Authorities are not ruling out racist motives as they investigate why a white Nebraska man shot and wounded seven neighbors who were Guatemalan immigrants
      • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
        41·
        6 months ago

        I’m not sure what point there is to even spending any time ascertaining motive. It’s not like you’re going to use it against him on his court date, he’s dead.

        The “the family is not pressing charges” line also seems like it kinda goes without saying…

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          512·
          6 months ago

          Sorry… you don’t know why ascertaining whether or not it’s a hate crime matters?

          If you’re serious- because that leads to additional charges. As it should.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldOP
    371·
    6 months ago

    CRETE, Neb. – A white Nebraska man described as reclusive and confrontational shot and wounded seven neighbors who are Guatemalan immigrants, and investigators said they are not ruling out racist motives.

    About 15 people were at the victims’ home, mostly in the yard, when Billy Booth, 74, opened fire from his house in Crete with a shotgun around 4:30 p.m. Friday, officials said.

    Booth killed himself after the shootings. The victims, who are related and include four children ages 3 to 10, are expected to survive.

  • macniel
    22·
    6 months ago

    What a sorry man. What may have lead to such behaviour?

    • Delusional@lemmy.world
      381·
      6 months ago

      Fox “news”

      They’re responsible for a lot of heinous shit that people do and allowing them to continue to spew out misinformation, hate, and lies will only lead to more of this happening.

      • Arbiter@lemmy.world
        15·
        6 months ago

        Yeah, this is the result of living in an alternate world of propaganda and hate.

        I’m sure his actions felt perfectly reasonable to /him/.

    • bartolomeo@suppo.fi
      19·
      6 months ago

      Imagined persecution can have real results, often playing into the hands of the rich & powerful.

        • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world
          2·
          6 months ago

          Not so obvious when you consider how many of us stopped watching about 5 minutes in. I didn’t click your spoiler because I didn’t want to hear anything else you had to say. I feel like your joke didn’t really land well.

    • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      downvoted because i don’t need help imagining this garbage and you can’t satirize worse than what Trump’s already saying