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"You didn't have to tell me that the Atlanta shooter was white" (Original Post) kpete Mar 2021 OP
..or male :( samnsara Mar 2021 #1
You missed the point. Do a thought exponent. Wat would have happened if he were white? Dream Girl Mar 2021 #10
K&R, uponit7771 Mar 2021 #2
And... DemUnleashed Mar 2021 #3
White male privilege... dlk Mar 2021 #4
I thought that same thing. calimary Mar 2021 #5
And a white supremacist (i.e. Trump supporter) triron Mar 2021 #15
I just knew it was a white guy. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #16
Yup. ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #6
My question is: PCIntern Mar 2021 #7
+1000. (nt) Paladin Mar 2021 #8
And no mention of terrorism IronLionZion Mar 2021 #9
Truth!!! denvine Mar 2021 #11
Didn't have to tell me that the Atlanta shooter was a Qrumper. KS Toronado Mar 2021 #12
Borne out by statistics over several years now. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #14
iyai! Roc2020 Mar 2021 #13

calimary

(81,523 posts)
5. I thought that same thing.
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 10:24 AM
Mar 2021

When the news first broke, that’s the first thing I thought. The FIRST thing! Just an instant reaction: “I bet it was a white guy.”

I would not have guessed how young.

ShazzieB

(16,542 posts)
16. I just knew it was a white guy.
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 11:52 AM
Mar 2021

I didn't consciously think "I bet it's a white guy." It was more like a foregone conclusion. Not sure what, if anything, that says about me!

PCIntern

(25,595 posts)
7. My question is:
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 10:37 AM
Mar 2021

Did they take him to Burger King, Wendy’s, or McDonald’s? Or perhaps Morton’s steakhouse…

KS Toronado

(17,355 posts)
12. Didn't have to tell me that the Atlanta shooter was a Qrumper.
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 11:11 AM
Mar 2021

They're committing all the terrorism.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,572 posts)
14. Borne out by statistics over several years now.
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 11:35 AM
Mar 2021

RW domestic terrorists lead the pack of all other classifications by a big margin. And that's with who knows how many acts that weren't called "terrorism," partly because of the demographic of the terrorist.

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