A murder-suicide in Florida over the weekend is being referred to as “a wake-up call” for Black Americans. The reason? The so-called ‘Jacksonville shooter’ specifically targeted Black people and boldly stated he wanted them all dead.
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On Saturday afternoon, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter — a young, White male — arrived at a Dollar General store in the predominately Black college town of Jacksonville, Florida, wearing a bullet-proof vest and loaded with weapons. Since Florida is an open-carry (gun) state, the presence of a White man with guns was justified as the norm.
Then, all hell broke loose.
Upon arrival at the parking lot, Palmeter shot 11 rounds at an innocent passenger sitting in a parked car. After killing the first victim, he entered the store carrying a handgun and an AR-15-style rifle that bore swastika markings. Next, he ordered “all the non-Black people to get out” of the store. Then, he commenced with an all-out racist shooting spree.
As he shot and killed a 2nd person, multiple people ran toward the store’s rear exit, but that didn’t deter him. He began picking off (specifically) Black people one by one.
He fatally shot a man who was entering the store with his girlfriend. He chased down and shot at another person, but missed. His murderous melee seemed to have no end.
The Jacksonville shooter then paused his shoot-fest to text his father. Apparently, he had written multiple manifestos — including one to his parents, one to the news media, and one to federal agents — explaining his actions.
As police officers prepared to enter the building, they heard a single gunshot. The shooter had killed himself.
In the end, the deceased victims were identified as Angela Michelle Carr, 52; Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr., 19; and Jarrald De’Shaun Gallion, 29. Although their deaths were 3 too many, it’s a miracle more victims didn’t die.
In a news conference, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters described Palmeter as a “maniac” who wanted to kill Black people.
“This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people,” the sheriff said while calling attention to the swastika the Jacksonville shooter had drawn on his rifle in pen.
Officials later added that the gunman had been involved in an unspecified domestic call in 2016 and that he underwent a mental illness examination by the authorities in 2017.
In a self-promotional effort to appear “presidential,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an appearance at a vigil held on Sunday for the shooting victims. It didn’t go well.
He called the shooter a “deranged scumbag” and condemned racial violence, but was drowned out by a sea of boos from the assembled audience of mostly African-American mourners.
“Florida, the state, and its people condemned the horrific racially motivated murders perpetrated by a deranged scumbag in Jacksonville at the Dollar General store,” DeSantis said through jeers. “Perpetrating violence of this kind is unacceptable, and targeting people due to their race has no place in the state of Florida.”
His words of makeshift compassion were swiftly dismissed.
At that moment, the GOP presidential candidate may have finally realized he has a “Black” problem.
DeSantis governs a state that promotes the open carrying of assault-style weapons by (almost exclusively) White men. He is a proponent of the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law which effectively gives scared White residents the legal permission to shoot anyone just because they “believe” they are in danger. He and his state are behind attempts to rewrite Black History to prevent future generations from studying slavery and America’s need for civil rights. And, if that wasn’t enough, DeSantis is running to be the leader of a political party responsible for the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection — an event that many believe could happen again, but worse.
The specific and intentional murders of Black people by the Jacksonville shooter are proof-positive that Black hatred is at an all-time high. Or, to put it bluntly, any suggestion that racism is over and done with is total and complete bullshit.
For decades, Whites have been joining militia groups and undergoing secret training in the woods for a new “civil war” they’re convinced is coming.
The truth is that a new civil war IS coming because racist “Make America Great Again” nutjobs intend to initiate one. So, it’s time to wake up and face reality.
The celebrity status awarded to George Zimmerman after killing Trayvon Martin — a Black teenager — in 2012 (Zimmerman was invited to sign autographs at a Florida gun show); the 2015 Charleston, SC shooting that killed 9 Black church-goers attending bible study; the 2017 Charlottesville “Unite The Right” white supremacy march; the 2022 mass murder of Black grocery store shoppers in Buffalo, NY; and now the crazed killing of “only” Blacks by the Jacksonville shooter are not coincidences. They are an alarming wake-up call alerting everyone that the current political climate and chants to “Take our country back,” are racist in nature. Or, in other words, it’s open season on Black people… again!
The FBI said it will conduct a civil rights and hate crime investigation regarding Saturday’s shooting. Meanwhile, keep your eyes and ears open.
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OK WASSUP! discusses the Top News Today:
The Jacksonville shooter is a wake-up call for Blacks.
DJ:
“Or, in other words, it’s open season on Black people… again!”
Sad to say but this is true facts. We can’t be caught sleeping.