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Documents: Pulse gunman repeatedly taunted for being Muslim
Associated Press ^ | Jul 18, 2016 7:23 PM EDT | Mike Schneider

Posted on 07/19/2016 12:53:16 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The gunman who opened fire at a gay Florida nightclub last month had complained he was repeatedly taunted for being Muslim in his job as a security guard at a Florida courthouse, according to records released Monday.

Omar Mateen responded to the taunts by telling his co-workers that he had connections to terrorists and a mass shooter, but he later told his bosses he made that up to get them off his back, and the FBI determined he was not a threat.

“I love the United States. The boasting I did it just to satisfy the gang of co-workers who ganged up against me,” Mateen wrote in a letter to his bosses at G4S Secure Solutions, according to the documents released by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. “I’m 1,000% pure American. … I’m against these terrorists anyone of them.” …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Florida; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: mateen; orlando; pulse; rop
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To: Olog-hai

the good part is...... he’s dead


21 posted on 07/19/2016 5:03:57 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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To: Olog-hai

Bout time. I was starting to think it was the muslim’s fault. /sarc


22 posted on 07/19/2016 5:16:14 AM PDT by mykroar (Democrats in 2016: The party of genitalia, real or imagined.)
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To: Olog-hai

I simply despise the media in this country!


23 posted on 07/19/2016 5:35:54 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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