Sean Patrick Palmer, of Oklahoma, arrested after explosive device found last week near porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts

Sean Patrick Palmer, of Oklahoma, arrested after explosive device found last week near porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts

An Oklahoma man was arrested on Thursday morning in last week’s bombing attempt of a Satanic Temple in Massachusetts.

Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins, Oklahoma, was arrested on charges of “using an explosive to cause damage to a building used in interstate or foreign commerce”, the United States’ attorney office for the district of Massachusetts said in a statement.

The Satanic Temple does not actually worship the devil or believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural, but rather uses Satan as a symbol of free will, humanism and anti-authoritarianism. It regularly angers rightwingers and Christians.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    98·
    1 year ago

    “Allegedly” my ass,

    They have his dna. They have a note, from the bomber saying he was there to proselytize before and they refused to repent.

    They have him walking away from the temple, in the same clothes as the bomber, including the tactical vest,

    They know he bought the materials to build it.

    They know he’s a terrorist.

    But they won’t say that.

    • gimpchrist @lemmy.world
      27·
      1 year ago

      I mean… that’s because you guys have a justice system and he has to go through that part first… innocent until proven guilty…you know, in a court of law, not on the streets.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        presumed innocent.

        The fact of guilt is independent of one’s status as suspected, accused, indicted or convicted.

        I’d agree it’s a very important procedural mandate; though he is guilty. We can say as much- and should- here.

        Also, he needs to be charged for hate crimes. This is a hate crime. The dude’s a domestic terrorist not a vandal who just happened to use a bomb.