printIn the days ahead, expect The Rule to kick in for murderer Emanuel Kidega Samson: If the shooter is black (check); he’s mentally ill; if he’s white; he’s a hater.
But the main thing you need to know about 25-year-old Samson is that if immigration authorities had not welcomed him with open arms (“diversity is strength”), two decades back—39-year-old Melanie Smith of Smyrna would be alive. Six other parishioners of Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, in Nashville, Tennessee, “all of whom were aged over 60,” would not have been injured and traumatized.
The surviving victims [of this church shooting] include Minister Joey Spann, who is in critical condition, and his wife, Peggy Spann, 65, who is in stable condition. The other victims are all in stable condition: Linda Bush, 68; William Jenkins, 83; Marlene Jenkins, 84; Katherine Dickerson, 64; and Robert Engle, 22, the usher who stopped the gunman, police said.
(When the story broke on TV, I checked Drudge, the Washington Times and the New York Times, but found news of the shooting on BBC News only, which still covers The News.)
The Rule: If the shooter is black; he's mentally ill; if he's white; he's a hater. (Via BBC. No news on US sites): https://t.co/QtLshia7JK
— Ilana Mercer (@IlanaMercer) September 24, 2017
BREAKING: #Antioch Shooter Is Black Power Radical Who Posted That "You're More Likely To Be Killed By A White Man" https://t.co/q7lgfsgUnB
— Hunter Wallace (@occdissent) September 24, 2017