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The shooter, a white man, killed three people after writing messages of hatred for Black people. He killed himself after opening fire in a dollar store.

A white gunman fatally shot three Black people in hate-motivated shooting at a Dollar General retailer in Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon, Sheriff T.K. Waters said.

"This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people," the sheriff said at a news conference. "He wanted to kill n------."

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I must empathize with the scared white supremacist who does this next.

Really?! What the fuck?

Conservatives do not empathize with you. They see empathy as a weakness to exploit. Do not empathize with them unless you'd like to become their next victim.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can empathize with someone without being exploited by them. I empathize with prisoners suffering in solitary confinement because I consider it inhumane. That doesn't mean I'm going to allow myself to be attacked by a murderous psychopath without defending myself.

[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Empathy is not agreement or defense, it's understanding. Refusing to empathize is refusing to find a solution. Stop being part of the problem.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would say refusing to empathize is more akin to refusing to try and understand the person and their plight. That in turn can lead to missing potential solutions that work for all or most parties

Semantics of course

You've just accidentally said you see empathy as a weakness too

[–] Soulg@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only possible way to try to prevent it is to try and talk them down before hand.

I mean, aside from the obvious gun legislation that won't happen