This is the most sensible commentary I've seen so far (I haven't been looking and I know some people are in shock but the usual suspects are all over the media). Thank you.
The primary difference between what happened at Pulse and Leytonstone tube station is that one guy had an assault rifle and the other guy had cutlery:
Oh, and also the hashtags that trended afterwards. We had #YouAin'tNoMuslimBruv. ::wryface::
I fear for the people of the US because Sandy Hook demonstrated that they don't even care enough about the mass killing of white children to ban weapons designed for the efficient mass killing of human beings.
::sends all my love::
And for anyone still wondering what they can do? Have some suggestions (many of which are transferable to other hate-crime-targeted communities):
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The primary difference between what happened at Pulse and Leytonstone tube station is that one guy had an assault rifle and the other guy had cutlery:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Leytonstone_tube_station_attack
Oh, and also the hashtags that trended afterwards. We had #YouAin'tNoMuslimBruv. ::wryface::
I fear for the people of the US because Sandy Hook demonstrated that they don't even care enough about the mass killing of white children to ban weapons designed for the efficient mass killing of human beings.
::sends all my love::
And for anyone still wondering what they can do? Have some suggestions (many of which are transferable to other hate-crime-targeted communities):
https://storify.com/AnaMardoll/what-can-i-do-how-to-support-lbg