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Main suspect in New Zealand shootings that killed 49 appears in court
MSN ^ | 3/15/19 | Emanuel Stoakes, Gerry Shih

Posted on 03/15/2019 9:52:08 PM PDT by Simon Green

CHRISTCHURCH=Manacled and barefoot, Brenton Harrison Tarrant walked into a courtroom on Saturday and flashed an “OK,” widely seen as a symbol of white power, as he stood to face murder charges less than 24 hours after brutal assaults on two mosques in this city left at least 49 dead.

Police named Tarrant the primary suspect in what was the deadliest attack in New Zealand’s history — and one of the worst cases of right-wing terrorism in years — after the 28 year-old Australian allegedly stormed two mosques during mid-day prayers on Friday and mowed down dozens of huddling and fleeing worshipers while he streamed the killing live over the internet with a helmet-mounted camera.

Two others have been arrested in connection with the shootings: A second man, 18-year old Daniel John Burrough, was scheduled to appear in court later Saturday and face charges of inciting racial hostility or ill-will. A third accomplice remained unidentified.

Christchurch hospital officials said mid-day Saturday that 39 people, including 2 children, remained hospitalized, with 11 in critical condition.

The killing spree sundered life in New Zealand, a country celebrated for its low crime rate, and sent shockwaves around the world at a time when many countries are grappling with the rise in right-wing extremism.

During his hearing, which was closed to the public by Judge Paul Keller in the interest of safety — an unusual move for New Zealand courts — Tarrant did not enter a plea to the murder charge. He was dressed in white prison clothes and stayed silent throughout, smirking at the press, according to the New Zealand Herald.

Photos from the courtroom showed Tarrant standing in the dock, flanked by two police officers, shaping his right thumb and forefinger in a gesture that is widely seen as signifying white power.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201903; 20190315; christchurchshooting; domesticenemy; enemyofthepeople; facebookshooting; fakenews; msn; newzealandmassacre; nzmassacre
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To: funfan

Why is his faced blurred in the image?
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For the same reason that Fox News Channel doesn’t show his face or say his name — they don’t want to help give him the fame he craves. I agree with that policy.


21 posted on 03/15/2019 11:58:37 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
And this is the first I've heard that using the "OK" sign is "widely seen" as a symbol of "white power". Since when? It's like saying thumbs up is a "widely known" symbol for the "LGBTQ movement". Here is "evidence" that Slick Willie is headed to a gay bar:


22 posted on 03/16/2019 12:44:47 AM PDT by BillyBoy (States rights is NOT a suicide pact)
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To: BillyBoy; Impy; DoughtyOne; LS; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; dp0622; ExTexasRedhead; SunkenCiv

They literally just make this $hit up as they go along to suit their ultraleftist/anti-Christian/anti-Semite/anti-American/anti-White/anti-Male, et al, narrative & agenda. Nevermind shooter declares himself a supporter of Red China, he’s a “right-winger.” Nothing they report on can be trusted, nothing.

Remember kids, the fourth estate is the fifth column.


23 posted on 03/16/2019 12:52:34 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Simon Green

Since when has the “OK” finger symbol been a sign for “white supremacy”? From what I understand that started out as a satirist’s joke on 4chan and was never anything serious before that!

I’ve seen people for years using that signal to mean “I’m OK” when they could not be heard over noise. This is just another example of progressives hijacking perfectly good means of communications and words and changing their meanings.

Has anyone ever seen “white supremists” using this before the progressives started claiming it was a white supremist sign?


24 posted on 03/16/2019 1:53:43 AM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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To: thoughtomator

That killer hanged out in one of these internet troll websites (8chan). A lot of what he wrote in his manifesto and a lot of what he does is this nihilistic “trolling”. He is also baiting with this.


25 posted on 03/16/2019 2:18:35 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: Swordmaker

Of course the hand signal is a hoax. That guy is aware of all this and that is why he did it. It’s all a “trolling” game for him.

He is a person with radical yearnings who was shopping for ideologies. They always find one. Dabbled in many extremist ones until he finally found nihilistic trolling and edgy-fascism. That was just the latest one for him.


26 posted on 03/16/2019 2:25:24 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: Krosan

When fake news says a mass murderer is a right wing extremist, that’s incitement.

Its not like the dead care about political ideologies. Hate is hate.


27 posted on 03/16/2019 2:53:08 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Here is a very insightful article in The Federalist about these “Lost Boys” and what’s driving them - http://thefederalist.com/2015/07/09/the-revenge-of-the-lost-boys/


28 posted on 03/16/2019 3:15:23 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: fieldmarshaldj

The murdering of innocent people by a self engrandizing maniac has to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. There is a definite frustration out here that lends itself to cause and effect. When you back a dog into a corner what choices does he have? The setup by the politican puppets and their media are hard at work promoting this scenario they have created.

To enact change you must protect those who will help you and beat, shut down, isolate and demonize those who will eventually be forced to rise up. This resistance has already been labeled “white extremist” and now those against the invasion of islam in their country are now the terroists. Politicians the media and well funded groups will make a concerted effort to steer the self blinded citizenry in this direction. Anyone fighting back verbally or physically will be delt with and labeled the enemy. Their first order of business was to infiltrate the government and persuade them to include muslims and islam asa protected class thereby shutting down anyone and anything against them. We just seen the bait and switch here


29 posted on 03/16/2019 3:36:06 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: Simon Green

>>and flashed an “OK,” widely seen as a symbol of white power

the emperor’s new clothes are mighty impressive, everyone agrees!


30 posted on 03/16/2019 3:50:31 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Electric Graffiti

>>I wasn’t aware that a schizoid eco fecal freak was right wing...
>>Can you imagine these two faggots at MSN writing a screed like this after an islamic terror attack?

Yes. When the bisexual Obama voting eco-freak in Orlando was upset about Obama’s drone strikes on muslim nations, the president and media spread that he gunned down a Florida gaybar because of Christian opposition to same sex marriage.


31 posted on 03/16/2019 3:54:05 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Simon Green

In some cultures, that sign means “A-hole”


32 posted on 03/16/2019 3:55:53 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Mavrick69

>>The author says the rise of right wing terrorism all over the world.

Backlash by the yellow journalist press against the political opposition.

And the pee stained press is in agreement with the NZ shooter. He opposed Donald Trump’s policies (’Support them? Good god, no.’). He wanted to create a crisis that would lead to more calls for gun control. He wanted to create instability and racial division in America. Hello, Obamunists.


33 posted on 03/16/2019 3:57:40 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Krosan

The West is paying a steep price for marginalizing men; allowing legalized affirmative action with de facto quotas didn’t just impact them psychologically, but reinforced in the minds of the alleged beneficiaries that racial and gender inferiority are very real - so the governments’ solutions will be permanent. The idea of compensating for past wrongs is irrelevant now; without government interference/reverse discrimination those groups would find themselves back where they were decades ago. Women have been 59% of college classes for years, yet government is still looking for more ways to push them because too many simply don’t want to be worked like men (still choosing traditional “female” fields, or at best working “female” hours - the bare minimum). In the end the only legacy will be the voluntary elimination of white families/children - leading to rants like that of the NZ shooter as Western governments simply replace the disappearing whites with unassimilated, primitive Third Worlders.


34 posted on 03/16/2019 3:58:51 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: funfan
Why is his faced blurred in the image?

Because he's a deep state false flagger and by obscuring his face it will be easier for him to get new IDs for his next duty assignment?

35 posted on 03/16/2019 4:04:50 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
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To: Sirius Lee

Mooselimbs are more likely to kill each other over internal disagreements than be killed by Christians.


36 posted on 03/16/2019 4:06:22 AM PDT by anton
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To: Krosan
Here is a very insightful article in The Federalist about these “Lost Boys” and what’s driving them - http://thefederalist.com/2015/07/09/the-revenge-of-the-lost-boys/

That was a good article. Thanks for posting.

37 posted on 03/16/2019 4:16:08 AM PDT by Drew68 (No, as a matter of fact, I didn't read the article.)
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To: Simon Green

And we will now have to see thousands of stories about this guy for the next year as the leftist media pushes their ‘muslims are victims’ narrative. All the while, christians worldwide are being murdered daily.

JoMa


38 posted on 03/16/2019 4:17:35 AM PDT by joma89
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To: funfan

They are also blurring his face out on the news channels.

Things that make you go Hmmmmm....


39 posted on 03/16/2019 4:30:19 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday!!!)
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To: Simon Green
grappling with the rise in right-wing extremism.

About 80% of the major attacks on houses of worship over the last 10 years have been by Muslims. Right wing extremism, my ***. How about Islamic extremism? Is math that hard?

40 posted on 03/16/2019 4:51:52 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Every nation gets the government it deserves." -Joseph de Maistre)
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