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In reply to the discussion: the tradition of blaming the victim [View all]DhhD
(4,695 posts)This same kind of behavior in given to students walking through the hall going to class or lunch or out of the building toward home. The student is holding books, etc. just trying to carry on with his/her own business until confronted and hit or pushed off the path of success/pursuit of happiness. Hate and/or racism is the reason. Hate stems from hating one's circumstances. Telling them to not pursue or stop does nothing to change the circumstances as the bully wanted to do it anyway. Using a gun means passing the point of stopping the victim's pursuit of happiness/minding one's own business; it means ending one's life by taking away their right to live, be successfully, be happy. This is just like the shooter's on school and college campuses only this happened on a sidewalk during cold weather where one needed a hoodie.