tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post5258236999925383647..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Handle with Care: Racism, Omar Thornton, and the Connecticut Workplace Shooting RampageLady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-66900987546957002992010-08-17T21:20:44.566-05:002010-08-17T21:20:44.566-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-76143806663136435922010-08-08T14:22:25.660-05:002010-08-08T14:22:25.660-05:00Brother Omar Thornton shoots him some cracker raci...Brother Omar Thornton shoots him some cracker racist <br />......<br /><br /><br />http://electionink.com/showthread.php/1772-Brother-Omar-Thornton-shoots-him-some-cracker-racistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-52751829600337779982010-08-05T17:08:18.804-05:002010-08-05T17:08:18.804-05:00Joseph Stack 'play by the rules'?!! Or Cha...Joseph Stack 'play by the rules'?!! Or Charles McCoy or Russell Weston or the MANY white males who shoot up their workplaces because they were 'pissed'?!! No oh well then have a big freaking glass of STFU!! PLease every damn time this happens with a white male there are RAMPANT amount of excuses and I rarely if ever see anyone held accountable for their actions so who the f--k are you kidding?!! And I wasn't trying to be 'helpful' I was stating what is fact. DON'T PREACH IT IF YOU AIN'T GOING TO PRACTICE IT YOUR DAMN SELF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-64181947543474918302010-08-05T16:21:31.155-05:002010-08-05T16:21:31.155-05:00@John. You are right. This is a sick person whose ...@John. You are right. This is a sick person whose narrative will be read into another to serve political demagoguery.<br /><br />@Tenured--As someone from the CT area--New Haven/Hamden--I can certainly relate. Folks tend to this of racism as as a "Southern" thing. Hell no. There were sundown towns throughout the country. Two moments where I really felt the sting of white (ethnic) racism were at Lucibello's near Pepe's where a friend of mine went there and you would have thought we were aliens. The older itals in the joint looked through us (as opposed to at us) and made it clear that was "their" space.<br /><br />The second time was in a trip to Torrington, CT. Little did I know that was the former home of the Grand Wizard of the KKK. Trust me, we got out black behinds out of town before sundown. It was that scary an experience. My drive through Brooklyn, CT comes a close second.<br /><br />Totally, random what department are you in at Wesleyan? If you can email me offline as I had a question about a dept.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-11673692587910465922010-08-05T15:39:39.598-05:002010-08-05T15:39:39.598-05:00This fits the "Columbine" or "Going...This fits the "Columbine" or "Going Postal" pattern. The only thing complicating it is that the murderer was a victim of racism before he snapped, whereas usually it's something more nebulous like "that guy just never fit in" or "he was a loser."<br /><br />Of course, we'll see how this plays out, but so far it reminds me of Fort Hood, another "Going Postal" incident that the right wing media turned into a political incident by making use of racial and religious bigotry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-32194911320918478082010-08-05T11:30:44.405-05:002010-08-05T11:30:44.405-05:00How sad to see the name "Thornton" in th...How sad to see the name "Thornton" in this story. We had a "Cookie Thornton" shoot to death a policeman, two aldermen and the mayor in Kirkwood Missouri a year or so ago. His complaint was that his trucks were getting ticketed. Will the concept of personal responsibility survive, or will any thing be justified because "the man" treated someone, in his opinion, unfairly. Come on folks, time to grow up and play by the rules. They won't make you an automatic winner, but breaking them makes you an automatic loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-63484770828637361702010-08-05T09:37:06.937-05:002010-08-05T09:37:06.937-05:00No, this isn't about race. This is about menta...No, this isn't about race. This is about mental illness. Although, Mister D, you do have a very valid point about the amount of stress we white people avoid.<br /><br />I mean, I suppress the urge to kill two, three times a day, and my pampered life (it is, if I am to be honest with myself), compared to most, is a sun dappled meadow with a crystal brook burbling through it.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-5953888633101076222010-08-05T07:52:27.615-05:002010-08-05T07:52:27.615-05:00Well, none of these comments are very helpful, and...Well, none of these comments are very helpful, and condolences for those who have suffered from this violence are in order -- not more racism. For those of us who live in Connecticut, part of what is shocking is that --despite the fact that we do have gun shops and a large population that hunts -- these kinds of things almost never happen here.<br /><br />But part of what is *not* shocking is that Connecticut is one of the most racially segregated states in the Northeast, and has the largest gap between rich and poor. Living in Connecticut is an ongoing experience in racism, in which black people attend the worst schools, receive the least services, and live in the most violent neighborhoods with the worst housing. This is a place where a not-so-adequate working class job stands between many people and homelessness. Clearly this man was unhinged, and he may have been very unpleasant to work with: but just because he was paranoid and out of control does not mean that he was not subjected to racism. Furthermore, I wouldn't be shocked if it comes out that everyone steals beer at that place, and that this guy would would easily have seen the security tape as a thin pretext for dismissal.Tenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-73782399729598699832010-08-05T04:49:57.111-05:002010-08-05T04:49:57.111-05:00It was the gun that caused this, he was powerless ...It was the gun that caused this, he was powerless to resist its’ will.Amyhttp://www.commercialroofs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-8768313248565054232010-08-05T01:18:17.414-05:002010-08-05T01:18:17.414-05:00OHHH!!! I have a P.S.
Next time a white guy shoot...OHHH!!! I have a P.S.<br /><br />Next time a white guy shoots up a bunch of black guys make sure the article is posted with pictures of Billy Graham and the like to insure the world sees there are a coupla decent white folk left on this planet.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909703235854838135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-71595445495106175772010-08-05T01:11:05.618-05:002010-08-05T01:11:05.618-05:00Just stating the obvious, I'm in agreement wit...Just stating the obvious, I'm in agreement with both the previous posts. Also it is noteworthy: It may require a specific monetary amount but the stealing of beer, in that it is regulated by ATF, is a Federal offense. But the killings are "local" law enforcement. Ironic, ain't it.<br />I HATE the term HATECRIME... this was and IS premeditated murder. What can make that any worse? AND performed by a coward.. like the Columbine incidents and all others mentioned. I'll bet this guy stole more than an "occassional" case of beer. AND guess what... STEALING A BEER is no LESS stealing than A case of beer.<br />So let's just sit by and see how many "cracker babies" are killed before ppl wake up and get off their PC a$$e$????<br /> Union shop, all sorts of opportunity to file grievances against "racist" activity, and the union would have loved to do so, they are breaking their necks to enlist minority employees. But, the only thought that goes through this dumba$$eS head is "kill crackers". But he did save us the $$$ of going to trial, because being the coward he was he elected to spare the taxpayers the expense of a trial. I thank him for that... DRT.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909703235854838135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-20112607041003980852010-08-04T22:16:05.590-05:002010-08-04T22:16:05.590-05:00F--k those a-holes!! Please where the hell were TH...F--k those a-holes!! Please where the hell were THOSE people when it was Joeseph Stack or Charles Mccoy or Jihad Jane or George Hannard. or Bufford Furrow or the white female professor or the Columbine,etc. shootings?!! Funny how those SAME people played the 'crazy card' and made every excuse in the damn book for those people gee wonder why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-68885877651375572242010-08-04T21:59:56.176-05:002010-08-04T21:59:56.176-05:00This is a hate crime... Hate crimes are not only f...This is a hate crime... Hate crimes are not only for minorities. If he got caught stealing and as a result was fired then that just him being irresponsible. <br /><br />What I am tried of is people acting like racism does not exist it don't the entire country is built on racism, no president of color will change this; it just shows progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com