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submitted 1 year ago by FirstCircle@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

*A Southern California business owner was shot and killed Friday by a man who objected to an LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at her clothing store, officials said.

San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies responded to the Mag.Pi clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif., at around 5 p.m. local time for reports of a shooting.

Deputies discovered the victim, 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton, suffering from a gunshot wound. Carleton was pronounced dead at the scene, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

The suspect, who was not identified by officials, fled the scene on foot.

According to deputies, the man made "several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag" that stood outside Carleton's store before ultimately shooting her.*

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[-] DarkWasp@lemmy.world 108 points 1 year ago
[-] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 year ago

Indeed, very much so.

But wait, I've heard "there are good people on both sides" [some infamous criminal].

[-] Clent@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

This is the output of authoritarian rhetoric.

Their first step was making sure their volunteer soldiers could self arm.

Plausible deniability up the whole chain.

This is going to get so much worse.

The culture war is a hot war.

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