Buffalo police commissioner Joseph Gramaglia on Sunday shared new details about the whereabouts of the suspect connected to a fatal shooting at a supermarket that killed 11 people who were Black. The mass shooting is being investigated as a hate crime and the suspect may face a domestic terrorism charge, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said.
Speaking as a white person: The fortitude and grace of the black community shine through in these situations that are repeatedly thrust onto them by this sick society. If the tables were turned, white people would go straight-up fucking nuts into all-out conflagration. At least a certain segment would. Hell, they’re doing it now, all for imaginary reasons.
Yet again a young white male mass shooter is taken into custody by police. Lucky for him he wasn’t an unarmed black driver trying to produce his driver’s license during a traffic stop.
It would be comforting to believe that this evil, sickening act would cause the political cult that supports racism and violence to lose votes in upcoming elections. Comforting, but largely unrealistic. How many votes will it cost the fascistgop? Not nearly fucking enough.
Our best hope is that the continued racism and violence will energize the significant majority who have had enough of this hatred and will get them all to the polls. We don’t need the support of any cult member if we can get all decent citizens to vote.
Maybe TPM might consider following the Standards and Practices Editor of NPR in his note today, about how NPR is avoiding the use of the term “manifesto” to dignify the kid’s scribblings.
“The word ‘manifesto,’ ” Memmott wrote, “also may elevate such a statement, in the eyes of those who might want to copy this person’s actions, to something more than it might really have been.”
That warning holds true today. A “manifesto” can also be seen as a call to action. There are many words, “statement” “screed” and simply “writings” that come to mind to accurately characterize the online document without giving it the implied importance of “manifesto.”
Not using the word “Manifesto” in no way deprives our audience of information, it helps deprive the shooter of the platform he was looking for.
He found a platform: Twitch. Dithering about what to call his written evidence after the fact seems a little silly to me.
To the extent that one of the definitions of manifesto is a call to action, I think it’s responsible journalism to use one of the many other words that could be used.
This guy is an idiot…
At least this time we have the perp’s “mind set” in hand. As opposed to trump who encouraged a violent overthrow of his own government while he was head of state. That right there hasta be unique. Lawyers question what was in trump’s head on 1/6/21 … I do not. And as for this 18 yr old murdering psychopathic kid… I cannot post what I think of him because I’d likely get banned.
This is me assuming that the kid was in public school:
It’s been a minute since I was in HS, but looking at the Susquehanna Valley School Dist. calendar, it’s poorly done I might say, this 18 y/o should have been in class on Friday.
Where did his parents think was?
manifesto: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
Looks like responsible journalism to me.
Could be they bought the guns for him.
And taught him how to modify them.
--Evil Triumphs When Good Women and Men Do Nothing--
I wish someone would legally go after Tucker Carlson and his associates and management Supporters at Fox for this stuff.
Yes they could of bought him the guns, but wouldn’t you, if you’re a parent, be a tad concerned if your son is gone on school day, and his weapons are also gone?
Perhaps we should start labeling attacks like these as “Tucker Carlson inspired” or just a “Tucker attack” or something of the sort. In other words, give Tucker and the rest of FOX their due credit for what they’re doing.
Unless they’d said “Have a nice day in Buffalo son”
Why did this kid choose Buffalo? Were there no near by grocery stores he could shoot up? Did it require he drive three hours to find POC to shoot? That right there drives holes in his “replacement theory B.S.”.
Disclosure: I haven’t read the thing.
I think there’s a fine line between manifesto – implying a kind of legitimate policy position – and the confession of a premeditating murderer.
I agree with @zenicetus In this instance, I think the media is lazily reverting to thoughtless glorification of an irrational mind.
And, your son has your vehicle over night.