Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/us/patrick-thomas-egan-accused-tv-reporter-attack

A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump’s America now,” according to court documents.

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chase_what_matters@lemmy.world · 89 pts · 1y (4 replies)

The rich have radicalized the stupid. I hate it here.

Madison420@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y (3 replies)

He's gunna have a problem, he yelled about being a marine so they're probably going to slap his ass in a uniform throw him before tribunal and hit him with conduct unbecoming and if they want they can hit him again with whatever he gets convicted of.

consumptionone@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Article also says he's 39 and was driving a taxi so in this instance, "I'm a Marine," probably indicates that he was formerly in the Marine corps. Once a Marine, always a Marine, or so they say.

Madison420@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Yep can't remember which like it was they fucked the conversation for in regular court so the military recalled him and convicted him for it under ucmj.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

You're forgetting who's America this is. I would not be surprised in the least if he gets off pretty much scot-free because he had "good intentions" and was just "defending his country".

Australis13@fedia.io · 86 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Trump has given the racists permission to attack anyone they don't like.

triptrapper@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Again

RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 80 pts · 1y

He followed a reporter back to the news station and strangled him in front of the building with witnesses. Bizarre to call that "suspicion of bias-motivated crimes."

Nougat@fedia.io · 32 pts · 1y

They're comin'. Get ready.

mercphilby@discuss.online · 29 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Guess I can do whatever I want.

Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It says he's facing charges.

Coreidan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Wen pardon?

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Hey as long as it involves assaulting a minority it’s ok, Trump said so

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y

Ahh, just like in Berlin, back in '33.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

After arriving in Grand Junction, Egan, who was driving a taxi, pulled up next to Alex at a stoplight and, according to an arrest affidavit, said something to the effect of: “Are you even a US citizen? This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!”

Did the citizenship even matter to this guy? It's like he saw someone with a bit too much melanin and lost his mind.

I wonder if he was listening to talk radio in that taxi of his?