Utah slayings: what the media won't tell you.

[DJofSD]

The shooter was an 18 year old muslim refuge. (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660195221,00.html)

[PaceAdvantage]

I was worried when all the police would say was that the man was "from the Salt Lake area." That seemed suspicious to me....

[Ponyplayr]

Shooting sprees happen all the time in this country. :( So I'm not ready to arm myself just yet.
Synchronized attacks by Muslims..that is a whole other thing.

[DJofSD]

The major thrust of the thread was not about the shooting spree per se but that once again the media is not reporting all of the facts.

[wonatthewire1]

Looks like the vilified Yahoo! News has it...though only reported as a Bosnian

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070213/us_nm/shooting_salt_lake_dc


Of course, since many would not know where Salt Lake City is - they have supplied a map.

[Ponyplayr]

Remember back in Sept 2001 all those Greyhound buses that were sent off the highway by Eastern European men? We weren't told all the facts then either.
The authorities don't want mass hysteria, or retribution. Unfortunately..That day is coming.

[RobinFromIreland]

Maybe I missed it - where does it say he's Muslim?

[Show Me the Wire]

Maybe I missed it - where does it say he's Muslim?

That is the original point. There was not full disclosure of all the details by the news accounts.

[RobinFromIreland]

Oh ok.

Man Kills 3 at Philadelphia Board Meeting (http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/16685969.htm)


The above doesn't mention the killer's religion - why aren't they disclosing this?

[Ponyplayr]

Oh ok.

Man Kills 3 at Philadelphia Board Meeting (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251602,00.html)


The above doesn't mention the killer's religion - why aren't they disclosing this?You have to dig to get that info. It can take months.
Here is an interesting article that touches on this subject.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/column.aspx?UrlTitle=nothing_to_see_here_move_alon g&ns=MichelleMalkin&dt=10/12/2005&page=full&comments=true

[JustRalph]

It is being confirmed now that this guy was actually killed by the Off-Duty officer in plain clothes................this could have been a major massacre..........This off duty officer deserves tons of credit along with the officers from Salt Lake who didn't shoot the off-duty officer upon their arrival. Believe me, exchanging gunfire with a bad guy while off duty is extremely dangerous. The good guys showing up and killing you is a very real threat..............Kudo's to these officers !!!!

[DJofSD]

I'll be damned. They edited the story.

The original had the word muslim along side the word refuge.

This is just a damned good reason why I still read news in print. Son's-of-bitches.

[rastajenk]

More here (http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24452_Deseret_News_Attacks_LGF_For_Publishi ng_Facts&only), at LGF.

[JustRalph]

video from the mall during shooting.................looks like cell phone video

http://kutv.com/video/?id=23467@kutv.dayport.com

[BlueShoe]

This was not just a case of some wack job kid going nuts and blasting away.The boy was an immigrant,a Muslim,and almost surely had been indoctrinated and trained by extremeists.The bleeping left wing press put a lid on the shooters background right from the start.Didnt you think that was a bit odd?Perhaps Homeland Security muzzled the press from the start,or maybe they didnt want to "offend the Muslim community" or cause "feelings of hatred among local citizens",or some other bs pc crap.Reports that I have been getting out of SLC is that there are some real angry folks in Utah,and being Bosnian and/or Muslim right now wont win you a popularity contest.

[JustRalph]

Perhaps Homeland Security muzzled the press from the start,

I think it has been pretty well proven that Homeland Security can't muzzle the press. The press has become one of the biggest enemies of this country..........at least when the Repubs are in power

[JustRalph]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,252783,00.html

Another Muslim attack being ignored by the media...........

[DJofSD]

Now, if the cabbie had been driving a Ford Explorer, the media would be all over this story.