Seems to me it's what the author wants. TRN did not know the shooter or their thought process/beliefs. MOO
From OP's quoted link:
TRN wrote they "do not claim to know the individual or have access to their inner thoughts and feelings" but they "do know that life for transgender people is very difficult, and made more difficult in the preceding months by a virtual avalanche of anti-trans legislation, and public callouts by Right Wing personalities and political figures for nothing less than the genocidal eradication of trans people from society."
I just read this article
There is never an excuse for what this killer did nor do I see this article written as an excuse.
IMO it offers another perspective on how we have arrived at this juncture at this time in this instance
Does it support the writers agenda? Probably, but to me IMO it seems that their agenda is less hate
not written as an excuse for murder
None of us including the author can know or slip inside this killer’s head
Even the writings she left behind likely will not tell the whole story
But as a nation are we fanning the flames of hate?
Are we stoking the fires and increasing the alienation of marginalized populations.
There seems to have been a final straw that" broke the camel’s back" somewhere with this shooter – “a tipping point”
Why that day, that place etc
Not a reason justify or excuse any of this clearly abhorrent behavior -
But in an honest effort to understand perhaps we can begin to identify these people better before they explode.
IMO There are always signs. Always. But a lot of these signs carry stigma. Addiction, mental health issues like depression, anxiety, etc, domestic violence –lots of people keep them secret – even within their own families - many think its a weakness to seek help/counseling.
What I know for sure ? Normal well adjusted people do not go out and buy guns and shoot up schools and kill people
In my book it’s
deviant crazy behavior. I want to know what causes it - what are the variable’s with each killer. I am sure people somewhere are making a profile to help better identify those prone to or at risk of harming society?
I want a better understanding of who does this and why and
how do we stop it. When Newtown happened I could barely process the horror. That situation was very personal to me. And ten odd years later we still are grappling with the same thing happening over and over.
Maybe this killer’s motive will be as simple as a penchant for suicidal ideation and they were too cowardly to take their own life so they chose this sick and deluded way. Or something far more complex.
But I am looking at the person to understand motive NOT to make excuses or blame others. There are never any excuses.
I am interested in prevention.
ALL IMO