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Jacksonville Dollar General shooter had swastikas on assault rifle used to kill three in ‘hate crime’ (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by trexman@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

"It's a false flag to make us look bad!"

[–] Yepthatsme@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Florida has 56 white supremacist groups in its borders and the majority of the nazis live in central Florida (Ocala/Palatka/Hogg Valley area) and south Georgia. This isn’t surprising.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The quotations are getting ridiculous. This isn’t a ‘hate crime’ It’s a hate crime.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The quotes were because it wasn’t a declaration by the writer or an editorial choice, it was an actual quote (or snippet of one) by a public official. In this case, it’s appropriate.

[–] snowsuit2654@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

They're literally quoting someone. It's standard practice in media and grammatically correct.