Support for the shooter is similar to what emerges after a mass shooting on websites such as 4chan and 8chan. But what’s disturbing about this is “it’s mainstream”.
A grainy image of his face drew comparisons to Hollywood heartthrobs. A jacket similar to the one he’s wearing on wanted posters is reportedly flying off the shelves. And the
And although high-profile crimes have in recent years mobilised internet sleuths hellbent on finding answers, civilian efforts to find Thompson’s killer have appeared muted. In a report this week, the institute found that of the top 10 most-engaged posts on the social platform X about the shooting on Wednesday, six “either expressed explicit or implicit support for the killing or denigrated the victim”. The dynamic is similar to the discourse that often emerges after a mass shooting on websites such as 4chan and 8chan, where perpetrators of extreme violence become memes themselves, Goldenberg said, “but what’s disturbing about this is it’s mainstream”.
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