02-18-2017, 12:11 PM
It was Islamic leaders who reported Cummings to LE when he was acting strangely and before he killed anyone, MS. If he was radicalized, it was in opposition to their principles, not in accordance with them.
I'm all for fighting against radical Islamic violence, including more focus on tackling internet self-radicalization sites. But, the vast majority of radical killers in North America are not Muslim and aren't any better than Muslim killers.
Robert Lewis Dear, the radical who killed 3 strangers at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, did not practice Islam --he claims to have killed in the name of Christian principles. The Canadian shooter who recently killed six people at the Muslim mosque did not practice Islam; he appears to have killed for radical anti-immigrant nationalist principles. Dylann Roof who killed 9 people at a Baptist church did not practice Islam; his radical motive for killing was to protect white American society from black people.
Extremism and radicalization are promoted from a variety of ideologies and sources -- all dangerous and more easily spread via the internet.
I'm all for fighting against radical Islamic violence, including more focus on tackling internet self-radicalization sites. But, the vast majority of radical killers in North America are not Muslim and aren't any better than Muslim killers.
Robert Lewis Dear, the radical who killed 3 strangers at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, did not practice Islam --he claims to have killed in the name of Christian principles. The Canadian shooter who recently killed six people at the Muslim mosque did not practice Islam; he appears to have killed for radical anti-immigrant nationalist principles. Dylann Roof who killed 9 people at a Baptist church did not practice Islam; his radical motive for killing was to protect white American society from black people.
Extremism and radicalization are promoted from a variety of ideologies and sources -- all dangerous and more easily spread via the internet.