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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 04:36 PM Jun 2016

I'll tell you what I believe the motive for Christina Grimmie's murder was

Some pathetic, entitled piece of human garbage wanted Christina - a young woman who he didn't even know - but, realizing that he couldn't have her, decided that she should be "punished" for the crime of her not even knowing he existed, let alone being attracted to him.

No one should be surprised by this murder, as horrific and as tragic as it is. We live in a society that routinely dehumanizes and degrades women, reducing them to objects whose only value is as eye candy and fucktoys for sexually entitled men. Uttterly shameful, but also, utterly predictable.

RIP Christina. Yet another victim of male violence against women.

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I'll tell you what I believe the motive for Christina Grimmie's murder was (Original Post) YoungDemCA Jun 2016 OP
She was such an upbeat young lady too 7962 Jun 2016 #1
I agree, we in the usa, collectively, are just as MasonDreams Jun 2016 #2
That this happens in a culture that passes off rape is no surprise. gordianot Jun 2016 #3
Yyyyep bluestateguy Jun 2016 #4
Called it. YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #5

MasonDreams

(756 posts)
2. I agree, we in the usa, collectively, are just as
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:45 PM
Jun 2016

psychosexually screwed up as the catholic priesthood.
We NEED to make public education address these concerns. We NEED to raise well adjusted children. We NEED to stop ignoring the FACT that if they don't get good information from family and school they'll get Trumplike crap online.
We NEED to explain to our boys TRUMP is mentally ill and not a manly man at all.
A REAL MAN TREATS WOMEN WITH RESPECT.

gordianot

(15,233 posts)
3. That this happens in a culture that passes off rape is no surprise.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:51 PM
Jun 2016

Our American culture regularly celebrates might makes right and people are treated as objects to be exploited, controlled or in the extreme murdered. There are a lot of enablers out there for this type of behavior.

 

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
5. Called it.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:30 PM
Jun 2016
Details have emerged about Kevin Loibl, the man responsible for killing singer Christina Grimmie in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday. While he does not appear to have had any real connection to the former “Voice” star, he is thought to have imagined up quite a life for them.

As reported by TMZ, Loibl is said to have discussed marrying Grimmie, 22, on several occasions. Co-workers said he often listened to her music at work and would talk about playing online video games with her. Loibl reportedly went as far as altering his appearance to be more Grimmie’s type. Sources told TMZ he underwent a hair transplant, got Lasik eye surgery and adopted a vegan diet to shed a few pounds. Despite all this, people close to Grimmie maintain she and Loibl never had contact.

Loibl’s motive remains unclear, though co-workers have said he became enraged after learning Grimmie was in a relationship. TMZ reported co-workers pointed this fact out to him, teasing him for believing he had a shot with her. As the publication noted, Grimmie often appeared in photos with her producer, who is also believed to have been her boyfriend. The pair were not very public about their relationship, if they even had one, but they did take several photos together that suggested they may have been an item.


http://www.ibtimes.com/christina-grimmie-death-new-details-suggest-former-voice-stars-killer-went-great-2382902
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