Brian RichardsonAug 22, 2023
George Takei  ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿฝ

Laura Ann Carleton was a mother of nine. She was a beloved shopkeeper in Lake Arrowhead, CA. And she was shot and killed for standing up as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.

Her crime in the eyes of the murderer? Officials say he "made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flagโ€ outside her store before shooting her. Her killer died later in an encounter with police.

Aug 20, 2023 at 11:03pmWeb
Show threadGeorge Takei  ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ––๐ŸฝAug 20, 2023

This is the result of the hate they spew. An innocent woman, a gentle and loving soul, has lost her life. My heart aches for her family in the wake of this horrific murder.

Those responsible go beyond the murderer. Every anti-LGBTQ politician, bigoted pundit, and right-wing hate monger has Laura Carletonโ€™s blood on their hands.

Show thread๐ฟ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’ถ  Aug 20, 2023

@georgetakei

- It was not a dispute. It was a murder.
- It was not disparaging remarks. It was hate speech.
- She was not a shop owner. We are not defined by the property we own. She was a mother of nine.
- He is not a suspected shooter. He was a terrorist.

Show threadJennifer Kayla | Theogrin ๐ŸฆŠAug 21, 2023

@LadyDragonfly @georgetakei

Police will always opt to lighten their public statement about a murderer and terrorist when they not so secretly would have done the same thing, save for fear of repercussion.

I expect a public release within the next week telling how the killer was a deeply troubled lone wolf, the true victim in this 'unforeseeable tragedy'. Not due to any startling powers of precognition, mind, but because I have better pattern recognition than an emaciated leech.

Show threadInorganic FellaAug 20, 2023
@georgetakei It is way past time that those inflicting stochastic terrorism on our communities are prosecuted. Free speech does not include incitement to violence.
Show threadgibsterAug 20, 2023
@georgetakei These are domestic terrorists and the media outlets that radicalize them need to be held as accountable as the ones pulling the trigger.
Show threadMoriAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei Itโ€™s a national disgrace
Show threadBradley StowersAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei And not a single one of them will own their part of it because that's how cowards roll.
Show threadRai Aren ๐Ÿ––โœจ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei It's horrific!!!!!!!! ๐Ÿ˜ก ๐Ÿ’”
Show threadVanessaEAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei blood on their hands... you know, I don't think they'd even care if they were literally BATHING in blood.
Show threadTaAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei absolutely
Show threadCanadian CroneAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei And #PPForPM wants to import this hatred to Canada. #Postmedia oh look, belly lint.
Show threadAntonio Pรกez ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆAug 20, 2023

@georgetakei @Lazarou

These are the poisoned fruits of GOP rethoric

Show threadJen LouAug 20, 2023
@georgetakei he got off too easy
Show threadKerry Ann ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ (she/her)Aug 20, 2023
@georgetakei I am both radicalized and led to despair.
Show threadCaeden Kane, CouncilorAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei you know the right is just waiting for the next LGBTQ person to do something similar so they can say the woke left is out to kill you. Iโ€™m curious how they will frame this particular tragedy on the right.
Show threadMy Headโ€™s Exploding ๐Ÿคฏ ๐Ÿ’ฅAug 21, 2023
@ckane
It wonโ€™t be discussed.
Show threadRachel Beth AhrensAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei That is horrible. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. That is not even fair as to how she died. That murderer should be thrown in prison. Love is love, no one should die for what they believe in.
Show threadrandom thoughtsAug 21, 2023

@RachelBeth99 @georgetakei
BBC has the following, quoting:

Officers then located the suspect, armed with a handgun, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department said.

At this point, "a lethal force encounter occurred and the suspect was pronounced deceased".

Interesting phrasing, but he's dead.

Show threadTL JordanAug 21, 2023

@georgetakei

At least he's dead.

Show threadGaladAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei He should be facing terrorism charges.
Show threadDoreen32128 ready to rumble!Aug 21, 2023
@georgetakei What a tragedy.
Show threadAmanda HugankissAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei Dear America. Guns are not the solution to any โ€œproblem โ€œ involving other human beings. Regards, the rest of the world.
Show threadEdvina SchusterAug 21, 2023
@georgetakei
RIP ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค
Show threadKari PerttulaAug 22, 2023
@georgetakei :-(