Summary: Monday morning at Ohio State University a student hit a group of pedestrians with his car that began attacking them with a butcher knife. An campus police officer responded to the situation quickly by shooting and killing the attacker. None of the victims were reported to be dead and they are expected to recover smoothly. The attacker was revealed to be Abdul Razak Ali Artan who had been interviewed by the school newspaper back in August and discussed his experiences being a Muslim.
Analysis: In the interview with Abdul Razak Ali Artan he shared how difficult it was for him to practice his religion with being judged or having people think he was a terrorist. That was back in August and now he has committed this attack, which leaves many people wondering what triggered this offense.
Synthesis: Since Abdul Razak Ali Artan was a Muslim the image of those who share his religion will almost definitely become even more distorted. Many people, which was very much so demonstrated throughout the presidential campaign, are quick to stereotype a Muslim as a terrorist.
Source;Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 11 hospitalized after campus attack - CNN.com
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