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pinebox

(5,761 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:42 PM Oct 2015

UCC Shooter ID'd

It seems they've ID'd the shooter as Chris Harper Mercer.
I won't post pictures directly but there's a few things I wish to point out about him and I'm asking for a bit of sanity here.
There are several photos of him being posted right this instant on twitter and one is of a dating site profile that seems to be from a Christian dating site. In his profile, he lists himself and a conservative, a republican and mixed race.

I'm going to ask you all not to rush to judgment with vitriol on his political and religious stances. We're better than that and that makes us look as bad as far RW idjits who rush to say "so and so is a registered Dem!" I've already seen several libs tweet that sort of stuff and it's just well, I'll bite my tongue.

Here is the link]if you all wish to see the info and pics about him https://goo.gl/4NfSN8
Sad day. A very sad day.

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UCC Shooter ID'd (Original Post) pinebox Oct 2015 OP
One says he disliked "organized religion " another says atheist which is it? Person 2713 Oct 2015 #1
he was very confused pinebox Oct 2015 #2
I do not see a Christian dating site Person 2713 Oct 2015 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #12
IRA had a lot of far-left factions and atheist leaders MisterP Oct 2015 #14
He was a spiritual but not religious pagan LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #16
Oh great- well shit. Marrah_G Oct 2015 #17
The cycle continues... Electric Monk Oct 2015 #3
Yeap. No mention of the GIC or the NRA. madinmaryland Oct 2015 #6
He wasn't white oberliner Oct 2015 #11
So much for him being a privelged white male. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #5
Yep nt LittleBlue Oct 2015 #7
I think you mean to say, 'not rush to judgment'. Rex Oct 2015 #8
Fucking hanity Egnever Oct 2015 #9
Seems like the social media accounts attributed to this man are erratic. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #10
I think you mean NOT to rush to judgment. nt tblue37 Oct 2015 #13
yup pinebox Oct 2015 #15
Apparently he was a fan of the murderer who killed the newspeople. cwydro Oct 2015 #18

Response to pinebox (Reply #2)

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
14. IRA had a lot of far-left factions and atheist leaders
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:06 AM
Oct 2015

(heck, it's latae setentiae the nanosecond you agree to be a member)
so that could help explain the newest configuration of hate

LostOne4Ever

(9,267 posts)
16. He was a spiritual but not religious pagan
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 01:29 AM
Oct 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/02/chris-harper-mercer-first-details-emerge-of-oregon-college-killer


[div class="excerpt" style="margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:3px 3px 3px #999999;"]In the profile, the personality type he is looking for is “intellectual, punk, introvert, loner, lover, geek, nerd” with an “individuality” of “piercings, psychic, tattoos, vampire”. His preferred religious views are “Pagan, Wiccan, Not Religious, but Spiritual” as well.
 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
18. Apparently he was a fan of the murderer who killed the newspeople.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 02:12 AM
Oct 2015

He's not going to fit neatly into the narrative so many here would like according to posts I saw yesterday.

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