The unnamed woman was “paying no mind” to the atrocity unfolding in front of her. Because only a monster could walk by a scene like the one that unfolded on the bridge without batting an eye. (Of course, observers noted, the Muslim woman wasn’t the only one on her phone.) It happened to Anas Modamani, a 19-year-old Syrian who snapped a selfie with a woman he vaguely recognized from the news. Just this week, a social media user with ties to the French far-right shared a video that showed a man hitting two nurses.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2017 09:56 UTC