White Privilege is committing the largest shooting in American history and being fondly memorialized

[matt819]

77. Disagree

He's not being "memorialized" as a nice guy.

He's being reported on, and so far there's not much more than quiet, professional gambler, unsociable, had no idea he would do this.

If people had informed the reporters that he seemed weird and they're not surprised to learn he was the killer, then that would have been reported. If his brother saw this coming, then he might have faced the dilemma faced by Ted Kaczynski's brother - do I call the cops. But he didn't. No one did.

If he was black, the tone of the reporting would be different, and that's where the white privilege comes in. And that accusation if fair. But he's not being memorialized.

As for the terrorist tag, I'm on the fence. Without more information about his motivation, I'm not sure the terrorist label can be applied. Unlike the Charleston killer or the killers in Charlottesville or Oklahoma City or Boston. Those killers had fairly well defined (if stupid and evil) goals that I believe fell within the definition of terrorist.