I'm not screaming "racist", but
I think the shooters skin color played a role in the declaration of "hate crime". This one's pretty convenient, an armed "white supremacist" runs amok in a Sikh temple. For the record, Sikhs are a really decent lot, and simply want to be left to themselves. They're sworn opponents to Muslims, too.
Complete thread:
- So, did the guy that killed the Sihks think that they were - 
Rob Leahy, 
2012-08-05, 21:30 
- More likely to be a Muslim shooter - Sikhs and Muslims - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-05, 22:01
- More likely to be a Muslim shooter - Sikhs and Muslims - 
Jhenry, 
2012-08-05, 22:27
- Instantly declared domestic terrorism, while Maj Hassan 's - 
Rob Leahy, 
2012-08-05, 23:15
- Instantly declared domestic terrorism, while Maj Hassan 's - Boge Quinn, 2012-08-06, 08:40
 - I'm not screaming "racist", but - 
anachronism, 
2012-08-06, 18:50
- oh, no doubt he was.... BUT the FBI will state categorically - 
Rob Leahy, 
2012-08-06, 20:35
- Nope. It was "workplace" violence. - anachronism, 2012-08-07, 18:19
 
 
 - oh, no doubt he was.... BUT the FBI will state categorically - 
Rob Leahy, 
2012-08-06, 20:35
 
 - Lovely - Rob is probably right then; any Muslim appearinh - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-05, 23:43
- It may be, it's terrible no mattern what the motives are - Rob Leahy, 2012-08-06, 09:17
 
 
 - Instantly declared domestic terrorism, while Maj Hassan 's - 
Rob Leahy, 
2012-08-05, 23:15
 
 - More likely to be a Muslim shooter - Sikhs and Muslims - 
Jhenry, 
2012-08-05, 22:27
 - the shooter had been in the Army psych unit and got - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-06, 09:44
- If true, the firearm maybe was NOT legally purchased. - 
Hobie, 
2012-08-06, 19:25
- If true, the firearm maybe was NOT legally purchased. - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-06, 20:32
- Oh, you meant the psyops unit? - 
Hobie, 
2012-08-06, 21:26
- Yes, that's it! I didn't remember the exact term - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-06, 22:14
- Yes, that's it! I didn't remember the exact term - 
kscowboy, 
2012-08-06, 22:52
- IME, there are a certain small percentage of enlistees who - Hobie, 2012-08-07, 07:34
 
 
 - Yes, that's it! I didn't remember the exact term - 
kscowboy, 
2012-08-06, 22:52
 
 - Yes, that's it! I didn't remember the exact term - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-06, 22:14
 
 - Oh, you meant the psyops unit? - 
Hobie, 
2012-08-06, 21:26
 
 - If true, the firearm maybe was NOT legally purchased. - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-06, 20:32
 
 - If true, the firearm maybe was NOT legally purchased. - 
Hobie, 
2012-08-06, 19:25
 
 - More likely to be a Muslim shooter - Sikhs and Muslims - 
stonewalrus, 
2012-08-05, 22:01