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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.

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[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 283 points 1 week ago

It's always the ones you most suspect.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 202 points 1 week 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.com 97 points 1 week 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.ee 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[-] andros_rex@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

He had a copy of The Turner Diaries and connection to a cult compound called Elohim City which is operating to this day in Oklahoma. He clearly viewed himself as part of some sort of Aryan resistance movement. (Don’t forget the involvement of Nichols - who got the death penalty as well - and the Fourier couple, who our tax dollars put into witness protection to insure that no one would face any consequences.)

There’s more than a few in OKCPD who were sympathetic to his cause. Unfortunately, Terrence Yeakey was so disturbed by whatever was on the missing VHS tape that he slit his wrists and shot himself from behind…

He was also specifically pissed about Waco and Ruby Ridge. Tucker Carlson has been suggesting that people go Ruby Ridge themselves of late..

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[-] frunch@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Wow, i haven't heard anyone mention Fark in ages! I spent a lot of time there before Digg...

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[-] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 70 points 1 week ago

Magats are lost causes and they’ll never be functioning members of society in any meaningful way again. They are class traitors who want to watch the world burn

[-] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 201 points 1 week ago

No terrorism charge? That's crazy. /s

[-] floo@retrolemmy.com 151 points 1 week ago

It’s not like he shot a CEO or something…

[-] Tujio@lemmy.world 68 points 1 week ago

Or spray painted a cybertruck...

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago

Or wasn't white.

[-] oxysis 44 points 1 week ago

Just another day in America

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

It’s not like he vandalized a car or something…

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 66 points 1 week ago

Turning Point USA a designated terrorist group? Yes please.

[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 46 points 1 week ago

The terrorism charge only takes place when the victims exceed a certain income level.

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[-] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 185 points 1 week ago

I notice they didn’t charge him with terrorism and the death penalty.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 108 points 1 week ago

Because he didn't hit a Tesla.

[-] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 99 points 1 week ago
[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 103 points 1 week ago
[-] SourGumGum@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Reality not just shooters:

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[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 84 points 1 week ago

Fascist deeply embedded in police community? That’s every cop.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 week ago

He was at the center of a custody battle since he was a toddler, with his father alleging his mother neglected and abused him.

Kind of have to wonder which parent was actually abusing or neglecting the kid, seeing as all this happened under his father's roof.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

TBH that sucks for the kid.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago

Yup. Kids always pay the price for their parent's fuck-ups.

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[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 44 points 1 week ago

The mom is still with the sheriff office after her kid used her issued weapon to murder people? That seems like an immediate resignation type of event, with potential for criminal negligence charges down the road.

[-] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

Cops are so fucking careless with guns it’s unbelievable. Any time you hear of an accidental discharge, it was the cops negligence and they’re lying about it because Glocks do not misfire without user error

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 37 points 1 week ago

They leave them unattended in public bathrooms so often that my hospital has a protocol for what to do if we find one

[-] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

jfc, I’ve heard about them doing that but I didn’t realize it was that bad. Fucking morons

[-] DrFistington@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

LEO are involved in hundreds of accidental discharges a year, they also shoot themselves and other officers on accident dozens of times per year. Unfortunately exact numbers are very difficult to get because cops always fight having their actions tracked in national registries.

I've also thought it's hilarious how cops seem to love glocks. The "dual trigger" safety mechanism is shit. It can get caught easily on your holster, waist band, or one of the 20 fucking things on your belt and cause an AD. Oh yeah, if you have shitty trigger discipline like most cops,then you'll probably have an AD too.

Springfield makes a much better, safer pistol, IMO

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago
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[-] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sorry, mate, I’m a Glock fan boy. Love mine and never had a misfire or snag. I don’t doubt how good Springfields are though, I have been wanting to try one out. They look really snazzy too

[-] arrow74@lemm.ee 23 points 1 week ago

I'm from Tallahassee and small correction. It was her former service weapon that she purchased from the department after it was decommissioned. It was her personal firearm.

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Well, perhaps, but you neglected to include the Florida clause.

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[-] Zomg@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

This one of the home grown terrorists I hear about? Or does this not qualify?

/s just in case

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[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

... but I repeat myself.

[-] sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago

Ikner cited this “tragic event” in 2015 when he went to court to change his name from Christian Gunnar Eriksen.

Changing your name is so woke!

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

There was another article that said the shooter used the step parent's service gun.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

It used to be her service weapon. It was purchased from the department when they updated equipment.

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[-] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago

I'm sure Matt Gaetz will give him a job once he's fully exonerated.

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[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago

Why did they say "fascist" twice?

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago

Another MAGAt Nazi. Living their death cult dreams.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Unsurprising.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Who could possibly not have foreseen this?

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