I knew that the shooter in Washington wasn't Hispanic

[senseandsensibility]

Shame on them for saying he was with no proof except "darkness." Disgusting.

[doc03]

1. Well what was he? nt

[senseandsensibility]

2. Apparently, Turkish.

There is difference.

[uppityperson]

3. Did you know him or are you psychic?

[Warpy]

5. I agree the OP is wretched

but remembering TV call letters from last night netted this:

OAK HARBOR, Wash. -- A man suspected of killing five people at Burlington's Cascade Mall Friday night has been arrested in Oak Harbor after a 20-hour manhunt.

The Washington State Patrol identified the suspect as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin. Cetin is originally from Adana, Turkey, according to his Facebook page, and graduated in 2015 from Oak Harbor High School. Authorities said Cetin was a legal permanent resident of the United States.

http://komonews.com/news/local/sheriffs-office-person-of-interest-arrested-in-cascade-mall-shooting

I knew he wasn't Hispanic, too.

[uppityperson]

6. It's somewhat local so have been following, here's an article

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/police-mistakenly-describe-cascade-mall-shooting-suspect-as-hispanic-protests-erupt-on-twitter/

[Warpy]

8. Yeah, I live in Hispanic Central (NM) so I knew

and I have no idea why the false information was released, maybe some bigot on the police force who thinks anyone who isn't pale white has got to be a Mexican. Idiots. They might have caught him in fewer than 20 hours without that idiotic leap of illogic.

[senseandsensibility]

9. So why is my OP wretched?

eom

[Warpy]

10. No real information

and no link.

This is DU, not Twitter.

[senseandsensibility]

11. Wow.

You have a very loose definition of wretched.

[LisaL]

4. I guess they couldn't figure out right from the start he was of Turkish origin.

[senseandsensibility]

7. Guess not. But they could

figure out he was "Hispanic." When he wasn't.

[underthematrix]

12. I think that was an intentional misdirect by law enforcement

probably a tactical decision until they caught suspect. It was clear from the images he was not Hispanic.

Here's a link http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/teen-cancer-survivor-among-mall-shooting-victims-search-for-gunman-continues/

The shooter may or may not be Muslim. I stated on another post about the shooter that at least two of the victims were his family members. The above link which includes the names of the victims does not state that.

The shooter was born in Turkey and is a PERMANENT LEGAL US Resident. He is NOT allowed to VOTE in US elections.

Now this last detail is important because on his twitter page he indicates support for Hillary and that he will vote for her but he can't vote. This incident gets crazier and crazier.

[LisaL]

14. Victims were not his family members.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

15. Or a simple mistake with no racial animus involved

Eyewitnesses, likely running and ducking for their life

[uppityperson]

18. The victims were not family members. Family members of the victims were interviewed. Here's names

Sarai Lara , 16, cancer survivor
Belinda Galde, 64
Beatrice Dotson, 95, mother of Belinda Galde
Shayla Martin, 57, not officially claimed but witnesses say she was killed, family says is missing
Chuck Eagan, shot helping his wife up after she fell while they ran

Detectives do not know whether Cetin had a connection with any of the victims.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/teen-cancer-survivor-among-mall-shooting-victims-search-for-gunman-continues/

[MADem]

13. Cameron Diaz is "Hispanic."

She doesn't have much of that "darkness" either.

Of course, not all Turks have much "darkness" -- in fact, most do not.

Skin shade can be very variable within cultures and ethnicities--I really think they ought to just change the categorization/description terminology and just say what they see, not what they think--white/pale/freckled/tanned/swarthy, caramel, brown, dark brown, ORANGE....etc. With video cameras everywhere, we can get pictures up and distributed and people can draw their own conclusions.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Is that you, Donald?

[Bucky]

17. How could you have known that?