A top Trump administration official has suggested the US Department of Justice may investigate individuals who provoked a violent reaction in Dearborn, Michigan, after a group of far-right extremists and racists targeted the city's Muslim community.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon responded to a tweet by Jake Lang, a convicted rioter who called Muslims in Dearborn "chimps," "pedophiles," and "invaders," by saying he would reach out to Lang with information needed to start an investigation. However, her response has been widely criticized for ignoring the harassment and bigoted rhetoric used by Lang during his march through the city.
Lang, a self-proclaimed racist, had spent hours taunting Muslims with racial slurs, calling non-white people the N-word, and making monkey noises at them. He also told Muslims they would "never look like us" or "build buildings like us." Despite this, Dhillon's response focused on investigating the reactions of counter-protesters who physically confronted Lang, including one person who punched him and another who pepper-sprayed him.
The investigation has raised concerns about the Trump administration's pattern of targeting Black and brown people while ignoring white supremacists with violent records. The DOJ's willingness to entertain Lang's claims also raises fears that right-wingers will increasingly target and surveil Muslims in Dearborn and neighboring cities.
This incident highlights a disturbing trend of white extremism and Islamophobia in the US, with far-right groups using propaganda to claim that Muslim communities are "violent" and intolerant. The investigation may set a dangerous precedent for future targeting of marginalized communities by right-wing racists and agitators.
The response from Dhillon also sparked outrage among Trump supporters, who accused her of being duped by Lang's provocations. However, many others criticized her for ignoring the harassment and bigoted rhetoric used by Lang during his march through Dearborn.
Overall, this incident highlights the need for greater accountability and scrutiny of white extremism and Islamophobia in the US. The investigation into Lang's behavior should focus on holding him accountable for his actions, rather than targeting innocent Muslims who were victims of his harassment.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon responded to a tweet by Jake Lang, a convicted rioter who called Muslims in Dearborn "chimps," "pedophiles," and "invaders," by saying he would reach out to Lang with information needed to start an investigation. However, her response has been widely criticized for ignoring the harassment and bigoted rhetoric used by Lang during his march through the city.
Lang, a self-proclaimed racist, had spent hours taunting Muslims with racial slurs, calling non-white people the N-word, and making monkey noises at them. He also told Muslims they would "never look like us" or "build buildings like us." Despite this, Dhillon's response focused on investigating the reactions of counter-protesters who physically confronted Lang, including one person who punched him and another who pepper-sprayed him.
The investigation has raised concerns about the Trump administration's pattern of targeting Black and brown people while ignoring white supremacists with violent records. The DOJ's willingness to entertain Lang's claims also raises fears that right-wingers will increasingly target and surveil Muslims in Dearborn and neighboring cities.
This incident highlights a disturbing trend of white extremism and Islamophobia in the US, with far-right groups using propaganda to claim that Muslim communities are "violent" and intolerant. The investigation may set a dangerous precedent for future targeting of marginalized communities by right-wing racists and agitators.
The response from Dhillon also sparked outrage among Trump supporters, who accused her of being duped by Lang's provocations. However, many others criticized her for ignoring the harassment and bigoted rhetoric used by Lang during his march through Dearborn.
Overall, this incident highlights the need for greater accountability and scrutiny of white extremism and Islamophobia in the US. The investigation into Lang's behavior should focus on holding him accountable for his actions, rather than targeting innocent Muslims who were victims of his harassment.
! I'm literally shook by the response from the DOJ, especially with Dhillon not calling out the racism and hate speech that Lang was spewing during his march 
. It's like they're more concerned about the reactions of counter-protesters instead of holding the actual aggressors accountable 
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. And it's not just Lang, there are so many other individuals like him who are emboldened by Trump's rhetoric and policies 
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. It's time for us to take a closer look at the DOJ's pattern of behavior and make sure that they're not targeting marginalized communities, but instead protecting them from harm 
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. This whole thing is super suspicious and I don't trust it one bit 
. The Trump admin's history on civil rights is pretty checkered, so why should we believe this time will be different? 
. I mean, come on, a convicted rioter gets a slap on the wrist and people are still saying he's being targeted? The DOJ should be all over this guy like white on rice 
. Lang's tweets were straight up disgusting 
and it's appalling that the AAG just gave him a free pass. What about the Muslims who were subjected to his racist tirade? That's what I want to see investigated, not some random rioter's reaction 
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... anyway, have you ever noticed how some people can be really entertaining to watch? Like Lang in that video, he's got a special talent for making people uncomfortable 
. I mean, who needs satire when you've got real-life racists like him? It's like the writers of those TV shows are just winging it and hoping something sticks 
. But seriously, what's up with this whole investigation thing? Can't they see that Lang was just trying to stir up trouble? I guess that's what happens when you have a bunch of Twitter trolls running around... 
. It's like they're trying to justify their own racist policies by saying "hey, look, we're investigating the wrong people". Give me a break. Lang was literally spewing hate speech and racism the whole time, but now it's all about those who dared to stand up against him? Please. They want to make an example out of these counter-protesters so they can say "see, we're protecting America from 'radical' Muslims". Meanwhile, Lang gets a free pass because he was just "protesting" and got his feelings hurt 
... not because lang is a racist piece of 
, but because the DOJ is now just gonna investigate the reactions of ppl who fought back against that trash?! it's like they're saying its okay to be a white supremacist as long as you can take some hits back? no way! we need to be focusing on holding ppl like lang accountable for their hate speech and actions 
Jake Lang is literally a racist dude who went around harassing Muslims in Dearborn and now she's gonna investigate the people who reacted to him? 
and now we're seeing more and more people getting targeted and surveilled because of their identity. 
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. It just goes to show how far right-wing ideology has infected our country and our institutions. We need to wake up, folks, and recognize the threat that white extremism poses to our communities 
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and now there's talk of a wider surveil on muslim communities 
this is straight up terrorism 
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