Racist / Self-racist went on shooting spree

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/07/08/plant.shoot/index.html

Some already saw this story after trying to read up on Britney Spear's virginity, so did a search for "racists" but nothing about this came up.



The sheriff refused to guess at Williams' motive, but he addressed allegations from witnesses that the shootings were racially motivated.

Four of the dead were black, and two, including Williams, were white, Sollie said. Three of the wounded were black, and the five others were white, he said.

"If you look at the pattern of those who were killed and those who were injured, that would certainly weaken the rumor out there that this was racially motivated," the sheriff said. He also said it didn't appear that Williams had targeted management.

According to a sheriff's deputy, a number of people at the plant said they considered Williams, a 19-year plant employee, to be racially prejudiced. Law enforcement who talked to Williams' relatives were told he was an "angry" man, Sollie said ....
 

That's so sad. Useful brains gone. :(

However, I'm not willing to give it the racially motivated tag. I mean, yes, that's a lot of Blacks relative to their population. However, I have trouble giving it that label if 5 Whites were injured too and one killed.

The only time I'll agree is if it can be established (i.e., proven) that the Whites murdered and injured were Whites with certain liberal views on racial issues, had expressed those views and had verbal exchanges or conflict with the shooter in that regards.

As for now, it's just a tragedy. Motive? I wonder. . . . I don't know if it was mental or what. That's the job of the detectives and DA to uncover and link.