Equality Caucus chair tells 'idiots' who claimed Wisconsin shooter was trans to 'f‑‑‑ off'

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Source: The hill





by Brooke Migdon - 12/17/24 1:35 PM ET


Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, which works to advance LGBTQ equality in the House, on Tuesday slammed “idiots” who claimed without evidence that the shooter at a Wisconsin private school a day earlier was transgender.

Two people — one teenage student and a teacher — were killed and another six were injured, including two students in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, in a shooting Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis. Local authorities identified the shooter as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha” and was a student there. No evidence suggests Rupnow identified as trans.

“To all the idiots who claimed the shooter was trans with no information whatsoever to believe that, f‑‑‑ off. Your ignorance speaks volumes. Your hate is consuming your brains (or what’s left of them),” Pocan wrote early Tuesday on the social platform X, responding to a post by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) that asked “What about trans control instead?” after President Biden’s demand for tougher gun laws.

At a news conference Monday, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the department does not know how Rupnow identified and stressed that people should approach internet rumors about her gender with caution. .........................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5044574-mark-pocan-natalie-rupnow-wisconsin-school-shooting-abundant-life-matt-gaetz/

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I think the school shooting is already forgotten by the press IMHO

[Srkdqltr]

1. The vast majority of school shooters are male, how about male control??

[dweller]

2. "Your hate is consuming your brains or what's left of them"

Perfect description of has-been Matt Geetz


✌🏻

[GB_RN]

4. Has Been?

I think you’re overestimating him. Gaetz was a wannabe who, in reality is a never-was.

😁

[multigraincracker]

3. Nothing is black and white. The world is gray.

You can miss a lot of the world judging a book by its cover.

[skypilot]

5. At least one news report I read about the shooting...

...seemed as though it was trying to perpetuate this lie. Can't remember which one it was but I noticed that article kept referring to the shooter with the pronouns "they" and "their". Not a single "she" or "her" in the article.

[Aussie105]

9. Warped brains attempting to join two unrelated bits of information.

Not uncommon in 'certain' types of people with an agenda. Or just drug addled.

By the way . . . "they" and "their" are plural words, for a group of individuals. "She" and "he" refers to a singular individual.
You can't distort the English language to suit your agenda.

If you want to refer to a single person without specifying gender, try a different word.
In this case, use 'an individual', 'a young person', 'a 15 year old', or 'a student'.

[yliza]

12. "They" and "their" has recently become a way to refer to a single individual without reference to gender

It’s actually becoming common. Drives me crazy, I have to reread to get context, but I find it preferable to using “it”.

[reACTIONary]

20. It is standard and acceptable English to use "they" as a...

... singular pronoun. Here is an example:

"Someone left an umbrella here. They probably want it back".

Nothing unusual about that.

[Prairie Gates]

6. Don't say it on X...go on Meet the Press and say it

Say it at a press conference in the Capitol building.

Fuck X.

[republianmushroom]

7. Thank you Mark for setting those people straight.

In a langue that they can under stand.

[FightFight]

16. The reality is those commmentators may not even live in America and may have never visited or been here ever

Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace
https://www.wral.com/inside-the-russian-troll-factory-zombies-and-a-breakneck-pace/17352647/


there are social medica accounts whose primary role is to sow discord

[republianmushroom]

19. They could also be your next door neighbor.

[Deep State Witch]

8. My bet on the shooter

Is that she was being molested by the teacher that she targeted, or someone else on the staff. Or bullied.

[Aussie105]

10. Oh please! Don't make stuff up!

You aren't helping one bit.

[Deep State Witch]

11. Just My Personal Opinion

Chill. Just my personal opinion.

[Aussie105]

14. Best kept to yourself unless you have proof.

Potentially harmful 'information' like that definitely needs supporting facts.
Or kept to yourself.

How would people involved in the school or grieving adults and kids feel if 'molestation inside the school' accusations took hold in the MSM?

Think it if you must, but don't say it.
Shows more about how your mind works than anything else.

[IronLionZion]

13. Victims and survivors of school shootings don't really care who shot them

they would rather not be shot. How about doing something about the guns?

It was a 15 year old girl, which is rare. But the story would be much less deadly without guns.

[Celerity]

15. similar KMFDM (German industrial band) shirt to one worn by Eric Harris, one of the Columbine killers

[AverageOldGuy]

17. Maybe . . .

. . . Shooting a health care executive was not the right target.

[Karasu]

18. Now that trans people have officially become their favorite punching bag, they've been claiming every damn mass shooter

is trans for the last year or so. It's fucking pathetic.