PERRY, Iowa — A 17-year-old Perry High School junior, wielding a shotgun and handgun, killed a sixth-grader and wounded five other people, four students and the school's principal, before turning a firearm on himself early Thursday morning, law enforcement officials said.
Those who necessarily (and quite hatefully, maliciously and irresponsibly) associate LGBTQ+ individuals with perpetrators of mass shooting apparently don't remember what happened at Orlando, Fla. in June 2016, when 49 people were killed and 53 wounded in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub. The shooter, killed by police, claimed allegiance with ISIS and said in a 911 message he was retaliating for the death of one of his leaders in Iraq. The Orlando mass shooting was the worst act of mass anti-LGBTQ violence in more than 40 years and the worst act of domestic terrorism since 9-11. But I suppose 2016 might as well be a century ago in this era of social-media saturation, low attention spans and people who don't want to be confused with the facts.
MSNBC and other news organizations also reported another "influencer," apparently a Q'anon buff, said the Perry tragedy was designed to distract media attention away from the release of Jeffrey Epstein documents and his list of clients. Don't think that worked. Maybe whoever posted that should come to Perry to see for themselves if they have any guts.
Excellent coverage, Doug.
The aftermath discussion of a motive in this tragedy has taken an even uglier turn, according to this post by an LGBTQ+ advocacy publication. https://www.advocate.com/news/iowa-school-shooter-gender-identity
Those who necessarily (and quite hatefully, maliciously and irresponsibly) associate LGBTQ+ individuals with perpetrators of mass shooting apparently don't remember what happened at Orlando, Fla. in June 2016, when 49 people were killed and 53 wounded in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub. The shooter, killed by police, claimed allegiance with ISIS and said in a 911 message he was retaliating for the death of one of his leaders in Iraq. The Orlando mass shooting was the worst act of mass anti-LGBTQ violence in more than 40 years and the worst act of domestic terrorism since 9-11. But I suppose 2016 might as well be a century ago in this era of social-media saturation, low attention spans and people who don't want to be confused with the facts.
MSNBC and other news organizations also reported another "influencer," apparently a Q'anon buff, said the Perry tragedy was designed to distract media attention away from the release of Jeffrey Epstein documents and his list of clients. Don't think that worked. Maybe whoever posted that should come to Perry to see for themselves if they have any guts.
👍the “community and parent perspective” is an important part of this tragic event, and the story. Well done Doug.