• absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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      3 months ago

      I’m not trolling, I read the article and a few things stood out.

      This guy has two kids, I have 3 at similar ages, he has a family that loved him. The article states he had some mental health issues, but doesn’t go into how severe (I assume low level, otherwise it would have stated it). It says that he was unarmed, you know what American gun culture fucks up to many things for you, this shouldn’t even be a point of note.

      The least interesting thing about a murder victim should be their race. Would it make any difference if he was Chinese, Indian or Samoan? A man was killed, his kids will miss him, is family will morn him.

      As for

      You know exactly why it matters.

      I have an idea why you think it matters, I know why I think it doesn’t. If this was a race based killing, that can be taken into account at sentencing.

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          3 months ago

          I know I shouldn’t engage.

          But how exactly is it racist, to be concerned with the fact that a murder occurred. I don’t find murder a political issue.

          Why do you think murder is political?