Sometimes there is no understandable reason
Terrorists and shooters aren't always driven to violence by politics or religion.
Twitter is usually terrible, but it’s never more terrible than during the aftermath of a mass shooting or apparent terror attack. Since that cursed social media platform was invented, a lot of people have decided an unfolding tragedy is the perfect opportunity to attack your political enemies.
That was certainly the case after a man apparently tried to crash his car into the grounds of the Capitol Building, claiming the life of a Capitol Police officer before he was shot dead. Admittedly, it wasn’t long after an overwhelmingly white crowd of Trump supporters stormed the building, but that doesn’t make the rush to judgment any less irresponsible.
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