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Gay Nightclub mass shooting -- Orlando, Florida

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I've had a personal saying throughout my life. "Understand, do not excuse."

I don't think understanding the reasons for an action is the same as justifying the action.

There are no evil people in this world. There are no people who commit horrific acts for the sake of evil. To each of these "monsters" they are justified. They have "good" reasons for why they did what they did.

I want to understand those reasons. I have zero desire to excuse the results of those reasons.

Yeah, saying nobody is probably an exaggeration. But we all like to write this stuff off a little too easily. People generally justify their own actions. Even if they know they are only causing harm, they think that either they deserve to cause that harm and/or the people being harmed deserve to be harmed.

This guy apparently thought that gay lives didn't matter. Probably thought the world would be a better place with fewer gay people in it. He assumed he'd be chillin' with Allah and banging virgins right about now.

Some Srs serial killer sounding stuff here. I like it.
 
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