The suspect, stepson of a deputy sheriff, was on the Sheriff's Youth Advisory Council, and had a history of anti-communist rants, support for the Gaza genocide and hatred towards minorities.

The suspect in the Florida State University shooter, who faces first degree murder charges for killing two and injuring five on Thursday was a member of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, a fascist youth group around the Republican Party, and is a registered Republican voter in Florida. The 20-year-old suspect, Phoenix Ikner, is the stepson of Leon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jessica Ikner, who has been with the department for 18 years.

  • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    When news of the shooting broke I was with my dad who said “the shooter was probably radical Democrat since they are the violent ones”. FoxRot is real and dangerous.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      21 days ago

      Back in the old days of Fark, I remember there used to be a flowchart of people’s reactions to mass shootings:

      • Mass shooting happens
      • initial reaction: guy is a terrorist Muslim and we need to bomb some country in the middle east.
      • news shows it’s a white guy
      • “Oh my…how sad. He must have been really struggling.”

      I feel like the right has replaced the second step with whatever out group they are trying to target.

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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        20 days ago

        Following the Oklahoma City Bombing, EVERYBODY jumped on the Muslim Terrorist bandwagon, but it didn’t sit right with me. Why would a Muslim bomb a building in OKC? Most Muslims wouldnt even know what Oklahoma is. Why wouldnt they pick a more iconic target? It’s all about making a statement, after all. It just smelled like a homegrown terrorist to me, and those around me derided me for being a “Muslim-lover.”

        Then it turned out to be a standard issue American white guy, with blurry motivations beyond being generally pissy about the government for some incomprehensible reason.

        Critical Thinking Skills are the most important skills you can learn in life. They keep you from being stupid and falling for propaganda.

    • Bilb!@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      19 days ago

      I don’t think angry mobs are a common thing here, but setting that aside-gun owners tend to shoot people who are hunting them. Angry mobs are not brave.

    • Godric@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      Yeah we should get in a big group with little space between us and threaten the homes and families of people with shotguns, fantastic idea!

      Only half the country has a gun in the household, this plan is brilliant!