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In reply to the discussion: Okay, Donald. The Munich guy was mentally ill. [View all]uppityperson
(115,677 posts)31. Even though it's been reported he didn't do this for a religious reason, your "common sense" makes
tells you otherswise?
I think what you are calling "common sense" is instead assumptions based on minimal facts but prejudices and rumor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/world/europe/munich-shooting-attack.html?_r=0
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But unlike those two attacks, the one in Munich appeared, based on initial evidence, to have no overt links to the Islamic State or other terrorist groups, officials said Saturday. Nor did it seem to be directly linked to the wave of migration that has fueled racial, ethnic and religious tensions in Germany and across Europe.
Instead, according to accounts by the police, prosecutors, and neighbors and schoolmates of Mr. Sonboly, this most recent assault appeared to be of a less ideological and more personal sort: a sudden, violent outlet for a quietly troubled young man.
There were indications that Mr. Sonbolys rampage might not have been entirely without political overtones. It was carried out on the fifth anniversary of a massacre in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people. Asked about a possible link based on the date, the Munich police chief, Hubertus Andrä, said that this connection is obvious and was part of their investigation.
But unlike those two attacks, the one in Munich appeared, based on initial evidence, to have no overt links to the Islamic State or other terrorist groups, officials said Saturday. Nor did it seem to be directly linked to the wave of migration that has fueled racial, ethnic and religious tensions in Germany and across Europe.
Instead, according to accounts by the police, prosecutors, and neighbors and schoolmates of Mr. Sonboly, this most recent assault appeared to be of a less ideological and more personal sort: a sudden, violent outlet for a quietly troubled young man.
There were indications that Mr. Sonbolys rampage might not have been entirely without political overtones. It was carried out on the fifth anniversary of a massacre in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people. Asked about a possible link based on the date, the Munich police chief, Hubertus Andrä, said that this connection is obvious and was part of their investigation.
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Even though it's been reported he didn't do this for a religious reason, your "common sense" makes
uppityperson
Jul 2016
#31
Most media are saying he yelled "I am German" and more about being bullied. Not what was previously
uppityperson
Jul 2016
#32
Yes and I'm sure based on that Christian social media would be posting videos
former9thward
Jul 2016
#21