jazzman’s Cafe at Transylvania University in Lexington, where he made a bizarre proclamation and then asked other customers about their political affiliation, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader.

“The day of reckoning is here,” the man said, according to witnesses.

He then approached two women at the café.

“He asked the first girl if she was a Democrat or a Republican, she said Republican, (and) he said okay, then asked some other girl,” said witness Michael Soder. “By that time, some of my friends were running out and yelling for us to leave, and I tried to stay behind to see if — I mean I didn’t know what to do, I wanted to help, but I knew I should get out of there.”

Another witness shared a similar account.

“He asked somebody what their political affiliation was, they said ‘Republican,’ and the guy said, ‘You are safe,’ and then I realized what was going on and started getting people out,” said witness Tristan Reynolds.

The assailant, who police said was a former student, then pulled out a machete and attacked a woman in the café.
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?You are safe,? Transylvania attacker says to Republican student in coffee shop | Lexington Herald Leader

‘You are safe,’ Transylvania attacker says to Republican student in coffee shop

By Morgan Eads

A man has been arrested after a machete attack on Transylvania University’s campus that sent one woman to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.

Mitchell W. Adkins, 19, of Cincinnati has been charged with first-degree assault, fourth-degree assault and three counts of wanton endangerment, according to police.

The attacker walked into a coffee shop inside the Glenn Building on Friday morning, asked people their political affiliation, then went on the attack, one witness said.

Adkins, thought to be a former Transylvania student, was armed with a machete and knives, Lexington Police Chief Mark Barnard said. The various weapons were in a bag, police said later. Adkins made verbal threats to students and staff in the building and struck two women, according to police.

Read more here: ?You are safe,? Transylvania attacker says to Republican student in coffee shop | Lexington Herald Leader
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Yep. Plenty of wackos. They often use religion or politics as a point of fixation. But the problem is the crazy.
 
First of all, I'm glad nobody was killed.

Second, this man does not speak for most Republicans. But there are a few unhinged people out there, and I worry that extremist media enables people to commit acts such as these. I would not be surprised if he wasn't an Infowars fan.
 
truthatallcost said:
The nail has been soundly struck on its hit with your comment.
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OK.....

So why is that NEVER a comment you would make in the Europe forum when similar crazies attack people and are found to be crazy?

Does the crazy only count as long as they aren't muslims?
 
Infinite Chaos said:
OK.....

So why is that NEVER a comment you would make in the Europe forum when similar crazies attack people and are found to be crazy?

Does the crazy only count as long as they aren't muslims?
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Do Republicans, or right wingers in Europe, attack or kill people in Europe on a weekly or monthly basis? Do Muslims?
 
truthatallcost said:
Do Republicans, or right wingers in Europe, attack or kill people in Europe on a weekly or monthly basis? Do Muslims?
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You really want to compare mass killings between Europe and America?

And the point was "crazies" - you made that Republicans,right wingers or muslims.
 
Phys251 said:
First of all, I'm glad nobody was killed.

Second, this man does not speak for most Republicans. But there are a few unhinged people out there, and I worry that extremist media enables people to commit acts such as these. I would not be surprised if he wasn't an Infowars fan.
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Of course not. But damn, society has been so coarsened lately.
 
A bag of knives?
 
truthatallcost said:
The nail has been soundly struck on its hit with your comment.
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Infinite Chaos said:
OK.....

So why is that NEVER a comment you would make in the Europe forum when similar crazies attack people and are found to be crazy?

Does the crazy only count as long as they aren't muslims?
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And Bingo was his Name-o!



Anyone they say is on the left is responsible for all actions by other people they say are on the left (and muslims because....)

Anyone they say is on the right is an upright rugged individualist, unless they do something bad, in which case they're just one bad apple and don't you DARE suggest it has anything to do with anyone else who might conceivably be said to be on the right.

The enemy is an evil fungible mass. One's fellow soldiers are good people with families back home; helped every war ever. Well.....until people met face to face. But this is the internet, sooooo......

...not so much.




Thems the rules, on this forum and just about any I've seen. For quite a few, but not all.
 
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beefheart said:
So many crazy people out there..:shock:

Machete-wielding man attacks non-Republicans in Kentucky campus rampage



?You are safe,? Transylvania attacker says to Republican student in coffee shop | Lexington Herald Leader
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This looks like another false flag operation to me. He was attacking a college campus with knives? If he were really looking to cause serious harm to "DEMOCRATS" then wouldn't have have simply gone to a YOUNG DEMOCRATS meeting? And only one person was injured? Really? Not likely.
 
TurtleDude said:
He probably figured the republicans might be packing heat so he left them alone:lol:
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Probably true. Seeing as how he attacked two women, he's was probably already overmatched. Not even with a bag full of knives did him much good.
 
reinoe said:
This looks like another false flag operation to me. He was attacking a college campus with knives? If he were really looking to cause serious harm to "DEMOCRATS" then wouldn't have have simply gone to a YOUNG DEMOCRATS meeting? And only one person was injured? Really? Not likely.
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False flag? :roll:

So Alex Jones
 
Infinite Chaos said:
You really want to compare mass killings between Europe and America?

And the point was "crazies" - you made that Republicans,right wingers or muslims.
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When right wingers kill innocent civilians as frequently as Muslim terrorists do, you can count me in on whatever you're trying to sell here.
 
beefheart said:
Of course not. But damn, society has been so coarsened lately.
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Is it that, or are these incidents being brought to light more? With the technology we have today, bringing almost instant news, I wonder if these types (and other types) of incidents were just never making it to headline position in the past.

I'm not saying yay or nay, just a thought. I would like to know WHY society has been so coarsened, especially it seems in the past 10 years, it has accelerated.
 
Infinite Chaos said:
You really want to compare mass killings between Europe and America?
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Nice deflection attempt IC, but I believe I was making the point that more people are inspired to kill innocent people because of Islam, rather than right wing political ideology.

And the point was "crazies" - you made that Republicans,right wingers or muslims.
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We both know what you were referring to by your mention of the Europe sub forum.
 
truthatallcost said:
Nice deflection attempt IC, but I believe I was making the point that more people are inspired to kill innocent people because of Islam, rather than right wing political ideology.
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Well, you didn't make it successfully because that's not your history or mode of operation.

truthatallcost said:
~ We both know what you were referring to by your mention of the Europe sub forum.
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Yup, one of us has a history of posting stories in the Europe sub-forum to try and make all muslims responsible for the crimes of a few. The other hasn't.
 
Mr Person said:

And Bingo was his Name-o!



Anyone they say is on the left is responsible for all actions by other people they say are on the left (and muslims because....)

Anyone they say is on the right is an upright rugged individualist, unless they do something bad, in which case they're just one bad apple and don't you DARE suggest it has anything to do with anyone else who might conceivably be said to be on the right.

The enemy is an evil fungible mass. One's fellow soldiers are good people with families back home; helped every war ever. Well.....until people met face to face. But this is the internet, sooooo......

...not so much.




Thems the rules, on this forum and just about any I've seen. For quite a few, but not all.
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Yes, the rule is pretty simple, isn't it? If a violent act can in any way be connected to Islam, it’s terrorism, usually facilitated in some way by "liberal ideology". If any other religious or ideological motivation is claimed or attributed then it is written off as an unfortunate excess resulting from mental instability on the part of the perpetrator(s)
 
Mr Person said:

And Bingo was his Name-o!



Anyone they say is on the left is responsible for all actions by other people they say are on the left (and muslims because....)

Anyone they say is on the right is an upright rugged individualist, unless they do something bad, in which case they're just one bad apple and don't you DARE suggest it has anything to do with anyone else who might conceivably be said to be on the right.

The enemy is an evil fungible mass. One's fellow soldiers are good people with families back home; helped every war ever. Well.....until people met face to face. But this is the internet, sooooo......

...not so much.




Thems the rules, on this forum and just about any I've seen. For quite a few, but not all.
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The suspect had self-inflicted injuries.
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Clearly nuts.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
Yep. Plenty of wackos. They often use religion or politics as a point of fixation. But the problem is the crazy.
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Exactly--you read "Machete-wielding," and this pretty much says it all.
 
calamity said:
Probably true. Seeing as how he attacked two women, he's was probably already overmatched. Not even with a bag full of knives did him much good.
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Another good argument for Banning Guns... This was in a coffee shop. Scalding pots of coffee easily will stop a person with a machete.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
Yep. Plenty of wackos. They often use religion or politics as a point of fixation. But the problem is the crazy.
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He only attacked women... pretty obvious that Republicans are sexist.
 
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