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Related: About this forumTYT: White Supremacist Blows Leg Off Attempting To Make Bombs
A white supremacist in New York was attempting to make bombs, but blew his leg off in the process. Michael ONeill has been arrested and detained. John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies), hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"An upstate New York man who blew his leg off in his garage making improvised explosive devices will be held in federal custody without bail because law enforcement found white supremacist paraphernalia and believe hes dangerous,WGRZ reports.
Michael ONeill, 45, a former Niagara County corrections officer, is accused of making seven bombs and was arrested two weeks ago after one of the devices accidentally went off. ONeill was rushed to a hospital where his leg had to be amputated. He was the only one injured, WGRZ reports.*
Read more here: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/new-york-white-supremacist-blows-off-his-own-leg-while-making-bombs-at-his-house-prosecutors/
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TYT: White Supremacist Blows Leg Off Attempting To Make Bombs (Original Post)
WhoIsNumberNone
Aug 2015
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SHRED
(28,136 posts)1. Only his leg?
oh darn.
NBachers
(17,186 posts)2. Let's see- County Corrections Officer; rescued by EMT's; hospital emergency care & rehab therapy;
which he'll never pay for; lives in home of chairman of the Niagara County Legislature. Medical care will be provided while he's housed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Hates Big Gubmint
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)3. A recipe for disaster.
If it would only end the same for all would-be bombers.
Because, he is definitely a domestic terrorist.
sarge43
(28,946 posts)4. A big helping of schadenfreude with a side of karma - delicious. n/t
zebonaut
(3,688 posts)5. I hope he got a Black Woman Doctor
Or how about a Jewish Orthopedic Surgeon....