Heartbreaking

[kpete]

Pearly Young, 77, was killed today in #Buffalo shopping for groceries.

For 25 years she ran a pantry where every Saturday she fed people in Central Park. Every. Saturday.
She loved singing, dancing, & being with family.

She was mother, grandma, & missionary. Gone too soon 🕊

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[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. "A racially motivated hate crime is abhorrent to the very fabric of this nation."

This nation was built on countless racist "hate crimes." Not acknowledging that is part of the problem.

[intheflow]

9. Right on the money as usual, WhiskeyGrinder.

Individuals mean well but the system continues to operate as designed.

[Carlitos Brigante]

19. Indeed. Having read about this lady in the OP. I'd rather not comment

further. Because I feel pure rage right now. So I don't have anything helpful to add.

[Ferrets are Cool]

20. From the very first step onto the continent.

And it has not ceased after all these many years.

[LuckyLib]

47. Racially motivated hate crimes ARE the fabric of this nation.

Attempts by conservatives to pull various warp and weft threads of that fabric and pretend they were never a part of the piece has got us where we are today.

[SheltieLover]

2. RIP, Pearly!

[Achilleaze]

3. Rest in peace, Grandmother...and all the other victims

[ancianita]

4. RIP, Pearly Young.

[KS Toronado]

5. Always heartbreaking to hear of great people losing their lives.

[NJCher]

8. yes

It is we who will be the poorer.

[IronLionZion]

6. RIP Ms. Young

Thank you President Biden for acknowledging this as domestic terrorism.

[COL Mustard]

7. A good life, and a good soul

Erased by a piece of trash. What a waste.

[OverBurn]

10. Racism is going to be the downfall of this country.

[lastlib]

17. "going to be"? IS. Period.

We cannot be the America our founding document says we are until racism is eradicated. If that means eradicating the racists, then so be it.

[keithhs28]

25. Also, must eradicate...

...the Second Amendment!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

35. Yeah, good luck with that. nt

[Tumbulu]

40. Or at least the bizarro current interpretation of it!

Preposterous and outrageous, let alone fomenting insurrection and terrorism.

[soldierant]

30. So, in a sense,

we do want to replace them - not necessarily with minorities, though. White people who are not racists (or misogynists) will replace them just fine.

They could always reject racism (and misogyny) and become their own replacements if they chose to - and worked hard enough.

[wnylib]

32. It tore us apart once and is doing it again.

[BlueGreenLady]

11. So deeply saddening.

[colorado_ufo]

12. Just look at that sweet face.

[secondwind]

13. Good grief........

RIP

[efhmc]

14. That one made me cry.

It's getting harder and harder to be proud of my country.

[sarchasm]

15. .

[2Gingersnaps]

16. Does anyone else see the bitter irony in Texas allowing the parents of trans teens to be

investigated for child abuse, but how often is that done to the parents of these young white males with access to weapons of mass murder and ideology of hate? Eighteen years old!! Sure, Adam Lanza killed his mother along with all those children at Sandy Hook, but isn't it at the very least way past time to study the why so that there can be reasoned intervention before the fact?

As attributed to Groucho Marx, but actually said by Ernest Benn, ""Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

RIP Pearly Young, a giver.

[Karadeniz]

18. The shooter has damned his soul himself... what a psychopath has of a soul.

[Ferrets are Cool]

21. It is indeed heartbreaking to think of all the devastated people she has left behind because

of one sick motherfucking 18yr old that has been spoon-fed racists rants from his elders and swallowed them with voracity.

[musclecar6]

22. I don't understand

WTF difference does the color of one skin make? The only thing that makes any difference is does a person have a good heart. That’s all you need to know nothing more and it’s great if they are kind hearted and a giving person. This woman obviously was one of those people. I know many Black people just like her and I also know plenty of white people that are just like TFFG. Despicable.

[LudwigPastorius]

23. I believe the federal death penalty is warranted in this case. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

24. What is heartbreaking is how this has now surpassed the toll of 9 from the Charleston, SC massacre

an event that came to be considered the embodiment of all things "modern white supremacist" on a mission to commit genocide against black people. Because. Reasons... Until now.

Remember this guy?

[alfredo]

27. But but, Liberals are the violent ones

[pandr32]

26. Racially motivated hate crimes as well as worsening gun violence

In this case both together, but gun violence in America is an issue we also need to get real about. Ditto for hate crimes. Gawd--what a mess we have in this country.

[Demovictory9]

28. kick

[love_katz]

29. ......

[Cha]

31. 🤷‍♂️💕🤷‍♂️ T& TY Pres Biden

💙💛

[wnylib]

33. .

[Cozmo]

34. Let's not talk about this generic asshole who killed 10 people, we know his story already

I'd like to know about the victims we lost. God bless Pearly Young.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

36. Such a loss to her community, the nation,

the world and humanity.

God rest her soul.

[smirkymonkey]

37. Such a tragic loss.

It seems like all the good people leave this world too soon and too tragically, and the evil ones live forever and often at the expense of the rest of us.

And something has to be done about young white men in this country. I know its not ALL of them, but it is too many of them who are filled with hate and violence and it is minorities, immigrants, women and LGBTQs who suffer because of them. No more tolerance!!

Rest in Peace Pearly Young.

[Initech]

38. "We must do everything in our power to end hate-fueled domestic terrorism"

Let's start by canceling Tucker Carlson, yeah?

[AntiFascist]

39. This is the result of Trump, Fox News, Putin, and MAGA Republicans...shut them all down! n/t

[Just_Vote_Dem]

41. May she rest in power

And I am so, so tired of this evil...

[Emile]

42. So sad. .

[Joinfortmill]

43. We live among human beasts.

[niyad]

44. Rest in power, brave spirit.

[Novara]

45. "We must do everything in our power to end hate-fueled domestic terrorism"

How are we gonna do that, Joe, when one major political party - a party that has a lot of power in state governments - feeds and fuels the hate? When the "president" encourages it for four years in the public stage??

I knew damn well when the orange motherfucker was installed as president, his racism and hate would damage the country. I just didn't know how badly. We have these insane organizations spewing hatred of everyone who isn't white and christian. We have people threatening to kill school boards! Election officials! We have gun violence and mass shootings as a fucking constant.

How in fuck's name do you put that slime back under the rock it slithered out from under?

[MustLoveBeagles]

46. RIP