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Philadelphia shooting suspect isn't trans, officials say, but speculation continues
NBC News / Comcast ^ | July 5, 2023 | By Matt Lavietes and Jo Yurcaba

Posted on 07/06/2023 5:54:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Less than 24 hours after Monday’s mass shooting in Philadelphia, in which a gunman dressed in a ski mask and body armor killed five people and injured two children, right-wing pockets of social media were exploding with speculation about the suspect’s gender identity.

While he acknowledged the social media images that appear to show Carriker wearing women’s clothing and jewelry, Asa Khalif, a member of the LGBTQ advisory committee for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, condemned the “violent” language coming from the “conservative press” about Carriker’s gender identity and shared what the district attorney’s office knows firsthand about Carriker’s gender identity.

“The suspect has not identified themselves as trans. They have only identified themselves as male,” Khalif said at Wednesday’s news conference. “But the language spewed out by the conservative press is violent and is dangerous, and it’s targeting trans women of color. It’s rallying the community to be violent, and we’re better than that.”

Khalif condemned those who label trans people as “killers.”

“They are the most vulnerable to violence,” he said. “They want to live their lives, and they have every right to do so, and we will not allow conservative bigots to use that type of language to attack trans people.”

District Attorney Larry Krasner expressed similar sentiments.

“There are some people for whom hate is a full-time job,” Krasner said. “And if they can stay away from the facts and talk about nonsense, that’s what they’re going to do.”

Conservative lawmakers and right-wing pundits have increasingly tried to blame mass shootings on trans people or spread conspiracy theories started on far-right websites that shootings suspects are trans.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; journalism; perverts; press
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1 posted on 07/06/2023 5:54:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Got man-boobs?


2 posted on 07/06/2023 5:56:39 AM PDT by silverleaf (It's not propaganda just because you disagree with it. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Faggotry is an abomination and we are seeing why. It doesn’t just destroy the soul of the sinner. It has destructive, satanic ramifications all throughout society.


3 posted on 07/06/2023 5:57:07 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“They are the most vulnerable to violence,”

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That’s leftist dogwhistle for saying that some kinds of violence are okay, or even justifiable. Something they’ve been suggesting for the last 3+ years, at least


4 posted on 07/06/2023 5:57:32 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What are you going to believe?

A member of a pervert advisory committee for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office or your lying eyes?!?


5 posted on 07/06/2023 5:59:50 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (Move the Overton window to the right with defenestration.)
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To: silverleaf

FRANK: You want me to wear a bra?!

KRAMER: No, no. A bra is for ladies.

Kramer holds the garment up to his own chest.

KRAMER: Meet, the bro.


6 posted on 07/06/2023 6:00:06 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He sure looks Trans. A likely cover-up by the Philadelphia establishment.


7 posted on 07/06/2023 6:00:32 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: imabadboy99

It has ALWAYS . . . well . . . since I got saved in 1981 . . . that America is God’s SECOND chosen people . . . Just as some nations are known for their religious beliefs; The Philippines is Catholic and Iran is Muslim . . . . so too has America been known for it’s NON Catholic Christian stand . . . . again, IMO . . The reason everything about The USA is under such severe and Satanic attack in every way imaginable is BECAUSE . . WE . . are the remnant that stays the complete hand of death dealt by Satan. . . . Readers should take note that both Christianity AND Patriotism are in measurably serious decline, and our God given (and fought for) freedom is in peril and at stake.


8 posted on 07/06/2023 6:00:46 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: imabadboy99

The mansierre!


9 posted on 07/06/2023 6:01:26 AM PDT by silverleaf (It's not propaganda just because you disagree with it. )
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“The suspect has not identified themselves as trans. They have only identified themselves as male,” Khalif said

One person is involved, yet Khalif uses plural pronouns. That alone identifies the suspect as non-binary, gender expansive, transgender, bigender, or gender non-conforming. Whatever might be the case, this person is a mental case.

10 posted on 07/06/2023 6:01:58 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Faux News: "We distort, you deride")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just a cross dresser then so it’s all still okay to believe one can change their gender?


11 posted on 07/06/2023 6:02:08 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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12 posted on 07/06/2023 6:03:13 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“a gunman”

Well before we go any further, is that even the correct pronoun?


13 posted on 07/06/2023 6:03:48 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: knarf

“we just want to get married and be left alone” they said.

Faggot marriage is found in the Constitution! - Faggot Anthony kennedy


14 posted on 07/06/2023 6:03:55 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: V_TWIN

“The suspect has not identified themselves as trans. They have only identified themselves as male,” Khalif said at Wednesday’s news conference.”

Themselves.....OK 👌


15 posted on 07/06/2023 6:05:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Philadelphia shooting suspect isn’t trans, officials say”

well, in that case, the murders must be OK, right?


16 posted on 07/06/2023 6:06:19 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trans is like a kid having fun with a light switch.
*TransnottranstransnottransTransnottranstransnottransTransnottranstransnottrans*


17 posted on 07/06/2023 6:08:17 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sounds like they are misgendering and dead naming this poor whatever.


18 posted on 07/06/2023 6:10:34 AM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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“The suspect has not identified themselves as trans. They have only identified themselves as male,” Khalif said at Wednesday’s news conference. “But the language spewed out by the conservative press is violent and is dangerous, and it’s targeting trans women of color.”

I am just fine with removing these nuts from society. I won’t lose a minutes sleep over it. Get them some professional help. If they respond well, fine. If not, put them in asylums.


19 posted on 07/06/2023 6:12:58 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Another “Republicans pounce” article. True but shame on you for pointing it out.


20 posted on 07/06/2023 6:13:26 AM PDT by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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