The shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/ that resulted in 49 victims dead, 53 injured, and the perpetrator killed, is described as a hate crime and terrorism, or both. It was aimed at the LGBTQ community, and carried out by an American born man who was reportedly radicalized on the Internet. His parents have a apologized. Much of the country has rallied to indicate some kind of support. I did not find out about vigils in Lubbock until after they were over with, when I heard about them on the late Lubbock news.
Our leaders reacted variously. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/politics/orlando-shooting-obama-political-reaction/ Hate and racism just feeds the kind of behavior that was exhibited by the perpetrator today. The more we accept hate and racism, the more we damage our country. We are better than that!
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