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Disabled Portland Antifa protester, 60, who was shot dead at BLM riot 'by far-right FURRY, 43,' who was then shot and critically-injured by left-wing activist
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Posted on 02/23/2022 10:32:32 AM PST by algore

A 60 year-old Antifa activist was shot dead by a far-right furry while blocking traffic at a Black Lives Matter rally in Portland, it was claimed.

June Knight was shot in the head at point-blank range on Saturday at Normandale Park when the suspect, named as Benjamin Jeffrey Smith, 43, walked up to her and a group of protesters and shot her in the head at close range.

Smith is a machinist who is said to have posted regularly on far-right forums, backed Kyle Rittenhouse and moaned about crime in Portland also shot four other women, it is claimed. He is also said to be a member of the furry community, who dress up in cartoonish animal outfits and attend gatherings together.

After Smith allegedly shot and killed Knight, he was himself shot by another marcher who was armed. That marcher was arrested, but has since been freed by police, and has not been identified.

Smith remains critically-ill in hospital. The group who were marching did so to commemorate Patrick Kimmons, a black man shot and killed by Portland Police in 2018.

Knight's wife Katherine Knapp said her late spouse would have reasoned with Smith and tried to de-escalate the situation.

'She would have been the one talking to him, to deescalate things,' she told the Oregonian. 'She was really good at that and trying to be human with him and trying to understand.'

Knightly, who was also known as T-Rex, was a mother to a grown-up son who was a longtime LGBT rights activist. She had survived from two rounds of cancer, her wife Katherine Knapp told the Oregonian, and was using a cane to get around while she waited on a knee replacement. She was also partially retired and operated a vape store is southeast Portland.

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TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: antifa; benjaminjeffreysmith; blm; dontblocktraffic; juneknight; katherineknapp; patrickkimmons; wtf
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To: Navy Patriot

That’s old. In the 1960s it was “Chicks up front!”


61 posted on 02/23/2022 11:31:01 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: xp38

SMH - Simple Harmonic Motion.


62 posted on 02/23/2022 11:32:54 AM PST by lurked_for_a_decade (Imagination is more important than knowledge! ( e_uid == 0 ) != ( e_uid = 0 ). I Read kernel code.)
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To: lurked_for_a_decade

SHM - Simple Harmonic Motion.


63 posted on 02/23/2022 11:34:02 AM PST by lurked_for_a_decade (Imagination is more important than knowledge! ( e_uid == 0 ) != ( e_uid = 0 ). I Read kernel code.)
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To: windsorknot

The author of this piece thought it very important to let us know that the “far-right” shooter was a “FURRY”. (I had to look it up).


64 posted on 02/23/2022 11:38:12 AM PST by windsorknot
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To: Who is John Galt?

The PJ media article is based on the word of the female protester who interrupted the police news conference shouting that claim.

Zero factual reporting. What I’d like to know is if that female protestor is also Kristina Knapp, the “wife” of the deceased.

Inquiring minds want to know.


65 posted on 02/23/2022 11:40:27 AM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: algore

They more Antifas who are put out of action, the better for the nation.


66 posted on 02/23/2022 11:41:11 AM PST by rod5591
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To: Valpal1

It’s Katherine Knapp, I’m getting her half confused with the roommate.


67 posted on 02/23/2022 11:42:50 AM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: stevio
The person who shot the “furry” was released and not identified.

The return fire (if that is what happened) would have been a clear case of self-defense, and the defender would legitimately have avoided arrest or public identification.

If we still had anything close to a "Rule-of-Law", of course.

The original report of this story was so wrong that I cannot be certain of what actually happened. The updated reports have a number of odd discrepancies in them as well.

An "alt-right" furry? I have low confidence in that detail. Smells like propaganda.

ANTIFA cleaned up their brass and lawyered up immediately? Confidence is high on that detail. We give "our guys" exactly the same advice.

Multiple armed ANTIFA at the staging point? Maybe. I always assume that they have armed cadres in the back ranks of these events nowadays.

I would not confront "protestors" unless I was with a sizeable party of friends who are competent fighters and blocked from leaving the area. There is no upside potential.

68 posted on 02/23/2022 11:44:32 AM PST by flamberge (Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

911. “We have a killer rabbit at 5th and Main.”


69 posted on 02/23/2022 11:46:06 AM PST by Portcall24
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To: Steve_Seattle; Skywise
Why would an Antifa person shoot another lefty?

Leftists ALWAYS Liquidate other Leftists.

ALWAYS.

The only variable is the amount of time that passes before they do it.

That depends on when their fellow Useful Idiot becomes No Longer Useful and may be able to replace their superior.

Stalin killed Millions of Leftists, Mao killed Hundreds of Millions of Leftists, American Democrats will eventually do better.

70 posted on 02/23/2022 11:46:08 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Valpal1

So the nutbag claiming it was the Gypsy Jokers at the press conference is Hailley Nolan according to Andy Ngo.

I smell disinformation from Antifa doing their best to paint the machinist with multiple calumnies. The fact is, Antifa cleaned up the brass and deleted phone videos and instructed everyone to not cooperate with the investigation.

It will be interesting to hear what the alleged shooter has to say about who shot first.


71 posted on 02/23/2022 11:58:32 AM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: algore
Smith shot four Antifa/BLM scum, killing one, paralyzing a second, critically injuring a third, and winging a fourth.

The opposing rifleman then put Smith out of commission.

Smith wins four to one.

72 posted on 02/23/2022 12:00:43 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

It’s Oregon. Anything invasive leads to a MERSA infection.


73 posted on 02/23/2022 12:03:49 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: TexasGator

What’s a “furry”?
Maybe I don’t want to know.


74 posted on 02/23/2022 12:06:26 PM PST by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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To: Manly Warrior

75 posted on 02/23/2022 12:12:59 PM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: kiryandil

Gotta defend the Bill Run Reservior, here. Cleanest water anywhere. I don’t think they even fluoridate their water. In my experience, Oregon’s weird are drawn to Portland. No chemical treatment necessary, beyond the self-administered hallucinogens.


76 posted on 02/23/2022 12:13:34 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: flamberge
The return fire (if that is what happened) would have been a clear case of self-defense, and the defender would legitimately have avoided arrest or public identification.

There is case law where a belligerent was prosecuted for murder when claiming self defense. It fails self defense if you start a fight and then kill the victim who was defending himself from you. In other words, was the original shooter the belligerent, or was he defending himself from a mob who started attacking him? If the latter, then the shooter who shot him should not be let off as he would be the belligerent.

77 posted on 02/23/2022 12:21:22 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: algore

There’s no such thing as a “far right furry”. They’re mostly homos/pedos.


78 posted on 02/23/2022 12:22:47 PM PST by Trillian
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To: Who is John Galt?

Potentially the same event with four different descriptions I’ve now heard. The first was BLM vs AntiFa. The second was AntiFa vs Gypsy Joker, the third was BLM and/or AntiFa vs one homeowner and second black homeowner told them to leave and shots were fired, and now this one.


79 posted on 02/23/2022 12:23:35 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: xp38

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3951453/posts


80 posted on 02/23/2022 12:25:50 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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