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November 29, 2015

Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Is Part Of A Frightening Trend

Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Is Part Of A Frightening Trend
Is this the next stage of anti-abortion violence in America?

Chloe Angyal, The Huffington Post

A gunman opened fire in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday, the latest in a string of attacks at the health care provider's clinics this year.

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, who surrendered to authorities after an hourslong standoff, appears to have been motivated by opposition to abortion. Abortion clinics have long been the targets of violence, including bombings, anthrax scares and mass blockades. This year alone, arsonists attacked four Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington, California, Illinois and Louisiana.

In October, NARAL Pro-Choice America launched a petition urging the FBI to investigate the arson attacks, stating that “they’re perpetrated by an extreme minority that’s committed to ruling through fear and intimidation” and urging the FBI to treat them with the gravity warranted by domestic terrorism.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting_5658f9b1e4b072e9d1c1f5b6
November 28, 2015

Mayor hints at motive in fatal shooting at Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic

Mayor hints at motive in fatal shooting at Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic
By JENNIFER SHUTT and NOLAN D. MCCASKILL 11/27/15 04:16 PM EST Updated 11/28/15 09:06 AM EST

Three people were killed and nine injured on Friday at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic in a mass shooting and standoff that the organization at first suggested was "domestic terrorism" before replacing that language with "horrific tragedy."

The mayor of Colorado Springs, John Suthers, on Saturday said authorities aren't ready to discuss a possible motive of the gunman but people can make "inferences from where it took place."


http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/shooting-reported-at-colorado-planned-parenthood-216230

How the hell does this crime go from domestic terrorism to horrific tragedy? It looks like a coverup by the news media.

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