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Originally Posted by Takeuon

Well here's my problem w/ that. He was wearing an all white outfit,(same as the suicide bombers wear in the Middle East), was shouting words in Arabic that are directly related to a religious belief. the fact that he is Muslim makes it a very important piece of the puzzle. From an investigators viewpoint... Should he be looked at immediately as a radical Muslim? YES! Because he took two weapons and went out to intentionally murder people. Does this automatically link him to the Taliban or a terrorist group? No. But it does bring to light that he may just have been a religious fanatic.
The difference between your statement that "everyone cracks" and may be of different religions doesn't hold water w/ me. Because if a regular, good Muslim had cracked, I believe they may just take their own life and go out alone.

As far as waiting for the facts and not listening to the media...well unless you have another resource for us to get information....the media is all we have. So how I'm going to collect facts from anyone other then them?

He was wearing an all white outfit,(same as the suicide bombers wear in the Middle East), Where is this info from? I have not seen this information. I may have missed it. Would like to see it.

was shouting words in Arabic that are directly related to a religious belief. I am Mexican-American and I go on a shooting spree on a military installation and kill 13 and wound 30. While doing so I am Screaming AVE MARIA AVE MARIA. This is a religious massacre? I doubt it.

I am japanese and do the same while I scream in Japanese that Budda is good. Is it a religious massacre? I doubt it.

I am sure that many of our boys at Normandy were screaming religious phrases. They knew they were going to die. Same with Hasan.

Now I do not agree with what he did and think he should be strung up. But to persicute this POS because of his name, skin color and religion is wrong. Racism and hate is the problem with this country not the cure.
Now I am no left wing liberal by any means. I am former active duty Marine during the Reagan era. I am about as hardline as a person can get when it comes to not rolling over and giving this country away.