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View submission: Three Palestinian students shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont, police say
What part of your anecdote required the police to immediately invent and announce a motive?
Clearly the fact that a number of Palestinians were involved is enough for you to derive that this was probably targeted, so why do you also need a premature official explanation?
Comment by NeonSofie at 26/11/2023 at 22:18 UTC
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In my area it happened to two individuals at separate times. If they’d said the second time they thought there could be a pattern based on the facts it would have been helpful. They don’t need to invent a motive but police share speculations on that all the time when it’s relevant. In this case, viewers can assume it’s prob a hate crime but something like this is rare.