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Man shoots and kills store owner over her rainbow gay pride flag

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  1. WarDamnGator

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    The woman was a mother to 9 children and well known in her community ... what a waste. Right wing scumbag, I'm sure, shooting someone over exercising their 1st amendment rights ...

    A California clothing store owner and designer was killed allegedly by a gunman who confronted her about a rainbow Pride flag outside her business and shot her after making disparaging remarks about the display, according to police.

    Laura Ann Carleton, a married mother of nine children, was killed Friday outside her clothing store in Cedar Glen, an unincorporated San Bernardino County community on the shores of Lake Arrowhead, according to a statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office.

    "She was a wonderful person who did so much for the LGBTQ+ community as well as the community at large," Feig wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "What happened to her is an absolute tragedy. If people don't think anti-gay & trans rhetoric isn't dangerous, think again."

    "In the past, when someone took down her flag or vandalized it, she'd put up another one," Everett said in her post, which was accompanied by a photo of Carleton. "The last time I saw Lauri was, oddly enough, at Lake Arrowhead Pride both in the parade and then at a party. All that anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has a price. And now, Lauri's husband Bort, her daughters, friends and community are devastated. And for what?"

    Store owner killed in dispute over displaying Pride flag: Police (msn.com)
     
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  3. sierragator

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    A hate crime 100%
     
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  4. sierragator

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    Damn, according to some of the geniuses on here only democrats are criminals and perverts. Who knew?
     
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  5. GatorFanCF

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    Horrific. RIP to someone who sounded like a wonderful person - condolences to her family and friends.
     
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  7. Gatorrick22

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    Yes, everyone (every Pub voter) is just as guilty as this nut-bar becasue... anti-gay pride flag. Deplorables...
     
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  8. ridgetop

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    Guy is a scum bag. Sad to hear he killed a contributing meme we to society. My position on what should happen to him is well documented.
    Can some please link where anyone has said only democrats are criminals or perverts? Or is someone lying to sling mud?
     
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    The suspected killer, who has not been publicly identified, fled the crime scene on foot, but was found by sheriff's deputies near Carleton's store, where he was fatally shot in a confrontation, authorities said. The sheriff's office said the assailant was armed with a handgun and refused orders to drop the weapon.

    "When deputies attempted to contact the suspect, a lethal force encounter occurred and the suspect was pronounced deceased," according to a statement from the sheriff's office.
     
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    Trump intentionally injected violence into our political sphere and the GOP didn't stop him.
     
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  11. BLING

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    Trump is a POS, and I guess you can say he contributed to animating the overall (pre-existing) hostility of the right - but on an issue like this there are actually other parties on the right more to blame. I would not necessarily blame Trump here.

    Trump actually pandered to the gays somewhat, he wasn’t stirring up culture war anger in their direction. Trumps schtick was anti-Mexican and anti immigrant from so-called shithole countries (I.e brown people or any minority with an accent). I think other right wing politicians are responsible for leveling up the so called “war on woke”. The sorts that are harassing teachers and ladies like this one who was tragically killed. They need something to rile up the base after Roe, and as these freakshows have no conscience or moral guide, this is what you get.
     
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  12. GatorFanCF

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    Aaron Burr and others who used to duel it out disagree - you're only about 200+ years late. Nice Trump plug though. :rolleyes:
     
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    Both can be true.
     
  14. Gatoragman

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    How big of you to "Not Necessarily Blame Trump"
    Amazing!
    And speaking of freak shows, seen any footage from most of these pride events?
     
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  15. BLING

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    I don’t care what happens at “pride events”. Doesn’t impact me in any way. It’s called freedom. The shooter was apparently triggered by a flag (and ironically murdered a mother of 9). The shooter obviously loathed the idea of freedom if a rainbow flag on a clothing store triggered him to murder the shop owner.

    Sounds like these pride events might actually trigger you, so you have something in common with the as yet unnamed perp described in the OP.
     
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  16. Gatoragman

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    "I would not necessarily blame Trump here."

    "They need something to rile up the base after Roe, and as these freakshows have no conscience or moral guide, this is what you get."

    These are your words, and you think I'm triggered?
     
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  17. BLING

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    Pushing back on a poster blaming Trump, and saying “nah, it’s actually other politicians pushing that trash” is a sign i’m triggered? Umm.. okay.

    You seem to have short circuited because I was actually defending your lord god here.
     
  18. rtgator

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    For example . . . .

     
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  19. tilly

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    I hate that these cowards always seem to go down in a blaze of glory instead of facing the punishment for their evil.

    What a tragedy for her husband and 9 kids.

    Intelligent debate and reasoned disagreement is completely non existent anymore.
     
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