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No comment necessary. (Found on facebook) (Original Post) UrbScotty Jul 2012 OP
Point very well taken. southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #1
Correction: TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #2
Well to be fair JAbuchan08 Jul 2012 #7
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #3
Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Jul 2012 #5
So far defending Romney on this boat and terra - TBF Jul 2012 #6
Do you have a link? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #4
I think this type of post encourages racism - it works both ways. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #8
Yes, pointing out systemic racism "encourages racism" Scootaloo Jul 2012 #12
+1 lunasun Jul 2012 #30
I'm certain you think that is true. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #32
Not only that, chervilant Jul 2012 #9
Only terrorism if the last name is Hamza and you use pistols. Forgot username Jul 2012 #10
Pretty much what I hear from gun "enthusiasts" where I live. Hoyt Jul 2012 #11
Actually, I've been wondering why this type of crime is predominately white. JohnnyRingo Jul 2012 #13
I usually associate "thug" with a previous repetitive violent criminal record. progress2k12nbynd Jul 2012 #14
He looks mental. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #15
Everyone looks "mental" in Jail Orange. n/t dogknob Jul 2012 #19
That picture is from his high school yearbook. Pat Riot Jul 2012 #28
Looks crazy to me too. pam4water Jul 2012 #26
I think maybe it's the smile limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #27
Check out his hair. It looks like he has little horns. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #29
it's all mental illness to me. nt tomp Jul 2012 #16
Very well said. kellytore Jul 2012 #17
indeed, that is exactly how it works Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #18
No Comment Needed...is Correct; amerciti001 Jul 2012 #20
One of my FB friends posted this one BklnDem75 Jul 2012 #21
yep heaven05 Jul 2012 #22
What about asian? Quantess Jul 2012 #23
let em go they're in an over-generalization frenzy leftyohiolib Jul 2012 #33
Cho got lumped under Generically Crazy too. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #37
Governor called him a terrorist Astrad Jul 2012 #24
My sociology professor from undergraduate school posted this on his Facebook page davidpdx Jul 2012 #25
SIGH n/t Duval Jul 2012 #31
So, Scotty, what do you think it is? Tobin S. Jul 2012 #34
K & R Scurrilous Jul 2012 #35
yep cause it seems only White* people are lone gunman types azurnoir Jul 2012 #36

TrollBuster9090

(5,953 posts)
2. Correction:
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 08:39 PM
Jul 2012

If you're white, it's an "isolated incident" which shouldn't be addressed by any sort of legislation.

(Except, possibly, legislation REQUIRING EVERYBODY to own guns. Yes, the right wing gun nuts have actually proposed, and ENACTED that one in certain small towns here and there. You can just hear all the crackpots already whining that "if several people in that theatre were ARMED that guy would have been shot dead on the spot, and not had the chance to kill so many people. Uh...forgetting the fact that this asshole was dressed from head to foot in kevlar body armor, which you can also buy at any "sporting goods" store.)

JAbuchan08

(3,046 posts)
7. Well to be fair
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:49 PM
Jul 2012

Kevlar protects against the penetration of the bullet, not the force of the impact. Really the greater danger of hhaving a bunch of armed yahoos "defending" themselves is that of crossfire.

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Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
12. Yes, pointing out systemic racism "encourages racism"
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 12:50 AM
Jul 2012

Much better to just pretend there's no racism at all - it keeps white liberals comfortable to pretend.

Forgot username

(15 posts)
10. Only terrorism if the last name is Hamza and you use pistols.
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 11:06 PM
Jul 2012

If your name is Holmes, and you use shotguns rifles and 100 round magazines, how could it be terrorism? Every Real American must have a 100 round magazine for your AR 15, for hunting prairie dogs.

JohnnyRingo

(18,580 posts)
13. Actually, I've been wondering why this type of crime is predominately white.
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 01:04 AM
Jul 2012

There was the Asian kid at Virginia Tech, but time after time, when there's a senseless mass killing with semi-automatic rifles there seems to be a white guy on the trigger. Very seldom do we read of a black person or a Hispanic going on a random shooting spree.

I considered that it may be an economic issue, where some minorities can't afford an expensive assault rifle, but even a couple cheap 9mm pistols with extra mags could give the same result.

African American gang members have been known for killing innocent bystanders during drive-by shootings, but it isn't the kind of non-personal murders like when someone just walks into a building and starts shooting people they don't know. There very seldom seems to be even a political point in these murders, they just want to kill people. Then usually themelves.

 

progress2k12nbynd

(221 posts)
14. I usually associate "thug" with a previous repetitive violent criminal record.
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 01:05 AM
Jul 2012

...i.e. somone that probably shouldn't have still been on the streets. Does he have one?

Pat Riot

(446 posts)
28. That picture is from his high school yearbook.
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 03:33 PM
Jul 2012

He looks even more "mental" in the picture I saw today. His hair was jail orange.

amerciti001

(158 posts)
20. No Comment Needed...is Correct;
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 08:29 AM
Jul 2012

by the fact that James Eagan Holmes, is White- makes this less of a terrorism motive, or the fact that he was not Black, less thuggish, gives comfort to the mental illness scenario, which now makes it as an easy way to explain away the real motives of this senseless rampage. What I find most distressing is that this guy was studying- nueroscience? Really! I guess as a researcher of this field he could start with himself?

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
25. My sociology professor from undergraduate school posted this on his Facebook page
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 10:13 AM
Jul 2012

His research deals with hate crimes and has been interviewed by the media a number of times.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
34. So, Scotty, what do you think it is?
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 06:58 PM
Jul 2012

An intelligent young man with a bright future in front of him, and basically a free ride, suddenly decides to throw it all away and commit one of the worst crimes in American history. Yeah, that seems sane.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
36. yep cause it seems only White* people are lone gunman types
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 07:22 PM
Jul 2012

some Asians too but you'll have to note it depends on the exact nationality

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