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An incomplete list of things I do not ever need to hear or read about a shooter again, especially one who targets women:
I do not need to hear that he snapped, lost it or had a bad day.
After he has taken the lives of six or eight or 14 other people, I am not inclined to care what kind of day he had.
I do not need to hear that he was heartbroken over a woman who dumped him/rejected him/ignored him. It is not the responsibility of women to pay attention to men to make sure those men do not shoot other people.
I do not particularly care whether his family was shocked.
I do not particularly care whether he did not resist arrest.
I do not need to hear about how he was a churchgoer, unless that revelation also comes with an acknowledgment that some faiths have historically taught such horrifying messages of misogyny and female subservience that he went to church is as much of an explanation as an expression of dumbfoundedness.
What kind of church? Is it a place where non-heterosexual people are viewed as sinful? Where purity culture twists normal desires into malignance? Where premarital sex is seen as such a moral failing that girls believe they are worthless if they have it? Where boys believe they should blame girls for making them want it at all?
I definitely do not need to hear about how he struggled with temptation.
More at the link. Things she wants to hear about are domestic abuse/violence and politicians increasing funding for mental health instead of cutting budgets.
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)Treefrog
(4,170 posts)IronLionZion
(45,580 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)thank you
Biophilic
(3,713 posts)crickets
(25,987 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)calimary
(81,550 posts)I don't care what kind of excuse he offers.
Or what kind of "bad day" he had. He personally made sure his victims and their families all had WORSE.
Lord Ludd
(585 posts)as a reason, if it hasn't been used already.
love_katz
(2,585 posts)maxsolomon
(33,432 posts)Without that sort of detail, nothing distinguishes one White Terrorist Rampage Shooting from another.
It's the same damn story over and over. Mental illness, Anomie, and easy access to Semi-Automatic Firearms.
And we're not going to do a damn thing about any of them.
speak easy
(9,341 posts)that they were in a state of psychosis.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Men have long hated women for what they perceive is womens power. Sexual desire is translated into women creating it and using it as power over men.
Its crazy thinking.
speak easy
(9,341 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)iluvtennis
(19,885 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,572 posts)I don't know why people feel the need to give the story any oxygen at all?