Tragic Shooting In Orlando

[Refractive Reflections]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Elaborate? On which part?
That we are, all of us, products of our environment?
Yes, ultimately responsible for our own actions and deeds, but by foisting all of the blame on this guy we allow the instigators of his actions to walk free.

There are news outlets that are purposely not mentioning that this was an attack on a gay bar. An attack on a gay bar during Pride.
The closest equivalent I can think of is attacking a church during Holy Week.

Why leave something like that out?
Oh right, because then people might have to actually come to grip with the fact that gay people are people. People who can be fired because of who they go home to at the end of the work day. People who can be denied custody of children. People who can be denied next of kin rights.

People who some people choose not to see as people.

...So how would you interpret "the instigators" of his actions? Who exactly are they in this case for the perpetrator then? And how do they directly tie into this situation?