Orlando shooter described as a regular at gay club Pulse by patrons

[oberliner]

Have people seen this story:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/orlando-shooter-reported-pulse-club-regular-patrons-article-1.2672445

It sort of flies in the face of the claim by the father that he saw two men kissing and that's what set him off.

According to this article, he not only regularly spent time at this and other gay bars, but he engaged in communication via apps designed for gay people to hook up.

There seems to be a lot more to this story that was originally reported, as is generally the case.

[targetpractice]

1. Perhaps, the rage over two men kissing was for his father's benefit...

Maybe pressure from his father (who seems to be a religious zealot) played a part of the the shooter's "radicalization."

[oberliner]

2. It seems possible that he was a closeted gay man

As some of the worst homophobes have tended to be.

[HooptieWagon]

3. It certainly would explain a lot.

[targetpractice]

5. America is about to learn all about Adam4Adam, Grindr, and Jack'd...

Apparently, he's had a profile on Adam4Adam since 2007 according to a guy interviewed by Chris Hayes.

Dan White murdered a gay man, Harvey Milk, and blamed it on Twinkies. Omar Mateen killed 50 gay people and uses ISIS as an excuse.

[brewens]

4. From what I understand, these radical Muslims should be insisting that young boys

wear those buhrka's or whatever they are called, to avoid temptation.