Buffalo mass shooter's alleged manifesto leaves no doubt attack was white supremacist terrorism | CBS 17
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Via: john-russell • 2 years ago • 116 commentsBy: Nick Veronica and Luke Moretti (CBS. com)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Saturday's mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism.
The gunman was identified during his arraignment as Payton S. Gendron of Conklin, New York. That name that matches the name given in a 180-page manifesto that surfaced online shortly after the attack and took credit for the violence in the name of white supremacy.
Law enforcement and government officials would not confirm the validity of the document in the immediate hours after the attack. Yet, the excruciating detail provided leave little doubt of its authenticity. A senior federal law enforcement official told the New York Times they believed Gendron posted the document.
"There are certain pieces of evidence that we have ascertained in the course of this investigation that indicate some racial animosity," Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said. "I'm not going specifically talk about or elaborate on what exactly they are right now."
The document, which News 4 has reviewed, plotted the attack in grotesque detail. The writer plotted his actions down to the minute, included diagrams of his path through the store and said he specifically targeted the Tops Markets location on Jefferson Avenue because its zip code has the highest percentage of Black people close enough to where he lives.
"This was pure evil," Erie County Sheriff John Garcia said. "A straight-up racially motivated hate crime."
A diagram include in the shooter's alleged manifesto plotted a route through the supermarket.
Alexander Rosemberg, deputy regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, says the organization is still sifting through the complete document, but it can already draw some conclusions.
"Greatly anti-Semitic, greatly racist against people of color, white supremacist, radicalized in all the ways we can think of," Resemberg told News 4. "180 pages, I want to repeat, of this."
Gendron livestreamed the attack on the social media platform Twitch and had the N-word written on his rifle, videos from the scene showed. He was charged with first-degree murder after killing 10 people and wounding three others.
The alleged manifesto admits to planning the attack passively for the past few years and seriously since January. It bemoans a purported "white genocide" taking place in America and proudly brags of the writer's racist and anti-Semitic views.
In a Q&A with himself, the writer says he supports "those that wish for a future for white children and the existence of our people."
"That's what white supremacist terrorism is all about — that's what we witnessed here today," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "It has to end right here. That is our message. We will continue to work at the federal, state and local level with our community partners to identify these messages as soon as they arise on social media. That is our best defense right now, as well as the legal system and the prosecution. And it is my sincere hope that this individual, this white supremacist who just perpetrated a hate crime on an innocent community, will spend the rest of his days behind bars. and heaven help him in the next world as well."
In an alleged 180-page manifesto, the Tops Markets shooter claimed his name was Payton Gendron and attended Broome CC.
However, photos in the document (below) are of sketch comedian Sam Hyde, and Broome CC public safety said they had no record of a Payton Gendron. @news4buffalopic.twitter.com/fbgSGwVP1H
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One of the victims in the attack was identified as Aaron Salter, a retired Buffalo Police officer who was working as a security guard at Tops. Officials said Salter attempted to stop the attack and shot Gendron in the chest, but he was unharmed because he was wearing tactical body armor.
The alleged manifesto carries on for numerous pages about the type of gear that was chosen specifically for the attack, from his helmet and weapon all the way down to his underwear. It plots his breakfast, arrival time, live stream and getaway.
The writer says he will plead guilty in trial if he survives the rampage.
Gendron said only four words in court Saturday before being taken away: "I understand my charges."
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18 year old white supremacist who believes white people are the VICTIMS of genocide.
Where would an 18 year old get that idea ?
Same place an 18 year old gang banger does. Out their ass.
You really want to help John you should be writing articles about where the real problem is. Black on black gun violence.
So white supremacy is not a problem?
This country has tens of millions of white racists. Why do they think that way?
Gang bangers dont write 180 page manifestos expressing their hatred based on skin color (or anything else).
Your words not mine.
Because they are hateful, angry people. Just like many liberals I know here.
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People the topic is white supremacist. Let's stay on topic
Someone always has to blame the victims.
So shameful and hateful and deplorable and despicable. I don't have enough words for those haters.
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Internet?
His parents?
You got me.
The ''replacement theory'' is alive and well.
... and the whataboutist squirrels have come out to play.
And the heckling rats in the upper north box show up at the usual time .....
Hate crime is up across the board Sparty. Asians, Jews, blacks. It's a big problem.
As the T-shirt in The Pentaverate proclaims: "Canada, living the American Dream without the violence since 1867."
Never said it wasn’t
And the coffee cup sez:
Have a nice day!!
Note to Perrie: Please do not delete Sparty's comment to me!
Lol .... exactly.....
Some people are proud of their bigotry. Its been that way for quite a while now.
“And the coffee cup sez…”
Ah, a dribble cup…
What’s next? A whoopie cushion and x-ray glasses. Simply sophomoric.
What, like in basketball or soccer?
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That's right. It is, but much to the disappointment of most white liberals, the vast majority of that crime is committed by blacks. Video across the country has supported this.
The latest available data (2019) says this isn't true.
Share of domestic extremist-related killings in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator affiliation
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Racist mass media, full of white reactionaries.
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Fun with demographics.
Assuming the “white” category does not include Hispanics, White is about 58% of the population so under performs, statistically speaking, on hate crime as a demographic group.
African Americans on the other hand over perform by a large margin. Nearly double their 12% demographic. In fact they appear to be the only demographic group that does over perform.
Telling if one wants to analyze the entire picture in an unbiased manner.
This was the statement to which I was responding:
It's a falsehood based on bias.
True, base on the table describing hate crimes as categorized. Not true for violent crime in general.
The bias here clearly goes in both directions.
Clearly.
Changing the parameters of the statement to defend it reveals bias.
You're moving statistical goalposts.
The bias is clear to any thinking person.
A detail many on the left fail to realize ..... and at their own peril.
Yes, we all saw an false statement made to unfairly impugn a racial minority. When faced with actual data to prove it was a racially-biased falsehood, we all saw an attempt to move the goalposts to defend the racially-motivated falsehood.
Bias, indeed.
That's always the case Sandy. [deleted]
I wasn't around NT this weekend but I was wondering when it would be blamed on the victims or Democrats.
Yep and we saw the attempt to make White Supremacy a bigger problem than it really is. Likely the entire point of the seed in the first place.
As evidenced by the resistance here when other “related issues” are pointed out to be much, much worse. Where are those seeds of concern? They don’t exist. Not from that person anyway.
So yeah, a clear bias. A bias that is a clear and present danger to those who value truth and reality.
Some are so proud of their ignorance!
Their agnorance!
They're also back on ignore so I can't see the usual nonsense.
Yawn .... but I’m glad your “ignore” threat was your typical BS so that post hits its mark .... spot on.
The seed was about a race-based hate crime. Some folks couldn't abide that the shooter was white, and decided they must deflect. And here we are, with some still deflecting and moving goalposts to defend racially-biased falsehoods.
You are, of course, free to seed articles yourself, rather than deflect discussion on others' seeds.
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Oh, It's about a lot more that that, Sandy.
Agnorance?
Because it is outside regular work hours
It’s hard for me not to wonder if this could have been avoided just by allowing this young murderer to hear voices and messages of love growing up. It’s insane that anyone could get to such a point that they would go looking for black people to kill.
So what voices was he hearing? Where is he getting the idea that the white race is under threat, such that he is compelled to act to this extreme?
Apparently, police already knew about this maniac because he had threatened a shooting at his own high school. How does a guy like that get guns and body armor?
It’s also insane to me that this society rose up 80 years ago to defeat naziism and it still breathes in this country.
One wonders but the fact remains humans are not perfect. Sometimes we just do stupid stuff, no matter what anyone else does or doesn’t do to and for us.
Some people are just bad seeds ......
Are you under the impression that it is difficult to get that idea? You could watch the Tucker Carlson show, on a mainstream television network 5 nights a week, and get that idea.
Don't you think it should be?
Apparently a lot of Dems do:
Of those demo-aged viewers surveyed who identified as Democrats, 39% chose Fox News , 31% chose MSNBC and 30% chose CNN for programming from 8 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET. In total-day viewership, Fox News grabbed 42% of Democrats aged 25-54, CNN nabbed 33% and MSNBC got 25%.
There is a big difference in watching something because you believe it and watching it to see what the enemy is up to.
The polling doesn't provide viewership motivation. Does enemy indicate the polarization that you seemed concerned about last week?
Yeah, I just can't imagine
where he got that idea
I'd love to hear about the mom and dad here.
"There is a big difference in watching something because you believe it and watching it to see what the enemy is up to."
Exactly John. It's ridiculous to think that those Dems who MIGHT be are watching it because they believe what that turd is saying or spouting on a daily basis amongst his white 'men' are always the victims and russian propaganda, must be hard to keep up with all his hateful talking points that DOTW and others provide.
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I have no difficulty whatsoever 'keeping up with you'
I hear your whistles very loud and clear.
Why do you think that JR does?
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It should be difficult to hear that kind of message. It should be much easier to hear messages of love and tolerance. Quite a few churches give out those messages. Here I am, an agnostic urging some people to go to a decent church to hear a worthwhile message.
I wasn't able to see the actual article of what happened and this kid's history but I heard on the news this morning that this kid had a past of such incidents.
I had no idea he had threatened to shoot up his own high school.
At 18 you've got a full fledged white supremacist here. What's the deal with his parents?
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Wife and I were talking that same thing. Haven't seen anything about the parents yet.
But keep one thing in mind, you are not BORN racist, you are RAISED that way.
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Do you think that all parents are responsible for how their children turn out?
“Do you think that all parents are responsible for how their children turn out?”
Either implicitly groomed or certain behaviors ignorantly ignored…so yes.
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Your question is too general to answer.
Sadly, it seems the majority of messages being pushed by right wing media are of some fantasy 'attack' on whites, Christians, Christmas and conservatives. If you only listen to or watch right wing media like Fox News you'd be under the impression that white conservatives Christians are a threatened species and continual victims of some evil 'diversity' mandate that is trying to eliminate and 'replace' them. It's no wonder that young white conservative males are taking the law into their own hands, right wing media would have them believe that if they don't, no one will, and their 'white culture' will be just another footnote in history. Much of right wing conservative media frames it as if white conservative Christians are an endangered species, that when others trying to be friendly say "Happy Holidays" it's really an attack on their faith.
So I would love it if there were some right wing conservative media sources that pushed for diversity, inclusion and acceptance, but sadly that itself is often completely counter to their expressed opinion and doctrines. It's not that diversity, inclusion and acceptance can't live along side right wing conservative Christian beliefs, no one is forcing anyone to get an abortion or get gay married or is forcing white Christian conservatives to host minorities or gays in their home for dinner, but it seems that some on the right don't believe they can live along side diversity, inclusion and acceptance as they seem unwilling to treat minorities, gay, transgender, non-Christians, atheists and others as they themselves want to be treated. And this clearly comes through in their messaging which is of course picked up by their youth. I can only believe it would be harder to shoot someone if you thought of them as an equal and valuable member of society, but if they've been described over and over again as spawn of Satan, cursed by Cain, violent BLM radicals and godless bi-coastal liberal elites seeking to destroy America, it's not hard to see where these young white racists committing mass murder are being inspired, and it's certainly not PBS and Sesame Street, it's Breitbart, Fox News, Storm Front, RT, Alex Jones, Glenn Beck and OAN among many others.
Tomorrow Joe Biden will take his 39% approval rating out to Buffalo in the hopes of cashing in on this tragedy: