8 Dead In Atlanta Massage Parlor Shootings

[EagerBeaver]

Violence at Atlanta MPs- Why?:

8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody | CNN

Video evidence suggests "it is extremely likely" that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors in the metro Atlanta area, police said Tuesday.

www.cnn.com

 

[CaptRenault]

Not sure what to make of this news. It will be interesting to figure out a motive, but maybe there is none in such a sad case.

8 dead, suspect in custody after shootings at Georgia massage parlors

A suspect was busted Tuesday evening for the slayings of eight people in shootings at three massage parlors staffed primarily by Asian women in Atlanta and a suburb, police said. The suspected gunm…

nypost.com

At least eight people were killed in a series of mass shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday evening, according to local reports.

A suspected gunman in one of the shootings, Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, GA, was captured Tuesday night about 150 miles south of Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Authorities believe Long opened fire on five people shortly before 5 p.m. in Young’s Asian Massage Parlor near Acworth in Georgia’s Cherokee County, the newspaper said. Four of the victims of that shooting died, according to the report.

Less than an hour later, four more people were killed in shootings at two other massage parlors on Piedmont Road in Atlanta, law enforcement officials told the newspaper.

More info available from the Atlanta newspaper at AJC dot com.

8 killed in metro Atlanta spa shooting spree; suspect captured in South Georgia

 

[2fast2slow]

another f*(#&*# sicko.

i wonder what the motive was, misogyny or xenophobia? (although not sure how much that matters)

 

[Stan Smith]

Asian hate crime

 

[alchemist]

Didn’t a similar thing happen last year, in Canada ? We live in a dark dark world.....

 

[chinavibez]

Didn’t a similar thing happen last year, in Canada ? We live in a dark dark world.....

A SW was killed at an MP in the Quebec City area last year by a man who was residing at a halfway house. Outside of that, no, no hate crime massacres of SWs in Canada.

 

[IamNY]

In the press conference about an hour ago they said that so far it isn’t considered a hate crime. That can change, but they are saying he had a sex addiction.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I wonder if it will come out that the MPs blacklisted the guy due to his sex addiction or other reasons?

 

[EagerBeaver]

This report indicates the shooter felt he could "treat" his sexual addiction by "attempting to take out the temptation":

Suspect in deadly Atlanta-area spa shootings charged with 8 counts of murder

"We're not clear yet on the motive, but I do want to say to our Asian America community that we stand with you," Vice President Kamala Harris said.

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The perp:

 

[Christian32]

Its annoying that they say:

It's unclear if the businesses had any ties to sex work.

When you look at the spa website and see:

 

[Numerati]

One word: Incel.

Wait two words. MAGA Incel.

 

[Ducon]

Gun-loving religious incel.
It's weird that people try so hard to make it about race or about trump.
This kind of guy existed before trump and will exist after.

 

[Bbw hunter]

One word: Incel.

Wait two words. MAGA Incel.

Was thinking of posting something similar but didn't want to seem insensitive to this horrible tragedy.
However, I think we can all guess how the media will spin this story.

 

[TheJames101]

Asian hate crime

Are you sure? Just because the victims were asian... at many massage parlours it's a pretty good chance that they'll be asians. Time will tell. Best not to jump to conclusions.

 

[IamNY]

I had a feeling this thread would go to shit with the political nonsense. I thought that it was very interesting as most EB's threads are and it's a shame it will end up a political debate.

 

[Numerati]

Was thinking of posting something similar but didn't want to seem insensitive to this horrible tragedy.
However, I think we can all guess how the media will spin this story.

The way it is being reported it is trying to spin this as he is a victim in someway stating his sex addiction. Or this asswipe is trying to spin this himself like trying to plead something like insanity as he is being interrogated right now.

 

[EagerBeaver]

The way it is being reported it is trying to spin this as he is a victim in someway stating his sex addiction. Or this asswipe is trying to spin this himself like trying to plead something like insanity as he is being interrogated right now.

That's what I am getting - he sees himself as a victim of sexual addiction and needed to "take down" the temptation. This argument could be posturing for an insanity defense or it could be what this guy actually thinks in his own head. However there are non violent methods of treating sexual addiction that do not involve murder.

I do not see any political issues here. I see possible mental health issues that may or may not rise to the level of an insanity defense.

 

[Numerati]

It is also noted that he is addicted to internet porn. So this is trying to imply that internet porn is the cause. Uhhhh no. Internet porn here is not the cause but a symptom from whatever issues he has with women.

This guy is beyond mental issues.

And there is no feeling sorry for him either.

 

[Vera.Reis]

A SW was killed at an MP in the Quebec City area last year by a man who was residing at a halfway house. Outside of that, no, no hate crime massacres of SWs in Canada.

you could have at least attempted to do a simple google search, he was referring to this https://www.toronto.com/news-story/...york-spa-prompts-safety-cries-from-advocates/

But also, no hate crime massacres of SWs in Canada? I guess you've never heard of Pickton...

 

[bushleague]

Sex addiction is not really a thing to begin with. It's not a clinical diagnosis, it's not in the DSM-4.

It sure is a convenient excuse though when someone does something shitty.