Haven't we learned to not mention the shooter's name in media? Don't give them any fame or infamy for anyone to aspire to.
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2024
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That is a rational analysis of irrational behavior. Which is to say incorrect. None of them did what they did for fame or infamy. Nor would any of them really be able to achieve it because they are a dime a dozen in our violent ignorant culture. Go ask anyone on the street about this. And ask them to tell you when this shooting occurred. Without letting them look it up through Google etc. They won't be able to tell you whether it was the shooting last week, the week before the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that, or perhaps the week before that.
There's plenty of out things to criticize the media for. Factual information really isn't one of them. Criticize them for a fact that they turn everything into a close horse race for ratings. Or that they give fascist unlimited free airtime.
There are many cases of people who have done it specifically because they thought that their act would incite a race war. You can't do that if you're anonymous. These people did it for the attention, for the fame, for the honor.
Have you taken leave of your senses!? Affecting widespread cultural and systemic change by leveraging violence under the veil of anonymity is not only possible, but it is the entire premise to Batman. And Batman is smart. Like super smart. So if he says it can be done, it can be done. And that’s all there is to say about that.
Same person who media figures claimed was trans to help whatabout this hate crime against the LGBTQ community?
Same person who previously streamed himself in a standoff with SWAT? Home was loaded with guns and explosives, but the police dropped the charges for technical reasons...
The USA has no ability to meaningful prosecute, let alone understand alt right terrorism plaguing this country.
I don't know about claims Aldrich was/is trans, but Aldrich has claimed to be nonbinary and to use they/them pronouns; both claims seem to strictly postdate the shooting, so a lot of people are skeptical.
RW media released a lot of content about the shooter being trans. Their words, not mine. I'm not here to pretend figures like Tim Pool and the Daily Wire crew want to debate culture war topics in good faith.
I've heard actual non binary people include themselves as part of the trans community. Why police that?
"yes I am guilty of killing 5 people, now please save my life for admitting it"
Why would any prosecutor agree to this in a case like this?