The murder of three americans muslims students tuesday at Chapel Hill in North Carolina, by a gunman claiming to be an atheist and enemy of all religions, continues to cause a stir in the United States. President Obama spoke friday to convict a brutal and atrocious act.
Barack Obama, who was criticized by turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his silence on the matter, in a statement, said that no one should ever be targeted because of who he is, his appearance or his belief. The triple murder caused great excitement among muslims americans. More than a thousand, including some from other states as that of North Carolina, attended the funerals of young people thursday, February 12th. They do not believe, as stated by the wife of the shooter, Craig Stephen Hicks, the pattern of the triple murder was a dispute over a parking space. Most think it is because of their religion that students were shot.
Arsalan Iftikhar, an advocate for civil rights, said that there was a double standard in the treatment of the case by the media and the government: "If a muslim was executed three white students and was told that it was because of a parking space, most americans would have thought it was a joke". He therefore welcomed Barack Obama has ordered the FBI to investigate to determine if it is a hate crime. In this case, Hicks, 46, who voluntarily surrendered to the local police, would be tried in federal court. 
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