Charleston church shooting described as hate crime

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Why does his nose look odd?

Most of the white on the right side is the settee behind him. Not sure about the left, he could have had sunblock on?

 

[Rat]

http://www.postandcourier.com/story...0619404/EP/1/1/EP-150619404.jpg&Maxw=620&q=85

I guess this is who they are looking for?

Odd haircut? Disguise?

Either it's a disguise/wig, or he's a member of the Inspiral Carpets. I always did have my doubts about them.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Odd haircut?

Stop hairshaming!

 

[Sunstealer]

Why are people calling him white? Perhaps he identifies himself as black. /sarc.

 

[Howie Felterbush]

If only those people had been armed...

Legally, they should have been.

One of South Carolina's wackier antiquated blue laws is the requirement that every adult male carry a rifle to church.

 

[LTC8K6]

Most of the white on the right side is the settee behind him. Not sure about the left, he could have had sunblock on?

Really big pic:

http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e5bbf34e34d2ba1b790f6a7067002fb1.jpg

I still see something odd with the nose.

 

[LTC8K6]

Broken nose?

Sweatshirt seems to be filthy?

Maybe bloody from the nose?

Was he just in a fight with someone?

 

[LTC8K6]

He was not worried about touching the door handle with a bare hand.

Maybe he was recently beaten up and came back for revenge?

 

[Norman Alexander]

Is it a "hate crime" when some guy guns down nine other people in a church?

Oh, I dunno.

It could have been some new sporting event, like skeet but with stationary singing targets. Or he could have been just clearing his legal weapon. Or it was just a dare by some friends.

So, no. Probably not a hate crime. Plenty of other possibilities.

/sarcasm

 

[Bogative]

When will white communities stand up and apologise for their crimes?

They won't, they'll just blame it on systemic oppression and past grievances.

 

[Monketi Ghost]

They won't, they'll just blame it on systemic oppression and past grievances.

*rim-shot*

 

[Peter i]

I am sure that he was attacked, and only his right to care for an armed bear made it possible for him to shoot his way out of it.

 

[LTC8K6]

There's no reason to assume it's a racist incident, a religious incident, or a hate incident.

It's more likely to be over something stupid, and given the look of the perp, my guess would be revenge.

These nuts often go off over something stupid, like a parking space, or getting fired, or being "wronged" in some way.

 

[Cl1mh4224rd]

Broken nose?

It does kind of look like a Band-Aid over his nose.

Sweatshirt seems to be filthy?

Maybe bloody from the nose?

I suspect that's just shadows. In the first image, you can see a dark mark near his right elbow, but it's not there in the second image. Also, in the second image, it looks like the light is coming from his left side, which would put his right side in shadow, with his head casting its shadow onto his right shoulder.

 

[bit_pattern]

They won't, they'll just blame it on systemic oppression and past grievances.

I don't think racism works the way you think it does. Here's a refresher, in case you missed it:

 

[Checkmite]

What?

The OKC bombing was fairly widely acknowledged as an act of terror.

Correct. So, 20 years ago was the last time the word "terrorism" was applied to the crimes of a white man in America.

 

[bit_pattern]

Is it a "hate crime" when some guy guns down nine other people in a church?

Oh, I dunno.

It could have been some new sporting event, like skeet but with stationary singing targets. Or he could have been just clearing his legal weapon. Or it was just a dare by some friends.

So, no. Probably not a hate crime. Plenty of other possibilities.

/sarcasm

Maybe his hockey team lost a game? Or pumpkins?

 

[LTC8K6]

https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/suspect-ame-2.jpg?w=640

Higher res pic.

I don't think those are shadows on the right side of the shirt.

 

[NoahFence]

What?

The OKC bombing was fairly widely acknowledged as an act of terror. Same with the various sectarian attacks in the UK.

Memes detract from the issue at hand.

And muslims were guilty of it right up until the time McVeigh got on the radar. What we need to do is wait for the information, instead of inventing things to fill in the gaps between new information.

 

[Monketi Ghost]

https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/suspect-ame-2.jpg?w=640

Higher res pic.

I don't think those are shadows on the right side of the shirt.

Yah, his right shoulder looks wet.