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69. And the media n/t

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Tue Dec 1, 2015, 06:36 AM

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Muslim taxi driver shot on Thanksgiving in back by customer after conversation about ISIS [View all] kpete Nov 2015 OP

This is one of those stories that just leaves me speechless Marrah_G Nov 2015 #1

Wackos feel emboldened by some of the reckless politicians we have. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2015 #2

I think rw hate radio has much to do with it Marrah_G Nov 2015 #3

It absolutely does. In fact, it's very difficult to find many talk shows that are not filled RKP5637 Nov 2015 #12

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winnah! nt raccoon Nov 2015 #7

Reckless indeed! I think every Republican asjr Nov 2015 #10

Wackos gotta wack! It's what they do. longship Nov 2015 #17

So sad. I do think many of them fantasize what goes on in the ME as a fun thing. Pathetic. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2015 #26

...and the gun manufacturers just sit back and count their money as the bodies drop. n/t Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #42

Mostly cuz legislators won't legislate their trade d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #62

I agree. I have come to see the NRA as Still In Wisconsin Dec 2015 #72

We have always had firearms. Mojorabbit Dec 2015 #66

Alien implants? longship Dec 2015 #67

They absolutely do. Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #41

And the media n/t malaise Dec 2015 #69

It should be pretty easy for the cops to arrest the perp in this case... Charge him with hate crime peacebird Nov 2015 #4

Huh? ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #5

He wanted to shoot a Muslim. He didn't need a reason. CanonRay Nov 2015 #9

Actually a bad guy with a gun, which means the gun nuts should not have a problem Dustlawyer Nov 2015 #14

Good subject matter for a graphic. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #19

I wish a movement would start among black men to get concealed carry permits CanonRay Nov 2015 #32

Mr. Canon: Google pictures Huey P. Newton Gun Club... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #39

More like ending up with 2naSalit Nov 2015 #61

I Think He Was Looking To Shoot Pretty Much Anybody ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #48

By going to fetch the weapon w0nderer Nov 2015 #23

OK by Me! ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #46

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Who are the real terrorists? GoneFishin Nov 2015 #6

Stupid American terrorists fueled by hate radio and hate pols. They're Spawn of Hate Talk. nt valerief Nov 2015 #34

+10. FOX/GOP Hate Media should be abolished, look what it's created in 20 years. appalachiablue Nov 2015 #40

and wtf is up with this? tk2kewl Nov 2015 #8

Cops often aren't on the top rung for smarts. And some likely agree with him. Pathetic. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2015 #13

This is why we don't let policemen play with subatomic particles....... lastlib Nov 2015 #30

I don't care about his story 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #11

That's what is really bothering me PatSeg Nov 2015 #53

boggles the mind tk2kewl Nov 2015 #63

Another awful story in what is becoming an awful country to live in. sinkingfeeling Nov 2015 #15

agree. This is horrible but reflects unfortunately the mix of misplaced hate and gun availability IMO Person 2713 Nov 2015 #21

This is what the .01% buys. They buy pols to spew and legislate hate. They buy valerief Nov 2015 #47

How did this guy, who previously spent time in prison, get a gun? onecaliberal Nov 2015 #16

A gun show, probably. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #20

Probably not, most studies say Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #71

Because he was Tarc Nov 2015 #24

So it seems. onecaliberal Nov 2015 #25

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News to the killers in many minority neighborhoods. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #49

Well, two out of three FrodosPet Dec 2015 #75

Probably stolen. Most prohibitions are easy to evade. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #43

It's his gawd-given right in the Constitution. It's in the cold, dead hands clause. valerief Nov 2015 #50

Out of the want ads, more than likely jmowreader Dec 2015 #68

Most get them from family and friends willing to do a straw purchase or ignore their past Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #70

Un fucking believable liberalnarb Nov 2015 #18

Sadly it's completely believable. onecaliberal Nov 2015 #22

FOX and CNN still looking for a motive SHRED Nov 2015 #27

He's not arrested for shooting a guy? radhika Nov 2015 #28

Probably a Christian white male shooter, so it's okay. nt valerief Nov 2015 #52

Just speechless. WTF? eom LittleGirl Nov 2015 #29

"sometimes when the evidence is not there and we don�t have the proper witnesses�" Demit Nov 2015 #33

The reactions in this thread make me think most of DU is unaware of the large number of bias crimes Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #35

"you all"? C'mon Blue... druidity33 Nov 2015 #64

Every time you post, it's to lecture treestar Dec 2015 #73

obviously the shooter was standing his ground greenman3610 Nov 2015 #36

This is my MSA... where racism can be found-a-plenty... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #37

Hey, that Muslin was armed with a taxi! ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2015 #38

Three days after and no arrest neohippie Nov 2015 #45

Scumbag bigot. Lock him up for life prouddemfromaustin44 Nov 2015 #51

Just another law abiding SwankyXomb Nov 2015 #54

White people do a lot of effed up stuff FrodosPet Dec 2015 #76

Why is there no arrest? leftynyc Nov 2015 #55

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I'd arrest whoever is in that house leftynyc Nov 2015 #58

Another RWing terrorist shoots an innocent American trying to do his job. Rex Nov 2015 #57

Well what the hell did you expect? Daniel537 Nov 2015 #59

The only thing that can stop a bad Christian with a gun is a good Muslim with a gun Bucky Nov 2015 #60

Damn Solly Mack Nov 2015 #65

Logically, it's time for taxi drivers with brown skin to ignore white male calls for a ride. HuckleB Dec 2015 #74

I see what you did. marmar Dec 2015 #77

Sure! Sounds like a plan FrodosPet Dec 2015 #78