L4sBotAug 17, 2023

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead

https://lemmy.world/post/3320637

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead - Lemmy.world

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

Show threadOtkazAug 17, 2023
It use to be video games and movies taking the blame. Now it’s websites. When are we going to decide that people are just bat shit crazy and guns need some form of regulation?
Show threadSocialMediaRefugee
Because every gun owner thinks they are “the good guys”
Aug 17, 2023 at 3:29pmWeb
Show threadsome_guyAug 17, 2023

Because every gun owner thinks they are “the good guys”

Just wait till I use my gun to save a bunch of lives. Then you’ll see that I’m a hero. /s

Show threadZombieZookeeperAug 17, 2023
And most of them fantasize about killing liberals and BLM protesters.
Show threadShapillonAug 18, 2023
Why always equate gun owners with right wing wackos? It’s getting a tad tiring…
Show threadZombieZookeeperAug 18, 2023
Because they think dead schoolkids are a necessary sacrifice for their gun collecting hobby?
Show threadaidanAug 18, 2023
Usually from their perspective they are. Most people don’t try to be bad.
Show threadstillwaterAug 18, 2023
This is also true of MAGA types so it’s not much of an excuse.
Show threadaidanAug 18, 2023
It’s not excuse, it’s a statement.
Show threadEufalconimorphAug 18, 2023
Yep. This guy thought he was fighting a righteous battle against the evil of white replacement. Brainwashed, but not insane by any clinical definition any more than any soldier is.
Show threadMrSpArkleAug 18, 2023
This is a key insight. There have been plenty of despots and dictators that ruled countries for decades while committing uncountable atrocities who had full command of their faculties.