Man disparages Pride flag, then kills shopkeeper in California
Man disparages Pride flag, then kills shopkeeper in California
The gunman is shot dead by US police, as Hollywood director Paul Feig pays tribute to the victim.
A US shop owner was shot dead after a dispute over a Pride flag displayed outside her business, police say.
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Needs to be charged not only hate crime but as terrorism.
He was killed by police.
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Let's not deflate scale of terrorism with such a stretch
From the Oxford Dictionary:
the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
This was terrorism, by definition. Unfortunately being LGBTQ in today’s world has been politicized. It was in the past, but it’s true today, too.
Do you think that crazy bastard was pursuing political aims?
Looked more like spontaneous action.I'm gay, but I don't see rationale of conflating a hate crime with act of terrorism.