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5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by NJPot(m): 1:19am On Jun 15, 2016
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We all have heard about the terrorist act that happened in Florida USA at the crowded Pulse Orlando, a gay night club, at about 2 a.m., Sunday 11/06/2016 which killed more that 45 people and injured many. The attack was reportedly carried out by Omar Mateen, a child to Afghan immigrants. Informations about the terrorist were leaked by his former classmates, friends, ex-wife and the police. Here are some facts about him that may surprise you but are actually unsurprising.

1. He was a Muslim
Almost all acts of terrorism are carried out by those who share the same faith with Muslims. Though many Muslims claim that Islam is the religion of peace and is not in support of terror acts, virtually any act of terror you hear anywhere in the world is done by a Muslim. This was why Donald Trump swore to ban all Muslims from entering USA until the problem of Muslim association with terrorism is fixed.

2. He was a security guard
Yes he was a security guard and had a florida firearms licence that allowed him to carry concealed weapons. This reminds me of a case of car theft in one village in Imo State, Nigeria. The mastermind of the crime who was later apprehended was a security guard in a Catholic diocese. The youths stormed his house and recovered different types of weapons and wanted to burn him alive. But he was later rescued by the village and church authorities and later went back to his security work.

What about the fulani herdsmen who carry sophisticated guns about shooting innocent farm owners just for their useless cows to feed on the crops? We ask how do they get the arms? The answer is simple. They got them from security operatives. Even when the farm owners attacked the Fulani herdsmen, the DSS arrested the farmers and did nothing to the armed herdsmen.

3. He was armed with an assault-type rifle and a handgun

Just like the attacks by fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, most terrorists prefer guns that can shoot continuously so that they can wipe out as many people as possible. Most mass shootings by terrorists in America are carried out with this same type of gun.


4. He was gay
A former classmate of Omar Mateen said that Mateen was gay and that Mateen once asked him out romantically. Three additional witnesses confirmed that they had seen Mateen at the gay nightclub more than once before.

Do you find this surprising? There is nothing to be surprised about it because it is an old story that most anti-gays are latent gays. A theory that homophobia is a result of latent homosexuality was put forth in the late 20th century. According to several studies, majority of homophobic males exhibit latent homosexuality.

In other words, most of those that attack gays are secret homosexuals themselves. A possible explanation is found in various psychoanalytic theories, which have generally explained homophobia as a threat to an individual's own homosexual impulses causing repression, denial, or reaction formation.


5. He has a bipolar disorder
Mateen's ex-wife, Sitora Yusufi, told CNN that he has bipolar disorder which is a type of mental problem. She said "in the beginning he was a normal being that cared about family, loved to have fun, but then a few months after we were married I saw his instability. I saw that he was bipolar and would get mad out of nowhere. That's when I started worrying about my safety." She told reporters that Mateen had beat her and emotionally abused her while they were married from 2009 to 2011.

There are so many mad people out there moving freely among the normal populace. It is high time all governments conduct psychological tests on their citizens to ascertain their mental health. Mentally sick people should not be allowed to move about freely. Many of them are hiding under religion. They should all be locked up and treated by professional psychologists/psychiatrists. The government shouldn't wait until they cause mayhem before arresting them.

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Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by Flexherbal(m): 1:41am On Jun 15, 2016
Ok!
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by emerich(m): 2:04am On Jun 15, 2016
Facts
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by dominique(f): 2:43am On Jun 15, 2016
Bonus fact:He spent his entire life in the United States and his family said he was never a practicing Muslim. Clearly he was disturbed, like the rest of the mass shooters that have 'terrorised' Americans in the past.

Looking at the mass shootings that were ever carried out in the US in recent history from (columbine high school, to Colorado cinema, to Virginia tech, to the church in South Carolina.) They were all carried out by white males, none of whom were classified as terrorists. What differentiates Omar from the rest to be tagged a terrorist? Mainstream media and their double standards.

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Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by Coolgent(m): 5:09am On Jun 15, 2016
Wetin concern me with gay issue
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by yomi007k(m): 7:39am On Jun 15, 2016
so US gave gun lisence to someone with mental illness and they are now creaming?

They hv demselves to blame.
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by Nobody: 12:05pm On Jun 15, 2016
None of the other mass shooters admitted to have pledged their allegiance to ISIS or any other "terrorist" organization in a phone call during an attack.

Omar Marteen was a terrorist and denial will not change it!
dominique:
Bonus fact:He spent his entire life in the United States and his family said he was never a practicing Muslim. Clearly he was disturbed, like the rest of the mass shooters that have 'terrorised' Americans in the past.

Looking at the mass shootings that were ever carried out in the US in recent history from (columbine high school, to Colorado cinema, to Virginia tech, to the church in South Carolina.) They were all carried out by white males, none of whom were classified as terrorists. What differentiates Omar from the rest to be tagged a terrorist? Mainstream media and their double standards.

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Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by dominique(f): 2:14pm On Jun 15, 2016
Omudia:
None of the other mass shooters admitted to have pledged their allegiance to ISIS or any other "terrorist" organization in a phone call during an attack.

Omar Marteen was a terrorist and denial will not change it!

As reported by who?
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by raymis(f): 9:35pm On Jun 15, 2016
sometimes, i just feel like killing all muslims
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by TonyeBarcanista(m): 12:20pm On Jun 17, 2016
dominique:


As reported by who?
Pls you have a mail
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by Alphaoscar: 6:48pm On Jun 18, 2016
How can a real Muslim and a so-called jihadist be gay ? That is very very contradictory because Islam never approved such sinful practice.



Trust the media to do their work by shifting the blame on someone.
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by APCsupporter: 11:04am On Oct 05, 2016
raymis:
sometimes, i just feel like killing all muslims

Ur opinion is as irrelevant as poo
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by raymis(f): 6:39am On May 21, 2017
APCsupporter:


Ur opinion is as irrelevant as poo


gerarahere
Re: 5 Unsurprising Facts About The Orlando Shooter Which May Still Surprise You by IJOBA2: 1:21pm On May 22, 2017
dominique:
Bonus fact:He spent his entire life in the United States and his family said he was never a practicing Muslim. Clearly he was disturbed, like the rest of the mass shooters that have 'terrorised' Americans in the past.

Looking at the mass shootings that were ever carried out in the US in recent history from (columbine high school, to Colorado cinema, to Virginia tech, to the church in South Carolina.) They were all carried out by white males, none of whom were classified as terrorists. What differentiates Omar from the rest to be tagged a terrorist? Mainstream media and their double standards.
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