Evidently, George Sodoni was bitter and full of hate & rage at women. He wrote, on his website, "I actually look good. I dress good, am clean-shaven, bathe, touch of cologne yet 30 million women rejected me over an 18 or 25-year period. That is how I see it" (my emphasis)
I'm not at all clear on how this nutjob reached his number of 30 million women, but his attitude is pretty clear (and if you didn't pick up on the subtleties from reading his website, shooting up an exercise class full of women should fill you in).
Here's my query, though. He was specifically targeting women, for perceived wrongs he'd experienced over the years at the hands of women.
Does this make these murders and shootings hate crimes?
Pittsburgh is holding a vigil tonight for the victims of the shootings. Organized by the Women and Girls Foundation, the National Organization of Women, National Council of Jewish Women, and Pittsburghers Against Domestic Violence will also be participating.
I think it's important to understand this crime as an attack on women specifically. It's not just a nutjob loosing off in a public space; it's a nutjob who specifically selected an all-female locale for his shooting, because of his rage? hatred? bitterness? toward women.
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