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25. There are exceptions

Reply to Quantess (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 12:04 PM

Dec 2012

but only a few. I am looking at Wiki which divides the numbers between mass murderers, school massacres, workplace shootings, hate crimes. White American males are disproportionately represented.

Do you really think that is an indictment of all white males? I don't. Not at all.

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Is a Crisis in White Masculinity Leading to Horrific Gun Crimes Like the Sandy Hook Shootings? [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

Why white? BainsBane Dec 2012 #1

I will offer a quess the MAJORITY of gun violence with Hispanic and African American community FreakinDJ Dec 2012 #3

those incidents involve people going after those they know JI7 Dec 2012 #6

Serial killers and mass murderers who kill for the sake of killing undeterred Dec 2012 #30

Do you think only men of color commit crimes? DainBramaged Dec 2012 #14

uh, no BainsBane Dec 2012 #16

I find your ignorance of the phrase 'men of color' astonishing. DainBramaged Dec 2012 #17

I don't know what your problem is BainsBane Dec 2012 #20

Meh DainBramaged Dec 2012 #21

None of my business, but Quantess Dec 2012 #22

If gun violence were as high among white people as it is among blacks... Major Nikon Dec 2012 #19

Most of the mass murderers have been alienated white men Generic Other Dec 2012 #23

Really? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #27

Google it Generic Other Dec 2012 #28

And don't forget this fellow Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #29

Wow. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #2

athough the author makes some valid points, particularly regarding cali Dec 2012 #4

The vast majority of gun violence in the united states is minority on minority. Kurska Dec 2012 #5

WOW are you misinformed DainBramaged Dec 2012 #15

Link? Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #26

It always struck me as odd that the "Falling Down" types are almost always white, young, males. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #7

I think many white males who are struggling feel left out of American society. DCBob Dec 2012 #10

Maybe the "Falling Down" types have a sense of entitlement that minority males usually don't. nt raccoon Dec 2012 #11

The fact is this is about gun proliferation BainsBane Dec 2012 #8

If people kill people then Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #9

though recent mass shootings have not all been by white people muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #12

I'm sick of this kind of racist and sexist garbage. Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #13

Thank you for supporting strong gun control! ananda Dec 2012 #24

The Virginia Tech shooter was asian. Quantess Dec 2012 #18

There are exceptions Generic Other Dec 2012 #25

Yeah a 20yo goth geek oozes masculinity. ileus Dec 2012 #31

What if Adam Lanza Had Been African-American? AnnieBW Dec 2012 #32