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johnnyFive  ·  3089 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: June 12, 2016 Orlando Nightclub Shooting, discussion

Yeah, I more meant in terms of publicity. I get that we should recognize hate crimes, sure. But I'm not sure about the trade-offs involved here. Assuming I'm right, i.e. that this would reduce mass shootings, isn't that the most important outcome?

I don't know if there's a middle ground.