02-18-2017, 12:45 PM
The deranged white American dude in this case is a Muslim. He is also a veteran of the U.S. army.
But, he didn't say he killed in the name of religion, which wouldn't have made the killing any less tragic.
He said after 3 weeks in jail that he was pledging his allegiance to ISIS because he wanted to cleanse himself of the oath he took to protect the U.S. Constitution.
We don't know his motive for killing Van Lanken. I wonder if he knows.
But, he didn't say he killed in the name of religion, which wouldn't have made the killing any less tragic.
He said after 3 weeks in jail that he was pledging his allegiance to ISIS because he wanted to cleanse himself of the oath he took to protect the U.S. Constitution.
We don't know his motive for killing Van Lanken. I wonder if he knows.