An X account that appears to have belonged to the deceased suspect has violent anti-LGBTQ messages dating to 2018.

The 27-year-old man who police say shot and killed a California business owner over a Pride flag draped in her store appears to have had a yearslong history of posting disturbing — and often violent — anti-LGBTQ messages on social media.

The suspect, Travis Ikeguchi, gunned down Laura Ann Carleton, 66, on Friday, after confronting her and “yelling many homophobic slurs” over her clothing store’s Pride flag, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said at a news conference Monday. Shortly after fleeing the store, Mag.Pi, Ikeguchi was killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

  • JollyTheRancher@lemmy.world
    581·
    1 year ago

    Absolutely. This is the same reason I am against the use of sunrise and sunset. The sun isn’t actually doing anything!

    Peanuts are not actually nuts, we must fix this as well.

    I heard someone say they were head over heels in love with their boyfriend the other day, imagine my outrage that they were standing normal on their feet!

    We should also get rid of the word hemophobia, they’re not actually afraid of blood, they’re just having a neurological reaction.

    It is just all so infuriating

    Oh, and don’t even get me started on “sleeping like a baby”! I’ve never seen a baby sleep through the night without waking up multiple times.

    Or when people claim they’re “freezing” when it’s just a bit chilly. To my knowledge, they’re not turning into ice!

    Ever heard someone say they’re “starving”? Unless they’ve been stranded on a deserted island recently, I doubt it.

    And the term “caught red-handed”? Unless their hands are actually painted red, I think we might be exaggerating.

    It’s all so perplexing; words just aren’t what they used to be!

      • JollyTheRancher@lemmy.world
        22·
        1 year ago

        Absolutely, words do matter! That’s precisely my point. If we’re to take every word and phrase at its literal, original meaning, we’d have quite the linguistic overhaul on our hands. It’d be a monumental task (and not literally involving monuments). But let’s remember, language is dynamic and ever-evolving. It’s as much about communication and shared understanding as it is about individual words. Let’s focus on the bigger picture and not get bogged down in the weeds—or should I say, not literally stuck in marshy grounds!