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Old 08-05-2012, 06:14 PM
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What no threads on this?

Sikhs are generally very peaceful people with a vibrant culture. The suspect is dead and a cop is injured - 7 dead.

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Old 08-05-2012, 06:18 PM
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seems like we've been there and done that
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I think the cop was still alive but in surgery. They are calling it a domestic terrorist event for now.
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I think the cop was still alive but in surgery. They are calling it a domestic terrorist event for now.
And if it happened at a synagogue or church it would be anything but terrorism, amirite?
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just saw this on the news. Somehow I doubt it will get a tenth of the attention of aurora.
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I'm expecting something along the lines of nobody cares that much about dead Sikhs
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If it turns out that the shooter is a militia type white dude, it will get tons of press. If shooter is a "White Sikh" coverage will be slightly less.

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Big talk here with a bunch of assumptions.
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