*David Sirota, a columnist for Salon.com, insists that those who commit the kind of mass shooting that was carried out at Sandy Hook Elementary School are most often white men – the only group in America that is “not allowed to be profiled.”
Sirota made his comments Sunday on MSNBC”s “Up with Chris Hayes” during a discussion about the possible policy recommendations that could be adopted in the wake of the tragedy which may prevent future shootings.
When the question of profiling came up, Sirota said, if the shooter was any race other than white, the debate over policy measures to prevent these types of events in the future would have been “uglier.”
Hayes said the thought that policy makers in Washington will be moved to do something about this tragedy. He said he could envision lawmakers calling for a more invasive surveillance regime.
Sirota agreed, but said that the political impediment to that was the fact that most mass shooting suspects are white.
“The issue with it will be, politically, I think; the profile is white men,” Sirota said. “That’s a profile that’s not, essentially, in America allowed to be profiled. That’s the one profile in America that’s not allowed to be profiled.”
Sirota said that he thought that, if the shooter belonged to a different demographic, the debate about how to address this mass shooting would be “much uglier.” Hayes agreed.
Sirota closed by wondering if the Republican party would have the same reaction to this event and policy recommendations to address it as they did to a report by the Department of Homeland Security raising question about the threats posed by right-wing militias. “Republicans said, ‘this is a way to demonize white America’ or ‘good, god-fearing America,” Sirota said.
Watch the clip below via MSNBC:
What he is saying is true. We do not racially profile white America and they make up the majority (all?) of these type of shootings. What would be the reaction if the shooter had been of middle eastern descent?
This “revelation” is waaaaaaay over due!! And a good look to finally hear/see it!! Now..the retarded/insecure NRA should be spotlighted, for STILL being….”stuck ‘on stupid”! SSMGDH!
David Sirota, he’s right! I just wonder long will it be before Soledad O’Brien and others put these sick white mass murderers under a microscope like they do ‘Black America’. Mental health issues may play a part in what’s going on, but it’s not an excuse.
I guess it’s safe to say that if the shooter was still alive, he wouldn’t be facing the death penalty.
CNN is leading the charge to come up with a reason why this white boy went ballistic, falsely reporting that the medical examiner has confirmed Lanza had been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. This is even though Asperger’s is not associated with violent behavior.
Contrary to reports from CNN earlier in the day, the Hartford Courant is reporting that the head of the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. H. Wayne Carver II, said he does not believe that Newtown gunman Adam Lanza had Asperger Syndrome.
Carver says Asperger’s is not associated with violent behavior. He says he’s not considering it as a reason for Lanza’s rampage on Friday.
But he’s still looking for something, genetic:
Connecticut’s chief medical examiner says he’s seeking genetic clues to help explain why a shooter killed 20 children and six adults in a Newtown elementary school.
Dr. H. Wayne Carver tells The Hartford Courant that he wants to know if there is any identifiable disease associated with the behavior of the shooter.
Stop looking for excuses. There is a simpler explanation. His mother had a fascination with shooting and by implication killing. An assault rifle is designed for one thing, and that’s mass murder. She passed this on culturally, not genetically, to her son.