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Showing Original Post only (View all)Omar Mateen was the shooter's name. From Pt. St. Lucie, FL, and [View all]
Last edited Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:05 PM - Edit history (2)
a US citizen. Hate crime? Domestic terrorism? Sounds like it. CBS News.
Edit to add my apologies for spelling his name wrong. I realized it almost immediately but then my ISP went down in central FL.
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Omar Mateen was the shooter's name. From Pt. St. Lucie, FL, and [View all]
babylonsister
Jun 2016
OP
"Orlando authorities said they consider the violence an act of domestic terror."
Rose Siding
Jun 2016
#1
True.. but I suspect they will exploit the Muslim stuff and bite the bullet on the other.
DCBob
Jun 2016
#19
It's already happening...and don't count out Trump saying something homophobic either
maryellen99
Jun 2016
#24
So he's blaming the LGBT community for existing, not his hateful son and the things he taught him.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#26
Many anti gay hate crimes are motivated by the attacker's religious bias. It is not one or the other
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#31
As I said, many hate crimes are motivated by the attacker's religion. It's just a fact.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#38