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In response to "News: Orlando shooter was a regular at Pulse nightclub -- (link)" by budice

That changes the narrative a lot. Whereas I've never read that the Bataclan attackers had been there before, or had something to do with the band play

Posted by Factotum (aka FactoFail) Jun 13 '16, 17:16

-ing (the Eagles of Death Metal), both this guy and the San Bernardino husband chose places they had a strong connection to.

The revenge or other concrete issues theme might overshadow the Islamism aspect.

(Although, was there ever a self-recruited terrorist who didn't have some kind of personality disorder or other major psychological issues, character flaws or the like? A normal, well-adjusted person can't be presumed to turn to terrorism over night, almost ever, bar extreme circumstances and/or time of war.)

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- Well, other than the fact that IS claimed responsibility. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 13, 17:40 2
  - After the fact -- nm - senor dentista Jun 13, 17:44 1
    - So? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 13, 17:57
- Right, he's a Floridian pure and simple, but talking about it from that pov leads to gun control discussions. - David Jun 13, 17:32 1
  - the nra is super well organized. gun control groups and their supporters, not so much....nm - x Jun 13, 17:36
- .. ? You sure? Checked by FBI twice, calls in support for IS, IS takes credit for the attack, the father is a Taliban supporter who pretends to lead - Factotum Jun 13, 17:29 3
  - The guy claimed to have ties to IS, Al Q and a couple other groups. - Spawn Jun 13, 17:33 2
    - Ironically, this is one of the times where the mental health debate would have some teeth. -- nm - David Jun 13, 17:35 1
      - The woman he was married to's press confrence made it pretty clear. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 17:36

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That changes the narrative a lot. Whereas I've never read that the Bataclan attackers had been there before, or had something to do with the band play

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