Esteban Santiago’s ethnicity and race is being discussed on social media. Santiago is American. He was born in New Jersey. His parents are both Puerto Rican. Esteban killed five people and injured eight at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport. On Friday, January 7, 2017 at 1 PM, he began shooting random people in a Delta Airlines baggage claim area.
Witnesses report that Santiago was wearing a blue Star Wars shirt. Santiago is a 26-year-old who fought in the Iraq war. The nation’s racial tension is being exposed. This week, the black teens that kidnapped a white Donald Trump supporter made headlines, leading to a heated debate regarding racial double standards.
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In November 2016, Esteban entered a FBI building in Anchorage, Alaska and explained that voices in his head were telling him to fight for ISIS.
#EstebanSantiago is Muslim member of our military #5 arrested for plotting or carrying out a terror attack since 2015#FtLauderdaleShooting pic.twitter.com/qOeIPsn6sG— Project Purge 🇺🇸 (@_ProjectPurge) January 6, 2017
The FBI sent Santiago to a psychiatric hospital where I think he should have stayed. He cried out for help but didn’t receive it.
We believe we have identified #EstebanSantiago. We believe he posted on a forum for downloading Islamic jihadi videos in 2007. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/r44Fo5LDIP— WeSearchr (@wesearchr) January 6, 2017
CNN used a black and white image of Esteban, in an attempt to reduce the racial tension surrounding the incident.
Notice how CNN used a black & white photo of Fort Lauderdale suspect #EstebanSantiago and cropped pic so it wouldn’t show ISIS finger sign! pic.twitter.com/WgZJSFleIg— Tennessee GOP (@TEN_GOP) January 6, 2017
A Twitter user referred to Santiago as a “white Hispanic” and broke the Internet:
For some reason this guy looks more like a terrorist than a “white Hispanic.” Maybe it’s just me.. #EstebanSantiago #Ftlauderdaleshooting pic.twitter.com/GJ9rbYzY08— Steve Hirsch (@Stevenwhirsch99) January 6, 2017
The racial tension in America is worsening and we must do something about it. What do you think we should do to reduce the racial tension in the United States and around the world? Share Your thoughts in the comment section below.