Quote Originally Posted by HKim View Post
Now that's going a little extreme, isn't it? I don't think it's out of place to call this an act of terrorism when President Obama says he believes it should be investigated as such.



I think that it's only logical to conclude that if this was an act of terrorism, the perpetrator must therefore be a terrorist.

Beyond that, I think we truly need to look at the facts here. I haven't seen much evidence that the shooter acted on hate against homosexuals, especially given the evidence he regularly visited the nightclub for years. If there was hate, it likely came from extremist views influenced by ISIS. If it was a personal matter, I wouldn't necessarily call it a hate crime depending on the cause.

I don't think we should avoid looking at facts just because they might be unpleasant or could incite action. It is the truth that will set us free.

The father of the shooter who killed 50 people at a gay nightclub in Florida said his son became enraged recently when he saw two men kissing — and that may have been what sparked the worst mass shooting in US history.

This was the first bit of news that came out.

Then what followed was a loose connection to terrorism. They have found actual evidence linking this guy to isis. But as a default to american logic. EVERYTHING has to be ISIS.

This was a hate crime.