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I made this bold addition but it was reverted. I think it should be included in some form. Several news outlets have connected the shooting with Yiannopoulos' comments.
Two days before the shooting, reports surfaced that Milo Yiannopoulos had told at least two news organizations who had requested comments, that he wanted vigilantes to shoot journalists. According to a reporter for the New York Observer, he wrote in a text message "I can't wait for vigilante squads to start gunning journalists down on sight". [1] [2] Two days later, following a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland in which five people were killed, Yiannopoulos denied that his comments were responsible, adding that his remarks were a joke. [3] He later posted on Instagram that he sent the messages to troll journalists. [4] On Facebook he wrote "You’re about to see a raft of news stories claiming that I am responsible for inspiring the deaths of journalists." and "The truth, as always, is the opposite of what the media tells you." [5] [6]
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- Mr X 🖋 23:07, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
Give it a day or two to see if Milo actually had any impact on the event. PackMecEng ( talk) 01:32, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
With the plethora of coverage connecting the shooting to Trump's attacks on the media, I've gone ahead and included a short section in the Reactions section. Feel free to remove if it's premature, but it's important to have as part of the context. Sounder Bruce 00:43, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
In retrospect, it looks like this shooting had very little to do with politics, and was solely due to an apolitical, personal grievance between the perp and the paper. Based on this evidence, I would recommend that most of the material concerning Trump and other political interests be removed. While it is probably necessary to note that at the time, political blame was made, we now know that this was not a political-related event, and the majority of this content is no longer relevant. Viriditas ( talk) 22:58, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
I've added Five years after the Capital Gazette murders, we’ve scattered. Remembering brings us together as an external link; but it might be more useful as a source for updates, if anyone feels so inclined. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:59, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
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I made this bold addition but it was reverted. I think it should be included in some form. Several news outlets have connected the shooting with Yiannopoulos' comments.
Two days before the shooting, reports surfaced that Milo Yiannopoulos had told at least two news organizations who had requested comments, that he wanted vigilantes to shoot journalists. According to a reporter for the New York Observer, he wrote in a text message "I can't wait for vigilante squads to start gunning journalists down on sight". [1] [2] Two days later, following a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland in which five people were killed, Yiannopoulos denied that his comments were responsible, adding that his remarks were a joke. [3] He later posted on Instagram that he sent the messages to troll journalists. [4] On Facebook he wrote "You’re about to see a raft of news stories claiming that I am responsible for inspiring the deaths of journalists." and "The truth, as always, is the opposite of what the media tells you." [5] [6]
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- Mr X 🖋 23:07, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
Give it a day or two to see if Milo actually had any impact on the event. PackMecEng ( talk) 01:32, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
With the plethora of coverage connecting the shooting to Trump's attacks on the media, I've gone ahead and included a short section in the Reactions section. Feel free to remove if it's premature, but it's important to have as part of the context. Sounder Bruce 00:43, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
In retrospect, it looks like this shooting had very little to do with politics, and was solely due to an apolitical, personal grievance between the perp and the paper. Based on this evidence, I would recommend that most of the material concerning Trump and other political interests be removed. While it is probably necessary to note that at the time, political blame was made, we now know that this was not a political-related event, and the majority of this content is no longer relevant. Viriditas ( talk) 22:58, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
I've added Five years after the Capital Gazette murders, we’ve scattered. Remembering brings us together as an external link; but it might be more useful as a source for updates, if anyone feels so inclined. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:59, 27 June 2023 (UTC)