Racism caused gunman to snap
I understand that racism exists, but I can't believe that he killed all those people ;(
His relatives say Thornton, 34, finally cracked after suffering racial harassment in a company where he said he was singled out for being black in a predominantly white work force.
"Everybody's got a breaking point," said Joanne Hannah, the mother of Thornton's longtime girlfriend.
After shooting his co-workers, Thornton hid as police moved in. He called his mother, who tried for 10 minutes to talk him out of killing himself, his uncle Will Holliday told reporters.
"He said, 'I killed the five racists that was there that was bothering me,'" Holliday said. "He said, 'The cops are going to come in so I am going to take care of myself.'"
from MSNBC
He got caught on tape stealing beer???
Was let go...Not a race issue...
Why they don't just kill self???
Not really, most of us don't until we get treated "unequally" for some illogical reasons, let it be colour,race,name,religion...etc
I think everybody here understands what being treated "inferior or superior " means.
he mite hav sufferd tht much....
Very few people understand the term and the feeling of being treated as "inferior" or "superior", only the victims understand it.
I have never understood what discrimination really meant until i came here and experienced it. Just having a white man or a brown man at work looked through you as if it you don't exist. I can't imagine how other people feel when worst things have been done with them. Thats what we have to endure because we want to work here in the Middle East. When you don't have a choice, you will stay and take the abuse. It's between going back home and die of hunger or go work in the Middle East, send money for your family and take what you have to take. But KILLING is not the answer. If you kill another human being, you are worst than the racist.
Racism, a term most abused ....so the guy was a thief?
And I said Racism is a big enough issue to die for or to kill for.
"just Racism" - if you understood it well, i meant there are more issues on his head other than Racism.
Land cruiser & Porche
Thats a mixed Race!
WK That's the way to go @ it.
Racism isn't so bad, I saw a land crusier out race a porche caynee on the cornice.... it was the best race I saw all year.
edifis I have said many times that deep down I agree that Indians are racist themselves so we can't really point fingers at anyone for racism. Sometimes I get really really angry when someone passes a comment on me based on the fact that I am Indian and the colour of my skin. I don't trust myself when I am angry but I don't think I will ever kill anyone over racism.
And just like you said, I avoid the racist folks I met in Qatar now since I didn't see any change in their attitude.
WK, this is bad. Are you becoming a psycho! Racism can't be as bad as killing.
I have experianced a bit of racism here. But I take it very sportingly. I believe Racism is natural. Each one favors his own kind. And when they see competition they stick to their own kind to fare better. I find it even in my aquarium. The fishes are racist too!
When someone treats me in a different manner because I am Indian I find that the feeling is reciprocal. So that way I am a racist too! When I think deep I find that most Indians including me are racist too.
You can scare someone with a gun or even kill him but you can't cure their racist mentality!
So you can't fight racism with violence.
I think if you are not bothered by racism and treat the agressor with all fairness (try not to be a racist towards him), then inchalla he may tone down the racism and may even be cured! If that doesn't work I try to avoid him as much as possible!
I hope you will agree.
RIP...the aggrived and the aggressor.
rishi, he won't rot behind bars as he killed himself as well.
But reading the full story, I think it was not only racism but also being found guilty of theft that caused the aggression.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38554795/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
"Omar Thornton sat calmly in a meeting with union representative and his supervisors as they showed a video of him stealing beer from the distributor where he worked."
well, hope they get the message..but its roots are too deep to be shaken by 'some more incidents'..
i am afraid, this 'tribe' mentality will be there till the edge of humanity's doom.
rishimba all will not have to kill. Some more incidents like this and racists will get the message.
My God I am turning into a psycho, lol.. :P
WK, quitting his job would have been better for him than taking the law in his hands...now he will rot behind bars for life.
do you suggest that all such victims should kill the perpetrtors? there are peaceful ways to fight this discrimination..
"just racism" you say C4H4.
Racism is one of the biggest crimes against humanity and that's why Millions have died till day fighting racism and you say it is just racism. lol... No wonder this cancer doesn't go away because some people think of it as just racism. what's the big deal..
...the guy seemed to had enough of racism. The guy definitely has some issue on his head though to take others lives. I think the issue is more than just RACISM.
rishimba why should he quit his job if others are racist?
the guy could have quit his job and joined a company which had a few blacks.....his actions shows he was impulsive.
You're right, I've learnt so much about different shades of brown and how they are horrible to each other in the middle east than I would have learned anywhere else....
It is running both ways here in the Middle east ES.
Some people don't get some things because they are brown
Some people don't get some things because they are white
Even the shades of Brown and White matter, lol..
Someone is going to snap here soon enough, that person could be of any colour.
not to mention the brown trash. When will the white people fight back in the middle east when the 'browns' only give jobs to fellow browns, discriminating against more qualified white applicants...
Why you use guns when you can use a vampire instead! :P
As long as the "White trash" exist, that kind of incident will happen again.
lol hamada, Brother next time anger strikes me, will give you a call ;)
If you are interested, I've got an arsenal.
yes we all are.. racism should not be tolerated and taking another humans life for what ever reason should not be considered..
ROFL UkEng I am thankful for that every single day :o)
WK glad that guns are not easy to access here compared to the UK.. Imagine what you would have done..:)
WK glad that guns are not easy to access here compared to the UK.. Imagine what you would have done..:)
britexpat I am not saying we become killers only because of racism. I am just saying if you keep pushing a man around, eventually he will go over the edge.
While killing the perpetrators is never commendable people should realize how soul scarring the pain caused by racism is.
Expreriencing racism is one thing, but taking another human life because of it is something else..
That should be a slogan for here - Qatar; expect the unexpected.
Hmmmmm......I totally agree. Anyone is capable of anything. Expect the unexpected :-)
WK...we share similar thoughts (Probably for the 1st time) :P
drmana every human being is capable of killing. Just don't push people around so much that they snap.
Is there racism is Qatar ?
WK, should they realise that you can kill as well?? That's scary ;-)
Some people in Qatar should read this and realise something.