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John Birkhead Feb 11

Qasim Rashid, Esq.

A white MAGA man shot & killed his daughter because she criticized Trump. Why is no one asking the questions they'd ask if he was Black, brown, immigrant, or Muslim?🧐

For example:
•Where was he radicalized?
•Why is their culture so violent?
•Is this what they call "honor killing?"
•Why won't they assimilate to our values?
•What radicalism are they teaching in their churches?
•Was he here legally from Europe or was he an illegal?
•Did you know they cite their Bible to command women to be silent?

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@QasimRashid For some context:

Father shot daughter dead after ‘arguing about Donald Trump’

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/father-shot-daughter-arguing-donald-trump-xz2rj5032

Father shot daughter dead after ‘arguing about Donald Trump’

Lucy Harrison, 23, from Cheshire, was killed while visiting her father in Texas. He lied to police about whether he had been drinking that day, an inquest heard

The Times

Wouter 🇳🇱🇧🇷🇧🇪Feb 11

@Steve_Holcombe @QasimRashid 😢

Claudio Zizza 🦜Feb 11

@Steve_Holcombe @QasimRashid Thanks.

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@SenseException @QasimRashid De nada.

JohnnieMac Feb 11

@Steve_Holcombe @QasimRashid BBC article without paywall:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk917xy8no

British Woman shot by dad in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump'

Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@JohnnieMac @QasimRashid Ugh. Paywall still there but thanks for trying.

november 🀄 in my mahjong era Feb 11

@JohnnieMac @Steve_Holcombe @QasimRashid

> Police in the town investigated the 23-year-old's death as possible manslaughter but no criminal case was brought against Kris Harrison after a grand jury in Collin County declined to indict him.

oh FUCK this country

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@november @JohnnieMac @QasimRashid The failure to indict does not protect the father from another run at an indictment for murder or manslaughter by the current DA, or the next DA, or the next, for the rest of the father's life. They say that prosecutors can present evidence to a jury that would indict a ham sandwich. The reverse may said for going through the motions but failing to indict a killer for manslaughter or murder.

"Mediocre Bunny" Evelyn Feb 12

@Steve_Holcombe @QasimRashid
Thank you.

*fwiw, I used the text link & didn't encounter a paywall

Anakbontot Feb 11

@QasimRashid It's heartbreaking to see such tragedies unfold, regardless of background. It's definitely important to have open conversations about these issues and the biases that often come into play. What are your thoughts on how we can push for more balanced coverage in the media?

@QasimRashid Christianity: A Religion of Violence? I'm just asking questions. Their so-called messiah threw a big tantrum against some moneychangers, is anti-capitalism an inherent tenet of their fringe belief system?

Luka Rubinjoni Feb 11

@xenotrope @QasimRashid "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24

@rubinjoni @QasimRashid Cool man. Now what does the Bible say about hypocrites?

@xenotrope something about a beam of wood in the eye if I remember correctly

HighlandLawyer Feb 11

@xenotrope @rubinjoni @QasimRashid
Matthew 23:7 KJV
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness."

HighlandLawyer Feb 11

@xenotrope @QasimRashid
Yes, anti-capitalism is an inherent tenet, up there with feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, & welcoming strangers.

Dźwiedziu Feb 11

@xenotrope
What is written in the religious texts and what is practiced by the followers can be two very different things.

Yet if you have enough various texts, like the Bible has, you can take anything out of context to justify an atrocity if one so chooses.

@QasimRashid Whaat are you implying double standards here🤔

@QasimRashid excellent point!

@QasimRashid "no criminal charges were ultimately brought against the father after a Collin County grand jury decided against indicting him"

What a corrupted, stupid, inhumane decision.

CrazyDogLadySezPEACE Feb 11

@Johns_priv @QasimRashid The only witness is the survivor, who’s a drunk who bought a gun and didn’t bother to get trained in how to use it. It’s unfortunately completely believable that he accidentally shot her trying to prove he was storing it safely, which seems to be what started the argument, with the Trump conflict being an exacerbating factor.

The prosecution should have pursued other charges, though. Reckless endangerment comes to mind, but NAL.

@Heartofcoyote @QasimRashid I know real life is not like TV shows but years of procedurals have said that if your fingerprints are on the murder weapon and the bullet entry and/or exit points fit, you are done.

Granted that this is Texas so.. fuck logic.
Still, killing your child because you got offended? I can't even...

Bill Zaumen Feb 11

@QasimRashid Given the article @Steve_Holcombe provided, it would appear that (a) they argued/talked about something, (b) the "white MAGA man" had consumed 500 ml of wine, but claimed it was not a factor while police could smell alcohol on his breath after the shooting, and (c) he claimed the gun went off by accident.

So, one question I would add is why do we allow people to have guns without any sort of testing/licensing to show that they can handle them competently - like we do with cars.

Grassroots Joe Feb 11

@bzdev @QasimRashid @Steve_Holcombe

Doesn't it also say he's not being charged with a crime?

While the fact that they apparently argued about Trump before the gun was fired, it's far from clear that the argument was the reason the gun was fired.

It seems awfully premature to say much of anything about what actually happened.

Nicovel0 🍉Feb 11

@joeinwynnewood @bzdev @QasimRashid @Steve_Holcombe the point that Qasim makes is that none of those caveats would be in the news reports if the perpetrator was black, latinx or Muslim.

Bill Zaumen Feb 11

@Nicovel0 @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid @Steve_Holcombe I wouldn't call those factors caveats: it is more like attributing a death to a DUI rather than road rage.

Nicovel0 🍉Feb 11

@bzdev @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid @Steve_Holcombe and when a Muslim does a crime it is very often attributed to the fact they’re Muslim, no matter what any other factors came into play.

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@Nicovel0 @bzdev @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid Yes, your point raises a valid question: Has white privilege saved (so far) the father from being charged with murder? Possibly so, based upon publicly available info. But murder has no statute of limitations. The father will never be "off the hook" for the remainder of his life.

Bill Zaumen Feb 12

@Steve_Holcombe @Nicovel0 @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid I'd guess that what could have saved this guy from being charged is a lack of "shooting under the influence laws" in gun-happy states. Curiously, "white privilege" didn't prevent a friend from once getting a ticket for an "open container" when he was sitting in his
parked car's passenger seat, engine off, keys out of the ignition, both doors open, and both feet on the ground while eating a sandwich and drinking one beer.

Steve Holcombe Feb 12

@bzdev @Nicovel0 @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid Voluntary intoxication is not not a defense to manslaughter or murder. Nor any other crime for that matter. The "white privilege" card is sometimes imperfectly played within the crevices of the criminal justice system. By that I mean to say that racism is a statistical fact within criminal justice. Though white privilege is of course not a legal defense.

Bill Zaumen Feb 12

@Steve_Holcombe @Nicovel0 @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid I'm not sure it is so much "white privilege" as "rich privilege": someone who has an army of lawyers has an advantage that less wealthy individuals do not have.

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@bzdev @Nicovel0 @joeinwynnewood @QasimRashid Ok, fair point. But the difference then may be between a charge for manslaughter and a charge for murder. Based upon the publicly available information, not less than manslaughter should be seriously considered. And I'm speaking as a former state prosecutor who has personally tried a "drunk killing" occuring in an alley, behind a bar.

Steve Holcombe Feb 11

@Nicovel0 @joeinwynnewood @bzdev @QasimRashid A fair point.

@bzdev @QasimRashid There aren't that many states that require no testing or licensing at all to buy a gun, only being of adult age.

@QasimRashid If this is true, then it is heinous act by the MAGA man.

Regine scharf Feb 11

@QasimRashid wherefrom do you know That he follows the bible?

Regine scharf Feb 11

@QasimRashid it is rather simple to use cathegories with which militant islamists are judged!

@QasimRashid While double standards and racist framings in American and European media are a sad fact, this story does not help to build the case. The MAGA guy was an irresponsible idiot with alcoholism issues but from what I'm reading on BBC, he did not kill her out of a pro Trump radicalization.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk917xy8no

British Woman shot by dad in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump'

Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.

me_valentijn Feb 11

@LaD_Hallo @QasimRashid
Did we read the same article? She hated guns and he knew it. She had argued with him about whether or not it would hypothetically be okay for Trump to sexually assault her (he was fine with it).

His explanation was that he had revealed to her for the the first time that he had a gun and was showing it to her, whereas witnesses say she frequently became upset when he mentioned his gun in the past.

It was a pre-meditated execution using alcoholism as an excuse.

@me_valentijn @QasimRashid Can you quote the bit in the article that indicates intent?

peter_sch Feb 11

@LaD_Hallo @QasimRashid I think it helps build the case against rightish media *regardless* of whether he is a femicidal misogynist or a drunken idiot. Were he muslim, many news storys would pounce on the former assumption and not even ask whether this could have been a tragic accident.

@peter_sch @QasimRashid Though I agree that rightish media would spread misinformation about the case were he Muslim, I don't think it helps "our" case to spread misinformation as well.

Amoshias Feb 11

@LaD_Hallo @QasimRashid I don't think you can reasonably draw the conclusions you drew from this. you could say "the evidence for a connection is weak" but there's no other evidence here.

@QasimRashid Aller Verallgemeinerung ist falsch. Thats the main problem of MAGA.

skedarwarrior Feb 11

@QasimRashid And as usual they cherry pick parts of the bible that confirm their own desires.

If they were told to die to selfishness and give up all their wealth by Jesus in person, they would kill him again. Because ultimately, religion is just a justifier to them of what they already want.

They don't care about the core tenant of the bible which is to love your neighbour as yourself.

🟥 Eveline Sulman 🇳🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦Feb 11

@QasimRashid the discussion in the Netherlands is finally turning to calling this kind of femicide also honor killing! Also if husbands kill their wives when they want to leave.

A Light Shining In Darkness Feb 11

Pretty sure that there will soon be a gofundme for the poor father so that he can defend himself against the left-wing authorities who want to frame this as a "crime."

/s

AllInOneTools Feb 11

@QasimRashid Selective outrage is real — and it erodes trust.

Violence should be questioned the same way, no matter who commits it.
If we only apply “radicalization” or “cultural” labels to certain groups, that says more about bias than justice.

Consistency matters.

John Faithfull 🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡✊🏻✊🏿Feb 11

@QasimRashid 😭🤬