11-29-2015, 01:48 PM
MASS SHOOTING AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD, COLORADO SPRINGS -- UPDATE
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The shooter, ^ Robert Lewis Dear - 57, is originally from South Carolina. He reportedly moved to Colorado in 2000 and lived in a remote trailer with a woman and two dogs; no water or electricity.
Record: in addition to numerous traffic violations, Dear has been arrested for domestic violence against is ex-wife, was charged with peeping tomism by another woman, and went to trial for alleged animal cruelty. He was not convicted of any of those charges.
Police are being cautious about ascribing motive at this point, but it has been confirmed that Dear made the statement, "no more baby parts" in his early remarks to police. It's looking like Dear has political motives.
In the aftermath, I've read and heard two related lines of commentary:
1. This was a case of 'domestic terrorism' and the GOP rhetoric (particularly Fiorina's false claims about the anti-abortion sting video content) is fueling the hate and violence.
2. If Dear had been black, Dear would be dead. Some observers are noting how white perpetrators who kill civilians and police in high profile cases are often apprehended and charged, while black subjects/perps who haven't assaulted anyone are instead killed quickly.
The shooter, ^ Robert Lewis Dear - 57, is originally from South Carolina. He reportedly moved to Colorado in 2000 and lived in a remote trailer with a woman and two dogs; no water or electricity.
Record: in addition to numerous traffic violations, Dear has been arrested for domestic violence against is ex-wife, was charged with peeping tomism by another woman, and went to trial for alleged animal cruelty. He was not convicted of any of those charges.
Police are being cautious about ascribing motive at this point, but it has been confirmed that Dear made the statement, "no more baby parts" in his early remarks to police. It's looking like Dear has political motives.
In the aftermath, I've read and heard two related lines of commentary:
1. This was a case of 'domestic terrorism' and the GOP rhetoric (particularly Fiorina's false claims about the anti-abortion sting video content) is fueling the hate and violence.
2. If Dear had been black, Dear would be dead. Some observers are noting how white perpetrators who kill civilians and police in high profile cases are often apprehended and charged, while black subjects/perps who haven't assaulted anyone are instead killed quickly.