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Arazi

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57. I watched it. It came up on my Twitter tl minutes into the attack
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 10:37 PM
Mar 2019

I thought it wasn't real tbh. The music, the stupid call out to Pewdiepie, the laughter, then the murders - know that the video is blurry and completely out of focus. The murderer/terrorist is moving so fast the camera never has a chance to focus so the "gore porn" aspect isn't present other than the horror of blurry bodies falling.

The video on my feed was about 3 minutes. I honestly thought it was a gamer stunt at first. What struck me besides the killing was the writing on the weapon. It's visible but blurry.

I watched it in confusion then started getting the details on my tl and yes, was utterly repulsed once I knew it was real- I never got a link to the video again.

I'm not happy this passed my way, but there are certain aspects that can't be adequately articulated unless you've seen it. His malice. His glee. His deliberate and prominent display of the rifles with their messages - its sophisticated and crafted for social media. Socmed experts need to watch it so these can be torn apart as the altright propaganda that they are.

Finally, it's so slick I thought it was a video game segment at first. Unless this guy was a socmed genius, someone helped him craft it before he took the script and played it out. THAT is critical. Who helped him? Unless you see the video, youd never even think to ask that question imo and it may be why the authorities were able to so quickly find the other 2 potential suspect

+1 nitpicker Mar 2019 #1
At this point though... ck4829 Mar 2019 #3
Just say no to death porn. (n/t) Iggo Mar 2019 #2
Thank you, and I add it's not censorship to have this video be made illegal ck4829 Mar 2019 #4
Can we avoid the Newspeak please? localroger Mar 2019 #35
It's not Newspeak. Hekate Mar 2019 #41
The word censorship means what it means. Mariana Mar 2019 #42
I don't know. Blue_true Mar 2019 #53
Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #5
"Virtue signaling"? 2016 called, it wants that lame right wing smear back. ck4829 Mar 2019 #6
It's not a left/right issue pintobean Mar 2019 #7
So in other words... ck4829 Mar 2019 #10
From the BBC nitpicker Mar 2019 #8
I think that the people who commit acts like this and LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #9
I wouldn't watch even if I came across a link which I have not. I can't SammyWinstonJack Mar 2019 #11
I have no desire to watch snuff porn... Raster Mar 2019 #12
I have to disagree entirely CTAtheist Mar 2019 #13
If it's out of curiousity and when it was breaking news, that's one thing ck4829 Mar 2019 #14
You're wrong, per my original statement. Nothing more to add. -nt CTAtheist Mar 2019 #15
Cool, thanks for stopping the rationalizng ck4829 Mar 2019 #16
It's not rationalizing CTAtheist Mar 2019 #17
What happened to "Nothing more to add"? ck4829 Mar 2019 #20
You're entitled to your opinion. CTAtheist Mar 2019 #21
And that's what I said in the end... ck4829 Mar 2019 #23
That's fair. CTAtheist Mar 2019 #27
I'm "prejudging". And do you think I care about that? ck4829 Mar 2019 #29
How far would you take that line of thought? (reply to #29, not #27) Rainbow Droid Mar 2019 #33
I am completely aware of what I am saying ck4829 Mar 2019 #34
I have done everything to avoid even seeing a link UpInArms Mar 2019 #25
OGMAFB. There is ONE survival tip for situations like this. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #36
That is exactly what happened. SQUEE Mar 2019 #37
50 human beings... now just 6 "tips" ck4829 Mar 2019 #38
I never said any of those things. SQUEE Mar 2019 #45
I'm sorry. Someone has to be vile, I am finding out where I lie, finding out how to be horrible ck4829 Mar 2019 #56
Can you share them here? cwydro Mar 2019 #40
And that's what so many people do when they're caught with child porn ck4829 Mar 2019 #39
Poor people. Fricken hateful son of a bitch. Chin music Mar 2019 #18
One big reason to not watch it exboyfil Mar 2019 #19
True and there's also a major distinction in the Till case ck4829 Mar 2019 #22
Americans are so desensitized to violence redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #24
I have no interest in watching malaise Mar 2019 #26
I know where it is, would never in a million years dewsgirl Mar 2019 #28
K&R stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #30
I have seen posters here admit that they watched it. Appalling. Tipperary Mar 2019 #31
I'm just horrified ck4829 Mar 2019 #32
I have to disagree flotsam Mar 2019 #43
Basically agree. Turin_C3PO Mar 2019 #44
Sort of like a train wreck - it's horrible, yet people can't turn away. backscatter712 Mar 2019 #46
I am surprised how many people here dumbcat Mar 2019 #47
It's a snuff film canetoad Mar 2019 #48
I may be totally wrong, Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #49
I flat out refuse to watch it. Initech Mar 2019 #50
No one is forced to watch it. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #51
I have seen the idea treestar Mar 2019 #52
+1... ADX Mar 2019 #54
In some ways, I think we should MAKE people watch it. bitterross Mar 2019 #55
I watched it. It came up on my Twitter tl minutes into the attack Arazi Mar 2019 #57
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