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Police: Multiple Victims in South Carolina church shooting [W:224:1119]

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Police: Multiple victims in South Carolina church shooting - CBS News

This appears to be a racist attack as the suspect was reported as being white. the suspect is described as a "clean-shaven white male.

Great, just what we need after all the police brutality incidents. Hope the perpetrator is caught quickly . the church appears to be an African-American parish given the denomination and the location
 
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it is the second oldest predominantly AA church in the south. our local CBS news is stating that the coroner is on the scene and sadly, few of the victims were taken to hospitals indicating that there are fatalities.
 
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I've been following this myself. It supposedly happened right downtown.

With any luck, he'll be caught quickly.
 
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They'll catch him. I hope it is sooner than later. The only question is if he will kill anyone else before then.
 
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Seeing some of the comments being made about the story on the CBS site, I hope some of them black country boys in South Carolina find him first. No particular reason. :)
 
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Funny how right wingers love to say Muslims are threats yet more people in America have been killed by right wing attacks than Muslim extremists since 9/11. Condolences to the victims.
 
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I've been following this myself. It supposedly happened right downtown.

With any luck, he'll be caught quickly.

Good to see that you're alright, man.
 
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Good to see that you're alright, man.

My younger brother is the one who really - almost literally - "dodged the bullet" on this one. He was only a couple of streets down from the location of the shooting this evening, meeting with his Church group.

He said he saw ambulances and police cars on his drive back home.
 
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Damn that worried me until I saw it was Charleston. I've got some peeps that are overdue coming back from church and didn't know where this was for a minute.
 
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Funny how right wingers love to say Muslims are threats yet more people in America have been killed by right wing attacks than Muslim extremists since 9/11. Condolences to the victims.

You know, while I probably agree more than disagree with the sentiment, can't you wait until the bodies are at least cold to start using it for your favorite political position?
 
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It's worth noting that we don't even know who this guy is yet, let alone what his motivations might have been.

Just sayin'...
 
re: Police: Multiple Victims in South Carolina church shooting [W:224]

It's worth noting that we don't even know who this guy is yet, let alone what his motivations might have been.

Just sayin'...

This. We still don't know yet who did it And why, at best we have a description that narrows us down to a few hundred thousand people that may not be accurate.

The news sources I read said the cops swept up a guy matching the description of the shooter but they're publically saying the shooter is still at large
 
re: Police: Multiple Victims in South Carolina church shooting [W:224]

It's worth noting that we don't even know who this guy is yet, let alone what his motivations might have been.

Just sayin'...



Does it matter?
 
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Does it matter?

Um.....yeah, a lot. Probably not so much to the victims, but understanding why people do **** like this is very important.
 
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Does it matter?


Yes, it does matter.. there is a difference between hate crime and random crime.
 
re: Police: Multiple Victims in South Carolina church shooting [W:224]

My younger brother is the one who really - almost literally - "dodged the bullet" on this one. He was only a couple of streets down from the location of the shooting this evening, meeting with his Church group.

He said he saw ambulances and police cars on his drive back home.

Glad to hear he's alright. If I can ask, do you know if that particular church has armed security?
 
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Funny how right wingers love to say Muslims are threats yet more people in America have been killed by right wing attacks than Muslim extremists since 9/11. Condolences to the victims.

Umm, exactly which are you referring to? Or are you saying that all racism is right-wing?
 
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Glad to hear he's alright. If I can ask, do you know if that particular church has armed security?

Thanks man. He actually wasn't at a "Church," per se. His group meets in the back of a Catholic bookstore in downtown Charleston that is run by the "Daughters of Saint Paul" nuns.

No, they do not have armed security. I'm guessing that the African American Church which was attacked didn't either. I can't say for sure, however.
 
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Um.....yeah, a lot. Probably not so much to the victims, but understanding why people do **** like this is very important.

"Stupid is as stupid does"--Forrest Gump Bat **** crazy people are bat **** crazy people.

What more do you need to understand about it?
 
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Um.....yeah, a lot. Probably not so much to the victims, but understanding why people do **** like this is very important.[/



Yes, of course it is! I was thinking of the victims and their perspective.
 
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Does it matter?

Yes. I remember that as news broke of the OKC bombing, the general masses were quick to call it an attack of Arab terrorists and political discussion quickly went to our personal prejudices about Muslims.

Though we all think we know what happened here, and likely it is as first appears, an abundance of caution and response to known facts is always preferred to wild ass speculation. Its not only a good intellectual discipline; its respectful of all involved, including the victims.
 
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Find this son of a bitch, and empty the magazine on him.

Damn.
 
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Does it matter?

It can, if he's some random wacko the other black churches in town can breathe easier, if this is a plot by a white supremacist group or a wacko who got the idea from an organized group then security needs to be bumped up at a
Other AA churches and community groups and the Feds need to get involved in conspiracy and organized crime investigations.

It can matter greatly, nt from our standpoint, but the LE and community standpoint absolutely
 
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Yes, it does matter.. there is a difference between hate crime and random crime.



Yes, it does and perhaps I should not jump to conclusions about a white man shooting up a black church in the south. My bad.
 
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Umm, exactly which are you referring to? Or are you saying that all racism is right-wing?

Racism can be from any political persuasion but Redress brought up a good point so I dont want to derail this thread any further. I hope they find the perp/s and bring them to justice.
 
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