More carnage overnight on the streets of Philadelphia. 5 adults are dead and 2 children are injured by a shooter wearing a bulletproof vest.
A pretty black post.The suspect taken into custody in the Philadelphia mass shooting is a 40 year old black man. He was in a heavily black neighborhood of Philly so it is likely that his victims were also black.
Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that's nation's worst violence around July 4
A 40-year-old killed one man in a house before fatally shooting four others on the streets of a Philadelphia neighborhood, then surrendering along with a rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest, police said.t.co
You're referring to the young black males who shot scores of innocent black people in several recent incidents of mass shooting (Denver, Saginaw, Baltimore, Philly, etc) as racists and bigots?God Bless America! all the racists and bigots living there! And others supporting them!
Yet it's you who brings race into every post about mass shootings. I think it's obvious why you do that so enough obfuscation. Let's confine the discussion to mass shootings and leave racism out of it.You're referring to the young black males who shot scores of innocent black people in several recent incidents of mass shooting (Denver, Saginaw, Baltimore, Philly, etc) as racists and bigots?
That seems bizarre to me. But I know that leftists love to scream RACISM!!! whenever anyone says anything they don't like about race. Is Stephen A. Smith a racist? He would be rather surprised at the charge.
Who appointed you as the Mass Shooting thread chief censor? You don't make the rules about what can and cannot be said in this or any other thread.Yet it's you who brings race into every post about mass shootings. I think it's obvious why you do that so enough obfuscation. Let's confine the discussion to mass shootings and leave racism out of it.
Ouch. I think my post hit a nerve. I will leave the censorship to the mods who are fair and capable referees. Your posts on this thread typically center on one villain - specifically black men - although with this rant you are blaming liberals as well. You ignore the fact that there exists an obscene proliferation of easily obtained, deadly weapons in the USA, the hate and fear that is palpable on the right, the normalization of violence, the spreading of disinformation, the radicalization of the MAGA base, widespread economic inequality and social injustice, etc, etc. These factors all contribute to the mass shooting crisis we suffer through every day in America but it's all exacerbated because of the guns. No one can solve a complex problem like mass shootings easily but the solution starts with common-sense gun safety regulations that the majority of Americans want and not with blaming the black man or liberals.Who appointed you as the Mass Shooting thread chief censor? You don't make the rules about what can and cannot be said in this or any other thread.
My posts are about the common characteristics and circumstances of many mass shootings of the last several years. I have cited numerous examples and some data to show that a disproportionate share of mass shootings are committed by young, black males with illegal guns and the victims of these murderous thugs are everyday black citizens.
The solution to the problem is not for the government to seize legally owned guns from law-abiding citizens. Even if the government could do that, the bad guys would not magically turn in their guns.
The solution to the problem lies with American citizens, the courts, police, prosecutors, judges and prisons. Unfortunately, because of idiotic leftist ideas like "defund the police," Soros-funded weak-on-crime prosecutors, no-bail laws and the prison abolition movement, the problem of violent crime in the U.S. has steadily worsened over the last decade.
Also, there was yet another mass shooting in a black neighborhood Monday night:
3 dead, 8 injured after overnight shooting in Fort Worth
A total of 11 victims have been identified – three have died and eight are at area hospitals in unknown conditions.www.cbsnews.com
The police have not caught any suspects yet but I would bet you 100-1 that if they are ever caught they will be young black males using illegal handguns and not white frat boys from Texas Christian University. I apologize for noticing things that make you extremely uncomfortable. Maybe you should stop reading this thread.
Prior to this deadly attack, Crusius posted an on-line manifesto with white nationalist and anti-immigrant themes while citing the Christchurch mosque shooting and the Great Replacement conspiracy theory as inspiration for the attack.Man who killed 23 people in Texas Walmart shooting targeting Latinos sentenced to 90 life terms by federal judge
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Patrick Crusius, the mass shooter who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history, was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms by a federal judge on Friday.
Authorities say Crusius rampaged through the El Paso Walmart with the sole intention of killing Mexican people and immigrants. At least eight of those killed were Mexican nationals, according to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard. Crusius is also believed to have posted a hate-filled screed online just minutes before the shooting in which he espoused xenophobic and White supremacist beliefs.
So you finally decided to comment, albeit offhandly, on my earlier rebuttal. Economic inequality and social injustice are not excuses just reality for many people. That reality can result in antisocial behavior and violence. Just like it can for the person who has been radicalized and is full of hate or the person who is mentally ill. When these people have easy access to weapons, mass shootings can be the result.I'm glad that Crusius has been sentenced to life-a death sentence would have been even better. Also I won't make any excuses for him such as "...widespread economic inequality and social injustice, etc, etc." which is what liberals do when the shooter is any race except white. He's just as much of an evil thug as other mass shooters.
Mass shooters always attack vulnerable people in places where they are likely to not meet any resistance such as schools, stores, theaters and workplaces. It's too bad that there was no law-abiding, gun carrying citizen in the Walmart that day who could have shot back at Crusius and stopped him from killing so many people.
...mentally ill. When these people have easy access to weapons, mass shootings can be the result.
The man charged with killing five in a mass shooting in Philadelphia was known to his family and neighbors for dressing as a woman, but while they described him to The Post as “weird,” none felt he was capable of violence.
Kimbrady Carriker, 40, has been hit with a slew of murder and other charges after allegedly opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle in the city’s working-class Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night.
As well as those murdered, two kids were shot and others were injured in the shooting, which seemed to target random individuals.
Several neighbors, who knew the suspect simply as “Kim,” said they were stunned to learn of the alleged mass shooter’s identity, insisting he had never caused any problems in the neighborhood in the decade he lived there.
“He never bothered anyone. We knew he was different, we see him dressed as a woman a few times but he never caused a problem,” said Bernard Mason, 53.
“We thought he was gay. We never saw him with anyone. We saw him dressed as a woman. That’s his thing. I have no problems with that.”
Carriker had posted several photos on Facebook in recent months where he sported long hair, jewelry, and female clothing. His mugshot, released earlier Wednesday, showed him with short braided hair, a mustache, and a goatee.
Another neighbor, who didn’t want to be named, described Carriker as “strange” but said he still never thought he was capable of violence.
“He was a good guy but something made his rubber band pop,” the man said, adding: “You just don’t start dressing like a woman out of nowhere.”
The neighbor described Carriker as going “undercover” when he dressed in women’s outfits.
“He would do it randomly,” he said. “He was weird, to tell you the truth, but he was a nice guy.”
Another neighbor, Gary Jones, said he’d only seen him dressing up once, adding: “I don’t think it’s an everyday thing.”
“I just thought he was a regular guy. Yeah, I saw him in regular clothes and one time in female clothes — cross-dressing,” said the retired bus driver, 69.
Carriker’s grandmother, who wouldn’t divulge her name, said she saw him dress in female clothing once — and he never did it again in front of her because she didn’t approve.
“He knew I disapproved of it … He dressed as a man when he came to me when he was around me,” she said.
“He did it one time and that was it.”
“He was no trans. He was just gay,” she continued. “That’s my perspective.”
While police and the DA’s office initially referred to the suspect with they/them pronouns, authorities have since been referring to Carriker as a male, CNN reported.
Officials in the District Attorney’s Office were not immediately available for comment when contacted by The Post.
On his since-deleted Facebook page, Carriker regularly posted about supporting Black Lives Matter, including supporting workers who protested in the Strike For Black Lives in July 2020.
At least some of the victims gunned down in Monday’s bloodshed were black.
Asked why he would target such residents if he supported BLM, his grandmother said: “Well, that’s a question that all black people should all be asking.”
The grandmother, who described Carriker as a “good person,” said her grandson hadn’t stopped by her home in two months, which was out of character for him.
“The weird thing is he would come by at least three times a month. I haven’t seen him the last two months. I find that kinda odd,” she said.
“I couldn’t believe it. It’s devastating. What happened? What set you off to do these things?” she said of the bloodshed.
“Something must have happened to set him off like that.”
Meanwhile, Carriker was ordered held without bail during his arraignment in Philadelphia County Municipal Court earlier Wednesday.
In addition to the five counts of murder, he has been charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and aggravated assault.
The holiday weekend bloodshed unfolded when Carriker is said to have donned a bulletproof vest and ski mask before opening fire at random people in the street with the rifle, authorities said.
When he surrendered to cops a short time later, he was allegedly found with a pistol, extra magazines, and a police scanner in his possession.
Carriker, who had a prior conviction for having an unlicensed firearm in 2003, was allegedly carrying a “ghost gun,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told CNN on Wednesday, referring to an unregistered firearm that’s manufactured illegally.
Krasner, who described the horror as a “random, premeditated, deliberate killing,” said there was good reason to believe the AR-15 and the ghost gun Carriker used “may have been obtained illegally.”
Carriker doesn’t appear to have had any prior connection to his alleged victims and authorities are still trying to determine a motive, the DA said.
The slain victims have been identified as Lashyd Merritt, 20, Dymir Stanton, 29, Ralph Moralis, 59, Daujan Brown, 15, and Joseph Wamah Jr., 31.
A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old youth were also injured by gunfire, while another 2-year-old boy and a woman were hit by shattered glass.
Yes, we should keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. However, these days liberals refuse to recognize when a person has very clear signs of mental illness.
For example, the Philadelphia mass shooter liked to dress up as a woman. What could be more clear as a sign of mental illness than a man who dresses as a woman?
He also exhibited another clear sign of mental illness-he was a supporter of Black Lives Matter.
I was shocked when Joe Biden recently hosted a group of similarly mentally ill people on the grounds of the White House. But I guess they had to pass through a metal detector and there were lots of Secret Service guys around to keep them in line. Though one guy proudly took off his shirt to show off his fake boobs to Joe. Not a good look!
Exclusive | Philadelphia mass shooting suspect Kimbrady Carriker was ‘weird’ and dressed as woman for years: neighbors
Kimbrady Carriker, 40, has since been hit with a slew of murder and other charges after allegedly opening fire with AR-15 style rifle in Monday night.nypost.com
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