Tag: Domestic Terrorism

Questions Remain In The Aftermath Of The Conservative White Christian Terrorist Bomber

Mark Conditt, the terrorist bomber from Texas, blew himself up as a SWAT team surrounded him. We know little about him except he was a  conservative white Christian man who harbored antiabortion views and murdered two African Americans from prominent families and injured multiple others.

  1. Why didn’t the bombings receive widespread coverage, despite Austin Police asking for the public’s help,  until two white men were injured last Sunday?
  2. It appears Mark Conditt had ties to Austin, Texas, what were those ties?
  3. Who was the package or packages addressed to that exploded at the FedEx facility in Schertz, Tx?
  4. Can his friends or family tell us more about him?
  5. Was he employed, unemployed or a student?
  6. Did he belong to a radicalized far-right group?
  7. Is there evidence he was not working alone?
  8. How could a person who claims to be pro-life murder innocent people?

America is at a crossroads. Do we make America white by minimizing the crimes of white men and incarcerate people of color?  Or do we make America great by labeling African countries “shitholes”  or the Muslim religion terrorist?

Why do we label members of #BlackLivesMatter who protest violence terrorists or Black Identity Extremists? Why do we continue to label white conservative Christians, the overwhelming perpetrators of domestic terrorism,  mentally ill or lone wolf members of a hate group?   Why aren’t conservative white Christians labeled terrorists when they terrorize Americans?  

We need a national discussion of these double standards.   We need to break down the barriers that separate us and recognize most of us yearn for the same things:  peace and love as well as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

What do you think?

Round Rock, Texas: Serial Bomber A Conservative Christian Blew Himself Up

March 21, 2018, Mark Anthony Conditt, the suspected serial bomber or domestic terrorist who killed two African-Americans and injured four to six people, blew himself up as law enforcement surrounded his vehicle.  He was identified  by The Austin American Statesman as a conservative white male who wrote about his opposition to gay marriage and abortions.

Surveillance videos from a FedEx store in Austin, Tx helped identify Conditt. Multiple tips and surveillance teams located his vehicle at a hotel in Round Rock, Tx.  As SWAT officers surrounded his vehicle, the suspect, Mark Conditt,  detonated a bomb that killed him.   A SWAT officer who fired on the suspect is now on administrative leave.  It’s unclear why?

Police, confident Conditt was the perpetrator, said they do not have a motive for the bombings and remained vigilant that the now deceased suspect may have other bombs out there.

We have little information about Conditt except that he was anti-gay, anti-abortion and supported the death penalty.   He was also sympathetic to pedophiles and felt the sex offender registry should be abolished.

AUSTIN BOMBINGS: Suspect Mark Conditt argued against abortion, gay rights | All Ablog Austin)

“So you have a guy who committed a crime. Will putting him on a (sex offender) list make it better?  wouldn’t this only make people shun him, keep him from getting a job, and making friends? Just for a crime that he may have committed over 15 years ago as a adolescent? On a side note, one fifth of all rapes are committed by a juvenile,” Conditt wrote.

On abortion, Conditt  wrote: “First, if a women does not want a baby, or is incapable of taking care of one, she should not participate in activities that were made for that reason. Second, if we are going to give women free abortions, why not give men free condoms, or the like?  Is it not up to the couple to take these preventive measures?”

Arguing against gay marriage, he wrote that homosexuality is “not natural.”

“Just look at the male and female bodies. They are obviously designed to couple. The natural design is apparent. It is not natural to couple male with male and female with female. It would be like trying to fit two screws together and to nuts together and then say, “See, it’s natural for them to go together.”

Conditt is dead, but it’s crucial we know his motives.  His ideology was reminiscent of the ideas spewed on Fox and other conservative news outlets.   At what point will Americans acknowledge we have an enormous domestic terrorism problem?  And the perpetrators are not Muslims but white conservative Christians.

 

Schertz, Tx: Serial Bomber May Have Struck Again This Time At Random Targets

A suspicious package bound for Austin, Tx exploded at a FedEx distribution facility in Schertz, Tx shortly after midnight on Tuesday, March 19, 2018, according to San Antonio Texas Fire Department.    One FedEx employee suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

FBI agents believe Tuesday night’s explosion was possibly connected to four other bombings that occurred in Austin, Texas since March 2nd.  The package that exploded at FedEx  was not only bound for Austin, Tx, it was mailed from Austin.

Investigators are analyzing the explosive device to see if the ingredients or “signature” link this package to the four bombings in Austin.  It is too early to make any definitive statements as Police and investigators are no closer to solving this case. The FBI and ATF are involved. We will continue to update you as this story unfolds.

Two African Americans killed after parcel bombs left on their doorsteps exploded.  The first explosion occurred on March 2 followed by two more bomb explosions ten days later.   The fourth bombing occurred on Sunday, March 18, 2018, injuring two white males when they encountered a suspicious package on the side of the road.  Their injuries were not life-threatening.

Package meant for Austin blows up at FedEx building near San Antonio — live updates – CBS News

An FBI spokeswoman, Special Agent Michelle Lee, said it is still early in the investigation into the Tuesday bombing at the FedEx facility, but she said “it would be silly for us not to admit that we suspect it’s related” to the four Austin bombings that have killed two people and injured four others since March 2. She didn’t have details about the size, weight or description of the package.

 

Authorities repeated prior warnings about not touching unexpected packages and also issued new ones to be wary of any stray object left in public, especially ones with protruding wires.

 

Police originally pointed to possible hate crimes, but the victims have now been black, Hispanic and white and from different parts of the increasingly diverse city. Domestic terrorism is among the variety of possible motives investigators are looking at.

 

“We are clearly dealing with what we believe to be a serial bomber at this point,” Austin police Chief Manley said, citing similarities among the four bombs. He would not elaborate, though, saying he didn’t want to undermine the investigation.

What Are Colleges Doing To Protect Black Students From Alt Right White Violence

Seems weekly and sometimes daily, we are hearing  more and more of young  white men exercising their 2nd amendment right to bear arms and  murder innocent unarmed black students (similar to police officers) in the name of white supremacy.

These  white students are often shown sympathy by MSM.  And the US criminal system is often hesitant to label their crimes acts of terror.  Instead, these acts of domestic terrorism are made to appear as isolated incidents performed by “lone wolves.”

Isolated incidents  happening all over the country on a frequency unheard of before Trump became #POTUS and Sessions Attorney General. Many occur on college and university campuses and even high schools where students should feel safe and not at risk of violence from hateful white terrorist students.

Have you heard any colleges talk of policies to protect Black and Muslim students from the upsurge in violence of alt white hate groups on their  campuses.  These weaponized white hate groups are stealing black children’s future in blatant acts of terror performed on campuses of many leading  American higher education institutions.

Can you imagine the uproar if some black group murdered a white student?

Trump and most white Americans labeled #BlackLivesMatter movement a hate group for protesting #policebrutality.   Yet no labels for alt right groups,  majority violent and on a mission of genocide.  This again is a demonstration of the disparity of justice  omnipresent in the US.

If colleges thought the murder of black students by  alt white students mattered, there would be more done to protect students of color.  Instead we get meaningless apologizes and talk of tough justice after the fact.  What do you think?  Is law and order trumpeted by Trump only for PoC?

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