Shooting in Washington D.C.

[dreVol]

Yes, you did. In the article I've seen both the FBI and the local police say they are investigating and will interview people to find out if the crime can be classified as a hate crime or politically motivated so as to subject the suspect to additional charges.

I am sure that right now the Breitbart, the Fox, and the Drudge people are scouring the countryside for any evidence that the suspect sat down on a piece of paper that at one point was posted in the same neighborhood as a guy whose bus passed a cat belonging to a guy who once stepped on an acorn so as to attribute it to food stamp recipients.

in other words, applying the same standards of journalism as ABC following the Aurora, CO shooting?

edit: ABC

 

[lawgator1]

you mean like ABC did with Holmes and the Tea Party?

Sure, and they got bit**slapped for it. I think after the Arizona incident the LEO community is getting to be a little more careful about jumping to conclusions. The Batman shooting seems more about looney tunes than anything else because its not like he targeted a racial, ethnic, or religious group. The Sikh temple shooting, by a white supremacist dude, I'd say more likely to be federally prosecuted on that score.

 

[BeecherVol]

Can we find a distinction with the perp? Will this fall under white terrorist, or something else?

 

[dreVol]

Can we find a distinction with the perp? Will this fall under white terrorist, or something else?

the shooter is black if I'm not mistaken

 

[BigPapaVol]

the shooter is black if I'm not mistaken

Then it's unlikely

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

All non-self-defense violence is pretty much senseless.

Reports are that he made some anti-FRC comments. Depends on what they are. If he said "I hate the FRC because you don't have adequate parking" that wouldn't be a hate crime, imo.

Really?
Lets hope that after the shooting they improve their parking at the location... just in case.

 

[volfanjustin]

He should be charged with a hate crime.

An FBI affidavit in the investigation of a shooting Wednesday at the downtown Washington, D.C., offices of the Family Research Council says the accused gunman uttered a statement to the effect of, "I don't like your politics," before reaching into a backpack for a handgun and opening fire

"Don't shoot me, it was not about you, it was what this place stands for."

Corkins had volunteered recently at a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people

The accused gunman's parents also told the FBI that their son held "strong opinions with respect to those who do not treat homosexuals in a fair manner," the affidvit said.

Read more: Accused gunman ripped Family Research Council policies before opening fire, sources say | Fox News

 

[OrangeYankee]

Why does every shooting have to be turned into some cheap shot political debate? Does this guy's actions mean that all gays and/or left leaning folk are killers who will gun down anyone who doesn't agree with them? Hardly.

Just like CO and AZ had nothing to do with the Tea Party, Conservatives, or any other "white" movement as a whole either.

 

[lawgator1]

Why does every shooting have to be turned into some cheap shot political debate? Does this guy's actions mean that all gays and/or left leaning folk are killers who will gun down anyone who doesn't agree with them? Hardly.

Just like CO and AZ had nothing to do with the Tea Party, Conservatives, or any other "white" movement as a whole either.

No, you can't condemn all conservative whites for the actions of those who have gone after minorities any more than you can condemn all Muslims for the acts of Islamic terrorists.

The earnest debate comes when you have some organized political group promoting intolerance as part of their program. Now, that doesn't mean that disliking Obama makes an organization responsible for the Arizona shooting.

And in fact I doubt that you can fairly say that an individual's actions can be attributed even to harsh rhetoric. It would be better for all concerned, however, if those who hold some sway over such groups urges the membership to keep things in perspective.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Are they really asking if it is a hate crime?

Is the Family Research Council shooting a hate crime? | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

 

[OrangeYankee]

No, you can't condemn all conservative whites for the actions of those who have gone after minorities any more than you can condemn all Muslims for the acts of Islamic terrorists.

The earnest debate comes when you have some organized political group promoting intolerance as part of their program. Now, that doesn't mean that disliking Obama makes an organization responsible for the Arizona shooting.

And in fact I doubt that you can fairly say that an individual's actions can be attributed even to harsh rhetoric. It would be better for all concerned, however, if those who hold some sway over such groups urges the membership to keep things in perspective.

Right but in all honesty here you could clearly turn the tables and say the same about the LGBT community here. Love 'em or hate 'em, it doesn't matter, the targets of their ire have a right to their personal opinion, and the LGBT community are intolerant of those who don't hold the same views as themselves and one of theirs acted out on that intolerance.

 

[OrangeYankee]

Are they really asking if it is a hate crime?

Is the Family Research Council shooting a hate crime? | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

Hate Crime is seriously one of the worst words to ever grace the American Political Landscape, but if we have to have it smashed over our head every time a minority is violated in some way, I do believe the shoe fits here as well.