3 people die in shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

From what I saw the 3 colleagues were racial and ethnic minorities.

Also:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35404881...rts/?GT1=43001

And the plot thickens, DUN DUN DUN! Everyone jump to conclusions NOW!! We all know that whites are racist, and that women, in general, are mentally imbalanced and needy. Since she IS a white woman it's clearly evident that this was a PMS fueled hate crime.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

And the plot thickens, DUN DUN DUN! Everyone jump to conclusions NOW!! We all know that whites are racist, and that women, in general, are mentally imbalanced and needy. Since she IS a white woman it's clearly evident that this was a PMS fueled hate crime.

Settle down, Beavis.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

And the plot thickens, DUN DUN DUN! Everyone jump to conclusions NOW!! We all know that whites are racist, and that women, in general, are mentally imbalanced and needy. Since she IS a white woman it's clearly evident that this was a PMS fueled hate crime.

Hurry and pat yourself on the back for this attempt at sarcasm.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Hurry and pat yourself on the back for this attempt at sarcasm.

I wasn't going for sarcasm, I was going for ridiculousness. Kind of like Senusret bringing up the fact that the victims may all be minorities, which is insinuating that this was RACIALLY MOTIVATED. Like I said, Lets all just jump to conclusions!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I wasn't going for sarcasm

Which is unfortunate because you're the only one jumping to conclusions.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Which is unfortunate because you're the only one jumping to conclusions.

Which is also true.

I think it's sad that we can't even, as ASTalumna06 said, make an observation without fear of how that observation may be perceived.

For what it's worth, a fb friend of mine mentioned it in one of his status messages, and it concerned him because he is also a young professor of color.

See, when you're a minority, you think about these things. When you're not, you usually don't have to, so you don't.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Which is also true.

I think it's sad that we can't even, as ASTalumna06 said, make an observation without fear of how that observation may be perceived.

For what it's worth, a fb friend of mine mentioned it in one of his status messages, and it concerned him because he is also a young professor of color.

See, when you're a minority, you think about these things. When you're not, you usually don't have to, so you don't.

I care about this topic for a number of reasons so I did some low level Internet research.

As with most academic departments, the biological science department is predominently white: http://www.uah.edu/biology/faculty.html (you can click on each name to see a photo and bio)

So, it doesn't take mensa to beg the question of whether it is a coincidence that someone who opens fire at a faculty/departmental meeting shoots 6 faculty and ends up killing 3 racial and ethnic minorities on the department's faculty. We (other than PiKA2001) aren't going so far as to draw conclusions because that's what investigations are for.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

So, it doesn't take mensa to beg the question of whether it is a coincidence that someone who opens fire at a faculty/departmental meeting shoots 6 faculty and ends up killing 3 racial and ethnic minorities on the department's faculty. We (other than PiKA2001) aren't going so far as to draw conclusions because that's what investigations are for.

You are drawing conclusions, you just don't realize it. You talk about leaving it up to the investigation but you've already chalked this out to be racially motivated. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying thats not possible, it COULD very well based on race. We know that she killed her brother years ago and she seemed like she didn't realize that she had opened fire on her colleagues, which leads me to believe she is very f*cked up ( lack of better words). Did race play a factor? Maybe. Was it the motivating factor? Who knows.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I wasn't going for sarcasm, I was going for ridiculousness. Kind of like Senusret bringing up the fact that the victims may all be minorities, which is insinuating that this was RACIALLY MOTIVATED. Like I said, Lets all just jump to conclusions!

I didn't bring up any facts. I asked a question.

You made an insinuation.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I didn't bring up any facts. I asked a question.

You made an insinuation.

The facts apparently frightened PiKA2001. He's like any other person who gets a little scared with any mention of race. He overreacts and yells "oh shit! Run for cover!!!" The irony in that is funny.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

The facts apparently frightened PiKA2001. He's like any other person who gets a little scared with any mention of race. He overreacts and yells "oh shit! Run for cover!!!" The irony in that is funny.

Doesn't he know that I call the Race Wars around here?

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Doesn't he know that I call the Race Wars around here?

I must have missed that thread

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

The facts apparently frightened PiKA2001. He's like any other person who gets a little scared with any mention of race. He overreacts and yells "oh shit! Run for cover!!!" The irony in that is funny.

I'm scared of racial discussions? Now you are the one insinuating.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I'm scared of racial discussions? Now you are the one insinuating.

No, it's still only you.