The University of Washington Just Avoided a Repeat of the Isla Vista Mass Shooting [View all]
The news: A University of Washington student has been arrested by authorities after he allegedly threatened to kill women en masse after being inspired by Isla Vista, Calif., shooter Elliot Rodger.
Keshav Bhide, 23, was detained after praising Rodger on YouTube and Google Plus and threatening to duplicate the shooting spree that killed seven and wounded 13 in late May.
The FBI is apparently involved, and Bhide is being held on $150,001 bail. In online mesages under the screenname "Foss Dark," Bhide wrote that "everything Elliot did is perfectly justified" and stated "I am the next Elliot Rodger and guess what I'll do the right thing this time."
"I'll make sure I only kill women," he added.
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A bigger issue: But mass shooters are only the most visible part of the problem. Women in the U.S. are 11 times more likely to be killed with a firearm than their counterparts in other developed countries. The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide for women by 500%.
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