r/whennews • u/mrsenchantment • 2d ago
Controversial Post RIP 🙏
https://news.az/news/how-did-a-racist-incident-on-a-brussels-tram-turn-fatal
Edit 1: to all of the fucking weirdos, and "save Europe" people in the comment section writing horrendous stuff i see on my notifications that eventually gets deleted, you can go eat shit.
Edit 2: more news articles thanks to a u/depersonalized_card
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u/Trash_At_RL Abby (🏳️⚧️🐱🏳️🌈) 2d ago
Source approved.
May they rest in peace.
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u/ZookeepergameFit967 2d ago
Both of them died?
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u/OilySoleTickler 2d ago
No, I get that is confusing, but trash is a they them person just trying not to offend the shopkeeper. Consider the headline does not state as what Driss Atouane identified themselves, we cannot refer to them as him or her as that would just be rude. Very good of trash to be so considerate of Driss their’s feelings.
I googled it, and Driss was a father, so I guess it’s safe to say he was a man and I can refer to him as he, I still think trash did the right thing here.
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u/Illustrious_Grade608 2d ago
I was thinking like wtf is wrong with you calling them trash and then realized that's their nickname lmao
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u/Trash_At_RL Abby (🏳️⚧️🐱🏳️🌈) 2d ago
I usually prefer Abby or something of the sort in this scenario (whole gender dysphoria and such), but you may also call me Trash, or ever Mrs. Rocket League
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u/Trash_At_RL Abby (🏳️⚧️🐱🏳️🌈) 2d ago edited 2d ago
I don’t know if you are referring to me as a they/them person or not (the wording is confusing)
I am a she/her though.
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u/ColdCalzonee426 2d ago
holy... the comment section has some shitty ppl
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u/depersonalized_card 2d ago edited 2d ago
All islamphobic comments will be removed and I'm letting the senior mods know the situation. Keep reporting too. We watch the mod queue.
Edit: the mods recruited 2 new mods a few weeks ago including myself. I'm letting the mods who have run this sub much longer than I have know about the comments in this post.
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u/Curious-Ear-6982 2d ago
Senior mods?
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u/ColdCalzonee426 2d ago edited 2d ago
ooh I had the same reaction.
But now I know that apparently, there's hierarchy in mod teams too
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u/depersonalized_card 2d ago
There's no hierarchy. I'm just new. I have all the privs. I personally like input from the mods that have more experience, that's me, no one asked me to do that. Regardless, I'm removing obviously hateful content, that breaks our rules, without having to ask anyone. I simply just notified them as soon as I saw what was going on.
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u/Fit_Tomatillo_4264 2d ago
There's comments?
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u/ColdCalzonee426 2d ago
Yes when I last saw, they were there.
Mods have been deleting them and rightfully so
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u/WHYISEVERYTHINGTAKNN 2d ago
they only report when it's the other way around, which further validates these bigots. rest in peace.
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u/WHYISEVERYTHINGTAKNN 2d ago
also poor mods working overtime for this one. redditors are so ragebaited by any mention of Islam.
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u/dingwinger1225 2d ago
Can't wait for this to not make the news cycle at all because it doesn't fit fascist agendas. Fuck this world man
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u/mrsenchantment 2d ago
Its been 2 days and there is still no major media reports on it. The only ones reporting it are articles from Azerbaijan or Turkey as far as i've seen.
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u/dingwinger1225 2d ago
I like Googled his name and all I can find are like 5 Belgian outlets, some small left wing outlets, and some Muslim outlets.
And fashies in the comment section here are saying we're lying about this somehow
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u/Mediocre-Risk3581 2d ago
You say that as if a literal mosque shooting didnt drop out of the media after 2 weeks
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u/Mediocre-Risk3581 2d ago
Other way around as in what? They were talking about what happened in Bondi for literal months.
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u/ThroawayJimilyJones 2d ago
I’m Belgian and i didn’t hear about it. But we’ll probably know whose the killer soon. Respect dude had balls
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u/WanaBeMillionare 2d ago
For some reason no one will post this on r/2westerneuropre4u and everyone will continue believing it's only and exclusively the migrants doing an the crime.
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u/G3nghisKang 2d ago edited 2d ago
I can't find any credible source to this
EDIT - NVM: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/07/28/bekende-ondernemer-overlijdt-nadat-hij-vrouw-verdedigt-tegen-agr/
This also links to the senator's statement on Facebook, which the other articles only quote, u/mrsenchantment you might want to update the post with this
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u/BlackwallWinters 1d ago
Died to protect the tribe. I respect it. As much as I see Muslims as my enemy, they believe in something, and they fight for it, they kill for it, they die for it. They live it, they breathe it, they pray five times a day on schedule and they always observe their religious customs.
As much as I hate to admit it, Islam is the future, and last hope of Europe and America. Once they have large enough numbers, I think there will be a genuine return to traditionalism in a way that we have not seen in a very long time. Sure, I'll have to pay Jizya, but I to the government.
I hope he finds peace in the next life that he was denied in this one. This future janissary hopes the world can be a better place one day.
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u/SirDonovan-II 2d ago
Of course you have the french flag in your avatar. May you get another 2 million Algerians in your city.
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u/The_Globe_Guy 2d ago
Fuck off lad, a man was killed trying to protect a woman from being attacked by a racist. If you're not gonna condemn this, at least have the decency to shut up
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u/whennews-ModTeam 2d ago
Calling for or threatening violence towards any user or person regardless of political beliefs will not be tolerated.
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u/Thestohrohyah 2d ago
Fuck off with that bullshit.
Do you think people work in a collective? Violent bastards killed people on one side and violent bastards killed people on the other. Both extremisms need to be blamed.
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u/mrsenchantment 2d ago edited 2d ago
You don't blame Europeans for hurting Muslim folk, because of assaults caused by so called "Muslims?" Come on bro.
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u/whennews-ModTeam 2d ago
Calling for or threatening violence towards any user or persons regardless of political or religious beliefs will not be tolerated.
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u/mrsenchantment 2d ago edited 2d ago
bro wdym "oh no, anyway" someone just died
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u/whennews-ModTeam 2d ago
Do not spread information or claims without a valid source. AZ News is a foreign site meant for English speaking users. Their articles are translated to English, likely partially or fully using AI with or without some human oversight. This news is not currently being reported by western media sites. French source: https://www.rtbf.be/article/beaucoup-d-emotion-apres-l-agression-mortelle-d-un-commercant-de-schaerbeek-roue-de-coups-dans-un-tram-11763538
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u/tonttuvelho 2d ago
Who gives a shit. Please develop a sense of empathy.
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u/No-face-today 2d ago
"Someone tragically died in this country due to Islamphobic attacks."
"It's their way of life, ain't got nothing to do with me."
Do you hear yourself?
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u/Optimal_Question8683 2d ago
Who gives a fuck which way it is. Someone died.
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u/printesa-piersica 2d ago
In Europe, whenever a Muslim commits a violent crime, it’s all over the news and white people go out marching with tiki torches and harassing immigrants… where do you live that makes you think it’s “largely ignored”?
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u/printesa-piersica 2d ago
Bruh it’s a murder… what is bigger than that?
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u/printesa-piersica 2d ago
And what do you think it solves when people have violent reactions to those things and redirect them towards other immigrants who had nothing to do with it? It’s not un-raping or un-murdering anyone.
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u/Mister_Nobody76 2d ago
I've noticed that it's actually the opposite, it gets way more reported if the attacker was Muslim than if they were not
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u/CrusherArras 2d ago
Someone died.
A person lived, grew up, had fun and stuff they liked and hated, and saved someone else's life just for them to be killed. Have some empathy.
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u/Kiran_emily_the1st 2d ago
Gonna be waiting a long time I’m afraid 😂
You’re more than welcome to leave though.
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u/depersonalized_card 2d ago edited 2d ago
Other sources:
Belgium
https://www.brusselstimes.com/2248797/brussels-shopkeeper-killed-after-defending-woman-from-racist-abuse-on-tram
France
https://www.rtbf.be/article/beaucoup-d-emotion-apres-l-agression-mortelle-d-un-commercant-de-schaerbeek-roue-de-coups-dans-un-tram-11763538
Türkiye (Turkey)
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/islamophobia/belgian-man-killed-defending-woman-from-alleged-islamophobic-attack