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In reply to the discussion: WV man, white, 62, shoots, kills two black brothers, 60 & 61, for visiting their own property [View all]7962
(11,841 posts)183. FBI statistics. There are links provided as well as stories citing the same.
Poverty might be an excuse to break into a store or shoplift or something like that, but it's never going to be an excuse to kill.
When it comes to murder, it is cut and dry. There are many factors, as you point out, that come into play when it comes to property crimes and the likes of that. But there's no way anyone should be able to kill someone and blame it on being poor.
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Adenoid_Hynkel
Jan 2014
OP
Let's give them another chance. Maybe they just haven't seen it yet, so I'll kick this back to pg 1.
Electric Monk
Jan 2014
#167
I'd say well over 50%. Otherwise, you'd see gun stores catering to the progressive crowd.
Hoyt
Jan 2014
#175
hey, where did you go? you demanded some evidence and Hoyt gave you what you asked for?
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#199
Sorry, been to enough gun shows, stores, ranges, etc., to know bigoted yahoos are vast majority of
Hoyt
Jan 2014
#66
Yep, I see he posted a video. That one guy ought to go to jail just for the beard. nt
7962
Jan 2014
#182
You're right, I was just being silly, now let's all try to get back on subject.
A Simple Game
Jan 2014
#128
Do you hate the people on DU that acknowledge there is a gun problem as much
A Simple Game
Jan 2014
#139
And so you prove me right once again, do anything to prevent harm to the ability to buy guns. n/t
A Simple Game
Jan 2014
#162
Lol? No not lol, maybe you don't care, you don't seem to, but people are dying, every day! n/t
A Simple Game
Jan 2014
#165
That's a really stupid statement. It adds nothing to any serious discussion.
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2014
#62
maybe you just saw the 2 brothers pics ? the shooter looks white , not even mixed, just white
JI7
Jan 2014
#43
Garrick and Carl look terribly threatening, not like the nice man with the rifle. "Good guys with
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2014
#23
He didn't like blacks near him, I suppose. He'll be educated about that in prison. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2014
#24
I'm sure Mr Black was an ordinary law abiding gun owner until this past weekend.
Lucky Luciano
Jan 2014
#26
Why the need to point out the killers race? Was it done with the mall shooter OP or their victims?
7962
Jan 2014
#31
Since no stats will be true according to you, it might be tough to prove anything to you.
7962
Jan 2014
#50
The only way for his argument to be right is for everything else to be made up and me be a liar.
7962
Jan 2014
#197
And this crime will have nothing to do with "SYG". He'll never be allowed to use that as a defense.
7962
Jan 2014
#111
So?... You stated your "opinion" as a fact, and its not evidenced in the article or any other.
7962
Jan 2014
#88
I'm not going to argue with someone with a clearly limited understanding of history. nt
Deep13
Jan 2014
#83
Yes, and history shows that blacks are much, much more likely to kill whites than vice versa.
7962
Jan 2014
#91
A true racist still wouldnt vote for obama,like those who wouldnt accept a black doctor
7962
Jan 2014
#188
If he were a REAL gun nut, race wouldn't have mattered, he'd have shot the two
hughee99
Jan 2014
#68
because many think it's ok for white guys to shoot black people because some other black person
JI7
Jan 2014
#46
If you think their being black did not have anything to do with this white asshole deciding to shoot
CBGLuthier
Jan 2014
#117
black men. . .shot? by a white guy? Standing his ground on someone else's property
Nanjing to Seoul
Jan 2014
#45
Looks like an open-and-shut case of murder (unless Black is severely mentally ill).
Vattel
Jan 2014
#65
Interesting because I didn't get that the victims were black from the other thread on this.
cui bono
Jan 2014
#78
Because the writer of this OP decided to make that the issue. Its not mentioned in the article;
7962
Jan 2014
#92
Well it's pretty clear the murderer was racist based on where they all were when he chose
cui bono
Jan 2014
#94
Of course its a problem. Its a problem in most countries. But its a minority of thought here.
7962
Jan 2014
#110
Thats very mature of you. Where have I defended racism? Racists are a boil on society.
7962
Jan 2014
#118
And the fact that the shooter was white and the victims black doesnt make it a race crime.
7962
Jan 2014
#135
jaysus. what a load of crap. let's parse, shall we? the guy looks capable of shooting anyone?
cali
Jan 2014
#164
By that, I meant that he shot them from inside his house, never went out, never said anything,
7962
Jan 2014
#166
"claimed he was stopping a break-in on what he said was his property" from the OP. nt
Electric Monk
Jan 2014
#104