I swear I'm at the point now between all these mass shootings, murders and #metoo members I will have to start crossing the street to aVoid white people
Right. We need to start treating them like they treat us.
I've diligently been racially profiling whites for at least a decade. When I see an ofay on the streets in my neighborhood after dark I at least make a note of the time. Since the smart phone era I have been easily been making voice notes. You never know what those devils might have been up to or about to do. I trust none of them.
All 11 victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting identified after 'darkest day' in city's history
By
David Boroff
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Oct 28, 2018 | 10:05 AM
People gather on a corner near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
All 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting were identified early Sunday, 24 hours after the "darkest day" in the city's history.
Robert Bowers killed eight men and three women inside the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday during worship services before he was shot by police.
The victims ranged in age from 54 to 97 and included brothers and a husband and wife, officials said during a press conference in Pittsburgh on Sunday morning. They were identified as Joyce Feinberg, 75; Richard Gottfried, 65; Rose Mallinger, 97; Jerry Rabinowitz, 66; Cecil Rosenthal, 59; David Rosenthal, 54; Bernice Simon, 84; Sylvan Simon, 87; Daniel Stein, 71; Melvin Wax, 88; and 69-year-old Irving Younger.
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"This was an attack upon our neighbors and our friends, and one we felt very deeply," U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said.
Wax was always one of the first to arrive at synagogue and among the last to leave, according to friends.
"He and I used to, at the end of services, try to tell a joke or two to each other," said Myron Snider, a fellow member of New Light Congregation. "Most of the time they were clean jokes. Most of the time. I won't say all the time. But most of the time."
Snider said Wax, a retired accountant in his late 80s, was a "sweet, sweet guy."
Rose Mallinger, the oldest victim, was a very active woman.
“She was one of the younger ones among us in terms of her spirit. Rose was wonderful,” Chuck Diamond, a former rabbi at the Tree of Life synagogue, told NPR.
All the victims regularly attended Saturday morning sabbath services.
“These are wonderful people,” Diamond told NPR. “Good souls who were just coming to synagogue as they usually did. You could count on them every week for coming.”
Four police officers were also injured. One was treated and released, and a second was expected to be released from the hospital later Sunday.
Bowers was armed with an AR-15 rifle and three handguns, and used all four weapons. He told an officer "that he wanted all Jews to die and also that they (Jews) were committing genocide to his people," according to an affidavit.
Robert Bowers has been hit with 29 federal charges. (Handout)
The leader of the Anti-Defamation League called it the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
A neighbor said the accused killer usually kept to himself.
"The most terrifying thing is just how normal he seemed," Chris Hall said. "I wish I knew what was going on inside his head. Maybe something could have been done. I don't know."
Bowers has been hit with 29 federal charges in addition to state counts. Bowers, who could face the death penalty, will appear in federal court on Monday.
Mayor Bill Peduto called it the "darkest day of Pittsburgh's history."
"The Jewish community is the backbone, it is part of the fabric of Pittsburgh," he said. "We have been knocked down before, but we have always been able to stand back up because we stay together."
Pope Francis led prayers for the grieving city on Sunday in St. Peter's Square.
"In reality, all of us are wounded by this inhuman act of violence," he said. He prayed for God "to help us to extinguish the flames of hatred that develop in our societies, reinforcing the sense of humanity, respect for life and civil and moral values."
Thousands had gathered for a vigil Saturday night as some people blamed the massacre on the current political climate.
"When you spew hate speech, people act on it. Very simple. And this is the result. A lot of people dead. Senselessly," said Stephen Cohen, co-president of New Light Congregation, which rents space at Tree of Life.
When asked about President Trump's comments about having armed security guards, Mayor Peduto said "we should be working to eliminate irrational behavior." He said the right approach is to figure out "how to take the guns, the common denominator of every mass shooting, out of the hands" of these people.
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