Mass shootings at fair in Toronto. Multiple people and children hit (CNN, 18 year old)

[warhorse78]

Originally Posted by mightleavenyc

Extremely suspicious when they withhold basic characteristics of the shooter.

Funny though, there was a time when the Middle East was romanticized, and consider a haven for the wealthy. None of this terrorism seemed to exist until oil was found.

[badlander]

Originally Posted by mightleavenyc

Extremely suspicious when they withhold basic characteristics of the shooter.

That is very common for the first day or two after an event like this in Canada. Not extremely suspicious that things are not done exactly like it is in the States. For one thing it limits the amount of false information that gets released. For example the shooter could have been from Lebanon or Syria and still be a Christian. Or black and from Nigeria, Caribbean, States or born in Canada. Or he could be part first nations, part black and part English in his ancestry.

Or if it is gang, domestic random or terrorism. Interesting that some are already jumping on it as a terrorist attack.

[01Snake]

Originally Posted by badlander

That is very common for the first day or two after an event like this

Unless the shooter is a White person.

[cdnirene]

Originally Posted by 01Snake

Unless the shooter is a White person.

Link?

[boneyard1962]

Originally Posted by moneill

Not an expert in guns but I think that's probably why the shooter had a hand gun....as opposed to something that might have killed more faster?

You mean like a pump action shot gun with the plug removed, firing double oo buck?

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Wait, don't they have very strict gun laws?

Hey, now's not the time to get political about guns. Isn't that what right wingers say whenever shootings happen in the US?

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by momonkey

Lots harder to murder your next door neighbor when ha/she lives several km away.

The rate of urbanization is about the same as the US. Try again.

[badlander]

Originally Posted by 01Snake

Unless the shooter is a White person.

I don't remember ever reading that a shooter was white unless there is a racial component aspect to the event. Usually the name, race and religion or citizenship is not mentioned right after a shooting event until a day or two of investigation, if at all. And none of our most notorious killers have ever been labelled white even though there were. Look for an article that labelled Robert Picton as white. Sorry that you feel whites are always the victims of racism.

[Scotty011]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

Not arguing it is because of gun laws, but Canadians homicide rates are significantly lower than US.

And the population of Canada is very "significantly lower" than the US also.

[Joey2k]

Originally Posted by Scotty011

And the population of Canada is very "significantly lower" than the US also.

Homicide RATE. Not total number of homicides. Homicide rate takes population into account.