Posted on 08/08/2019 9:50:45 AM PDT by bitt
The man who killed nine people in Dayton’s Oregon District was seen carrying a gun and protesting against the Ku Klux Klan at a rally downtown in May.
Connor Betts, 24, was shot and killed by Dayton police during the Sunday morning rampage. Neither the police nor the FBI have identified a motive for the attack, though the federal authorities said Tuesday he “was exploring violent ideologies” before the shooting.
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The May 25 rally attracted about 500 to 600 counter-protesters who opposed the nine Klansman who came from Indiana and protested in Courthouse Square. The counter-protest group was fenced 0ff away from the Klansman and several people in the crowd were seen carrying firearms.
Hasan Karim, who knew Betts and grew up in Bellbrook in the same high school class, was in the crowd accompanying freelance journalists and was taking pictures of the event. Karim bumped into someone in the crowd and the man told him ‘You don’t know me.’ The two said hello to each other and Karim recognized Betts by his voice, body and mannerisms in their brief interaction.
Betts wore a bandanna covering part of his face and sunglasses. He carried a gun which appeared to be similar in style to the one used in Sunday’s shooting. He did not appear to be part of any group that was in the protest crowd.
The Indiana KKK group’s rally and counter-protest events resulted in no arrests, no uses of force by police, and no injuries.
Mayor Nan Whaley said she was relieved, but reiterated her frustration that a small number from out of town having such a large impact on city operations for months. She also said the planning helped shine a
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not sure why we hadn’t heard this before
also
Note that the Dayton murderer has practically disappeared from the national news cycle....................
Wasn’t he an ANTIFA terrorist?
Is this legal in Ohio?
....Authorities have said that Betts “was exploring violent ideologies” before the shooting. Former classmates described him as a sick and twisted individual, who often talked about torturing and killing people. He allegedly made “hit lists” of students he wanted to rape and murder in high school and was also in a “pornogrind” band — which released songs about rape, murder, necrophilia and other gruesome acts against women.
“He knew it wasn’t normal,” recalled one student earlier this week.
“He would cry to me sometimes,” another said, speaking to The Washington Post. “How he’s afraid of himself and afraid he was going to hurt someone one day. It’s haunting now.”
Wonder if he was also in Charlotteville?
Democrats protesting Democrats. That is our world today.
Omg. Does anyone know why he killed his sister tho? Was she collateral damage?
Really? Sure you know.
......and the band played on...
I just read that “she” is a tranny. I’m unsure of the credibility of the source. We shall see.
This just confuses matters. He was Antifa, which is very far Left. But he was counter-protesting the KKK, who are the real Democrats who are the real racists. But Trump is taking the heat for racist mass shooters. Was he a never-Trumper Republican Antifa?
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So. The info we have that Betts killed his sister has now been revised.
His sister was a tranny.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3770199/posts
Does anyone know why he killed his sister tho?
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You mean brother?
Article cleverly written to link “Dayton Shooter” and “KKK” in peoples’ minds.
Wow, what a huge force of KKK there, 9 is a pretty big number these days.
8 of which were undercover FBI agents.
His sister was dating a black man. I suspect that’s the why in all this. She and boyfriend were the targets and the other people were the collateral damage.
Sure, that might be a disconnect with him protesting the KKK but we don’t know who asked him to go to the demonstration or why he was really there. Of course, he could be ok with blacks up to the point of having sex with his sister.
How do you know he was dating a black man?
I have heard that surmised but there are no pics.
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