Transylvania University attack possibly politically motivated

[zenkai]

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LEXINGTON, KY (WAVE) - A former Transylvania University student entered an on-campus coffee shop Friday morning, armed with a machete and a bag full of knives, and injured a woman in what may have been a politically motivated attack, police said.

WLEX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Lexington, reported the female victim is a student who was attacked with the machete. She was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening cuts to her body. The suspect is in police custody.

Witnesses said the suspect walked into Jazzman's Cafe, located inside the Glenn Building on campus, shortly before 9 a.m. and yelled, "The day of reckoning is here!" before approaching students.

"He asked the first girl if she was a Democrat or a Republican," witness Michael Soder told WLEX. "She said, 'Republican.' He said, 'Okay,' then asked some other girl. By that time, some of my friends were running out and yelling for us to leave, and I tried to stay behind to see if ... I mean, I didn't know what to do. I wanted to help, but I knew I should get out of there."

Classes at Transy were canceled for the rest of Friday. Counselors have been made available to help students as they process what happened.

Several Fayette County schools were placed on heightened alert following the incident, and Sayre School, and independent school in Lexington, was placed on lockdown.

Roads near the scene of the incident remain blocked as police continue to investigate.

I think politically motivated attacks should be classified as a hate crime (if they aren't already).

[Polyxo]

So it was not, in fact, a garlic and wooden stake attack.

[TZucchini]

I think politically motivated attacks should be classified as a hate crime (if they aren't already).

Politically motivated violence is usually called terrorism.

[Deleted]

Politically motivated violence is usually called terrorism.

Unless the side you support does it in which case it's brave heroes standing up to evil.

Not aimed at you, it's just something i wanted to add to what you said.

[TZucchini]

Unless the side you support does it in which case it's brave heroes standing up to evil.

Not aimed at you, it's just something i wanted to add to what you said.

Sure. To be fair, there's no universal definition, it changes based on perspective, and it really applies more to clandestine agents committing violence against your own country.

[Puupi]

Transylvania.........Kentucky?

[Video Games]

Save me vlad.

[Xandrigity]

There is a Transylvania university in the US. Interesting.


So I googled it. They are the Transylvania Pioneers. They so missed the boat on that. Why not vampires? That would have been epic.

[AwkwardSquirtle]

Vampires hiding in plain sight now?

[jackofwind]

Deeply saddened that their school mascot is not a vampire in drag.

Or just Tim Curry.

[zenkai]

Politically motivated violence is usually called terrorism.

True, which is why I call violent anti Trump protestors domestic terrorist.

[Dougie Cooper]

True, which is why I call violent anti Trump protestors domestic terrorist.

What do you call violent pro-Trump supporters then? Is there some sort of distinction that you needed to qualify that you only call "violent anti-Trump protestors" domestic terrorists?

Also, that article doesn't make it clear whether the guy was pro- or anti-Trump. All it says is that he asked someone if she was a Democrat or Republican, she responded with "Republican," and he said "Okay" then asked someone else. Maybe I'm just misreading this, but the article seems incredibly vague.

[Deleted]

So it was not, in fact, a garlic and wooden stake attack.

Fangs for the lulz

[zenkai]

What do you call violent pro-Trump supporters then? Is there some sort of distinction that you needed to qualify that you only call "violent anti-Trump protestors" domestic terrorists?

Also, that article doesn't make it clear whether the guy was pro- or anti-Trump. All it says is that he asked someone if she was a Democrat or Republican, she responded with "Republican," and he said "Okay" then asked someone else. Maybe I'm just misreading this, but the article seems incredibly vague.

I said violent anti Trump protesters, not anti Trump protesters, can you not distinguish against the two? I like how you asked me to read something that I went out of my way to highlight it in BOLD.

[Dougie Cooper]

And that is what I quoted. I'm not certain you read what I typed, but all right. I wasn't asking you to read anything, I was saying I may have misunderstood.

I was not attacking you.