Why are so many people in USA shooting down people in public places.
By Shine Mathew
@Shine10Mathew (153)
India
August 7, 2012 8:23am CST
Its hardly a month since the shocking shootout in USA during the premier of Dark Knight Rises took place,and yesterday again the same thing happened.But this time it took place in an Indian temple of USA.
A place where people go to worship made the people run for their lives.This time a man named Wade was the culprit.He simply entered the temple premises and started firing rounds and rounds of ammunition at the innocent people.This also brings forth another question-WHY ARE INDIANS BECOMING A VICTIM TO SO MANY HATE CRIMES?We have become soft targets for people around the globe,whether it be Us or Australia.There is still a lot of racism prevalent in many countries and people are continuously becoming a victim of such racism.
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13 responses
@riyauro (6421)
• India
8 Aug 12
well all sorts of things are happening in this world and nothing seems to be handled properly by the government or police. Some people are worse than animals. they murder,and do all sorts of criminal activities and are freely roaming. This world is become a dangerous place to live in and I don't know how this can be stopped but I can tell you one thing, please stay safe. have a wonderful day. 
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@aliqasim94 (255)
• Pakistan
8 Aug 12
It should not happen and should be condemned.But now some question raises in my mind that a country which is super power and want to remove terrorism from planet and doing operations in just Muslims countries(which is not good) can not resist from this kind of attack.
I challenge, if any one from their intelligence give them a report or anything about any Muslim country regarding to that kind of attacks(which happened in USA). They will immediately start an operation in that country.
USA claims that they are protect and respect Humanity.But they are not operating in Burma where hundreds of Muslims killed on daily basis.They can not ask Israel, why Israel is killing innocent Muslims in Palestine.
I dont want to hurt anyone's feelings but its true.
@vandana7 (100531)
• India
12 Aug 12
Give me a report from UN or BBC or Reuters to say that muslims being killed in Burma is true. If there is some truth in it, why Pakistan is silent, why Arab nations are silent? And if it is true, I am willing to apologize to my friends and resume friendship with them.
We all have to accept somethings. Mistakes happen. Past is full of mistakes. We have to learn from them. And in some cases, forgive.
We also have to accept that genocide is like what happened in Serbia. And UN reported it, and the US newspapers also reported it. Nobody hid any factual data, notwithstanding the supposed prejudices.
Prejudices against muslims come due to lack of belonging and miscommunication. Many muslims participating on social websites are not familiar with all the words and usages. I came across a guy who used the word Impotent for namaz or koran. I had to correct him. Then he realized it should have been Important.
Parsis came to India from middle east. They blended so beautifully into the culture that they have their religion, nobody hates them. There are no fights or news against them. Why? They are also minorities? They dont ask for anything special. Tibetians are another example. There were human rights violations in case of Srilankan Tamils. Muslims were not protesting the way they protested when army was deployed to send back the Bangladeshis. How can they expect sympathies from people towards whom they have displayed indifference? These people were not disturbed when there were floods in Assam. If I say these are my boundaries for being humanitarian, others too will have theirs, isn't it?
Anyway..thanks for the clarification about Hindus from Pakistan. :) Our press reported it differently. And as usual, Face Book had a lot of masala to it.
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
8 Aug 12
I don't know the exact answer for that's. I think in our world there are so many sick people (mentally). I mean on on earth in his head until he capable shooting innocent people. In crazy if you killed and you don't know what is your mistake.
Its made think if this people had been brainwash or something, because seem there is no guilty feeling expression in their face. Its so soulless. I don't know the situation in USA or others coutry. But here in Indonesia its not a big issues because we get used to diverse culture,even so some times we laugh because their cute accent and they way they move their head while speaking.
@Kashidanga1971 (1354)
• Bangladesh
8 Aug 12
As America represents of behalf of solid secularism all over the world, then why such barbarous acts like shooting people down in America? Are the lives of people so fragile in that very America? If yes then obviously America is an irresponsible, devil country. If yes then America wont escape and she will have to pay for it in future.
We' wont teach America how to secure peace and order and maintain these.
We would say to give up its lunatic and freaky, fickle mechanism of governance to avoid being hit by boomerang.
@kenshin2143 (1880)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
You think its only in the USA? I think almost all of the countries are having this issue a problem not just in the US. Besides, racism cannot be easily removed from the minds of the people especially if they truly believe that their race is superior to the other. All we can do is be vigilant and be aware of the things that are happening around us. Let us not be part of the problem but be part of the solution.
@Shine10Mathew (153)
• India
8 Aug 12
This act of cruelty is spread across the world but most cases emerge from USA only.Just today there was firing outside a mall by a gang of robbers who were escaping after a heist.According to me such people should be straightaway shot down by the police and should not be arrested and jailed.As far as racism is concerned,this is the mentality of the people who are the weakest in society and have no self esteem.
@Byamee (84)
• India
8 Aug 12
Well it is depressing to hear such news and frightning when they keep occuring so frequently but its to be expected i guess. Indians are starting to dominate the globe through teir brains and hard work. This might cause the locals to oppose to the foreigners but we must also consider ill treatment by Indians. The shootout at the premier killed a lot of people so it does not specify the killers motive towards one section of the public. Its best to not look back and keep moving forward.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
8 Aug 12
I heard that in the Black Knight shooter, he did not know what he was doing, but certainly the man who killed those people in the temple, he knew what he was doing. I do not know the cause of all racism except one can be a racist because they feel they are superior to those of different colour and ethnic groups and that is the racism most talked about. There is another that coms from seeing and hearing people of a different ethnic group getting privileges that you do not get. For instance, being exempt from taxes, getting free education, and giving positions of power. So my choice is to treat everyone the same.
The trouble is that when trying to overcome racism, the government or those in charge do the wrong thing. They say to give the oppressed people special rights to compensate for what went on and forget that in every ethnic group there are people who are poor and needy and need help. Oh every murder is a hate crime. They hate that the person is wealthy. They hate that the person is a snob, they hate that the person is lame, they hate that the person walked in front of them, etc.
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
8 Aug 12
I guess that it happens everywhere, they aren't just being aired on TV or media. I feel sorry that those kind of things happen even inside a worship place. I have read in the past that a group of people entered a worship house and spread violence inside. Too bad that this thing can happen to innocent people who are just doing what they believe is right.
Going back to your question, I have not actually heard or read about this news. My country is currently having a very bad weather over the past few days so am occupied of it. What made this guy named Wade to this? I think that it is not normal for a person to just shoot everyone or even plan to do this kind of thing. I guess that he maybe needing professional advice meaning he is not in a good state of mind to distinguish what is wrong and what is right. There maybe more reasons behind why he did that - it could be personal issues, family problems, love problems, etc.
With regards to racism, I think that a good education can really help to avoid discrimination. I have only seen this kind of things on TV because in my country, most foreigners are being treated as guests and so being respected and being given VIP treatments. I don't think the color of our skin has something to do if we should be given respect or not. We all are human beings and deserve to be treated with just and fairly. After all, we are all one family.
@kristiane (112)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Those kind of people are rude and insane! I bet their karma will also shoot them behind their back! They are some kind of psycho.
@sagayamary (79)
• India
8 Aug 12
It is really a very shocking news. The man did like this may have a psychological problem. All people going to temple for peace. But this man made the temple peaceless.
@lonlyheart11 (49)
•
7 Aug 12
Racism well this is really great when thousand of Muslims were killed in US after the incidence of 9/11 weren't they innocent and what about all those Muslims families weren't they human and now you are saying that due to racism . These are blame excuses there are many people across all over the world that hate visitors or people belonging to different religion as they belong and yes what that guy has done is wrong i am not saying about entering in the Hindu temple but killing people and firing over them was a crime . and isint he jailed for that
@Quetzhal (82)
• Singapore
8 Aug 12
I'm not sure if it's necessarily many people in USA doing so, or if it's simply the fact that the US dominates much of the news and Americans seem to be the most common person you can encounter on the internet- Creating an illusion that it's most prevalent in the US. I don't know for sure, of course.
If I had to place a reason... Honestly, it's hard to say. The Americans I've met seem to hold beliefs much more strongly than most people I know- that might be the reason. A side effect of the cultivation of free speech. Mind you, free speech is a /good/ thing, and so is having strong opinions- but at the same time it increases people's convictions in ideas that aren't necessarily healthy. The whole thing is really only exacerbated by the internet, since you can easily find people that think the same way you do on there.
I'm not, of course, saying that all Americans are the same (or that strong beliefs is a bad thing). Heck, I want to move to America.
@yl0916 (2)
• China
8 Aug 12
I think there are many reasons for this. Firstly, why those people shoot people outside? It must be that they are not pleased with their current life, may be they lack of money and live in poor life, which force them to do something horrible. Secondly, like other countries, every governments has their opponents, they are mixed with many interest nets, meanwhile, the government cannot balance all the finance and income. The most important reason is that the concerning department did not pay more atrention to social security and made laws to release, even prohibit this phenomenon. This is everyone's responsibility to protect the peace environment for developing, good luck for us.s
