Store owner shot dead by man reportedly angry at Pride flag in window

[beschizza]

Originally published at: Store owner shot dead by man reportedly angry at Pride flag in window | Boing Boing

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[GagHalfrunt]

@beschizza

Deputies later found the suspect, and while confronting the person, a “lethal force encounter occurred” and the suspect was "pronounced deceased, per officials.

Interesting choice of words.

Encounter killing

[Jan_Willem]

I had a double take when the commentator in the clip said: “Deputies from the Twin Peaks sherriff station…” but I guess there are many towns so named. What a sad and ghastly story this is.

[euansmith]

So sad and stupid.

“lethal force encounter occurred”

Take your weird, neutral tone reporting and fuck off, deputies.

[Shuck]

Stochastic terrorism at work.

I have to wonder if this is the first such shooting - people have been physically assaulted and threatened with guns over pride displays, so it seems unlikely that this was the first such event in the US, given the prevalence of guns and the escalation of right-wing propaganda. It also seems like the sort of thing that cops would downplay (as can be seen in this case) to hide that fact, so it would be less likely to get reported, especially if the victim survived.

[anon85524460]

It absolutely is not the first such shooting I’d wager. It’s probably the first one where police and law enforcement have admitted it was based on the pride flag, but I guarantee other such shootings and murders have happened in deep red states and have simply been listed by the police as “a disagreement” or “a fight” and the truth never got out.

[smulder]

@Jan_Willem

I guess there are many towns so named

… from Google Images (and Maps) Cedar Glen looks like the sort of big-trees-in-the-mountains hippie tourist town we’d find all over California

[Brainspore]

@smulder

Cedar Glen looks like the sort of big-trees-in-the-mountains hippie tourist town we’d find all over California

In my experience you’re at least as likely to encounter conservative/MAGA folks in towns like that than hippies. The Lake Arrowhead area tends to be pretty evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.

[smulder]

… yeah, I don’t really know anything

I try to throw disclaimers like “looks like” in there

[ZamboniWogglebug]

Not the first, and definitely won’t be the last. The hard right is watching their world fall to pieces, and they’re going to react by killing as many people as they can.

[Tamsin_Bailey]

You all being a bit more horrified wouldn’t go amiss, or are us queer types supposed to just freak out on our own, quietly?

[mspie500]

[the_borderer]

@Shuck

I have to wonder if this is the first such shooting - people have been physically assaulted and threatened with guns over pride displays, so it seems unlikely that this was the first such event in the US, given the prevalence of guns and the escalation of right-wing propaganda.

Laura Ann Carleton appeared to be cis-het (I don’t know if she actually was), so the cops might have taken more of an interest because of it.

@anon85524460

but I guarantee other such shootings and murders have happened in deep red states and have simply been listed by the police

I would not be surprised to find out that a few “tragic accidents” in red states were children who came out as LGBTQIA+ and found out that their families violently objected.

@Tamsin_Bailey

You all being a bit more horrified wouldn’t go amiss, or are us queer types supposed to just freak out on our own, quietly?

I’m at the two thousand yard stare stage.

I feel like I have been shouting that this is going to happen for too long, with most people not listening. We are now at the “DO SOMETHING, YESTERDAY” stage, and nobody here wants to know what happens if they don’t.

[nosaj]

@the_borderer

Laura Ann Carleton appeared to be cis-het (I don’t know if she actually was), so the cops might have taken more of an interest because of it.

I agree.

And there isn’t a word or gif for how that makes me feel. “Angry” isn’t close.

[simonize]

@GagHalfrunt

Interesting choice of words.

The use of the passive voice is frankly disingenuous. Far more honest if they said “We had to kill him.” That might or might not be true, but at least it wouldn’t deny that a choice was made, justified or not.

@the_borderer

Laura Ann Carleton appeared to be cis-het (I don’t know if she actually was), so the cops might have taken more of an interest because of it.

Actually, it doesn’t sound like the police had time to research her sexuality. Sounds like there must have been a witness that gave a description and the police found and confronted him before he got too far away.

@the_borderer

I’m at the two thousand yard stare stage.

I’ve always rather liked that painting. It captures that seen too much and slept too little affect very well.

[mspie500]

[nosaj]

dispute

Holy fuck.

[nosaj]

@simonize

@the_borderer

Laura Ann Carleton appeared to be cis-het (I don’t know if she actually was), so the cops might have taken more of an interest because of it.

Actually, it doesn’t sound like the police had time to research her sexuality.

The Insta screencap suggests cis-het:

“We are all devastated for her husband Bort and her family and the LGBTQ+ community, for who Lauri was such a true ally.”

[anon33932455]

@anon85524460

I guarantee other such shootings and murders have happened in deep red states

Er, this happened in Cali. Red, Blue, Purple doesn’t have anything to do with it. Cops are bastards all over.

[Franko]

straight people, i for one appreciate all the support you’ve shown over the years, but i do NOT expect you to take bullets and die for me. please stay safe.

jesus, what a horror show.