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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[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.

[Paperpusher]

Let’s see: a “far right furry” named Smith shoots an Antifa woman named Knight, nick-named T-Rex, and Knight’s “wife” Katherine Knapp said her late “spouse” would have reasoned with Smith and tried to de-escalate the situation.

Knight was a mother to a grown-up son who was a longtime LGBT rights activist.

Was the “far right furry” named Smith also a motorcycle gang member?

Am I old fashioned and naive or does this seem a little bizarre?

[gundog]

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Portlandia.”

[dead]

I didn’t understand anything in that article. It was like reading a Scrabble board.

[shoff]

From what I have seen right after the shooting Antifa told all the “attendees” to delete their video’s of the incident. They also the police said Antifa picked up all their used brass. Sounds to me like Antifa Nazi’s picked on the wrong guy and lost and needed to hide the evidence.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Well, we have at least one Brony Freeper. Don't know if they relate to furries or not.

He/She is not ashamed of it and has posted about it here before. Of course, not my place to name them.

They'll probably see this thread.

[flamberge]

There is case law where a belligerent was prosecuted for murder when claiming self defense.

You are right of course.

I am over-simplifying with a posit that "Benjamin Smith" was in fact the one who initiated the confrontation and the shooting with one or more ANTIFA members returning fire to stop the incident.

IF these points were true, the ANIFIA guys would legitimately walk away on a self-defense claim under the purported rule-of-law.

As I am unfortunately reminded, many of the "facts" reported about this incident have been wrong. And it does not appear that we have "rule-of-law" in Portland either.

I await further developments. From a long distance away.

[IYAS9YAS]

From what I have seen right after the shooting Antifa told all the “attendees” to delete their video’s of the incident. They also the police said Antifa picked up all their used brass. Sounds to me like Antifa Nazi’s picked on the wrong guy and lost and needed to hide the evidence.

Sounds like tampering with, and destruction of, evidence.

[joma89]

And CWII rages on.

[Celtic Conservative]

An gunshot injury is now an illness?

Acute lead poisoning.

CC

[shoff]

“Sounds like tampering with, and destruction of, evidence.”

I am sure they will be held accountable. :(

[MHGinTN]

Not confusing: degenerates have degenerate minds.

[jackibutterfly]

"“Smith remains critically-ill in hospital”

Editor!

A gunshot injury is now an illness?

Yes, I caught that, too. It should have read, "Smith remains IN CRITICAL CONDITION in THE hospital".

[CFW]

That’s a lot of shooting going on. I need a diagram of all the players and who was shooting whom.

[csvset]

Was the “far right furry” named Smith also a motorcycle gang member?

AntiFa claimed the Gypsy Jokers were sent to kidnap Antifa.

The “alleged” (lol) shooter is machinist, says he likes working on cars, owned some firearms. I doubt if the shooter was flying gang colors or was a member of the Gypsy Joker club.

Several Gypsy Joker club members were recently convicted for racketeering. They whacked a former member who had stolen some firearms from the club. Read about that here

Jury Convicts Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members on Racketeering Charges

Gypsy Joker colors

About him being a Furry I have no idea. What AntiFa may have done to incur the wrath of bikers is unknown.

[Hieronymus]

That cracked me up.

Trudeau has pulled his emergency powers bill after having it clear commons. Likely some combination of realizing the optics were band and either the Senate or the GOvernor General giving non-token resistance

[gundog]

Did he maybe just over-reach with the Emergency Act in a fit of tough-guy pique? It seems that the Finance Minister/Deputy PM and Klaus Schwab would have the good economic sense not to send the nation’s banks into a tailspin.

[Blue Collar Christian]

“A gunshot injury is now an illness?”

Of course. Haven’t you heard how the CDC has repeatedly been funded by leftist administrations to do “research” on the epidemic of the gun violence in the US?

[Dalberg-Acton]

“epidemic of the gun violence”

So it would be something you just catch, like a cold. No one’s fault, so no need to blame anyone.

[Penelope Dreadful]

Wait - I thought bears were old fat gay guys? So a fat gay guy shot a lazy?