2. When police/prosecutors look for a motive, they aren't asking for ultimate psychological truths but rather what is provable in a court.
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3. In the case of the Chapel Hill killings, for police purposes, "parking dispute" is enough motive to connect necessary dots.
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4. But worth remembering that prosecutor's analysis of crime is only one possible approach.
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5. Analytically, worth remembering that a crime rarely has a simple cause, but rather several intersecting causes.
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6. In Chapel Hill case, investigation is ongoing but we already see from reports outlines of several causes working together.
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7. You alleged killer with pre-existing history of hostility to victims plus parking dispute plus gun culture plus who knows what else.
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8. Was alleged killer's pre-existing hostility based on Islamophobia? I would not surprise me at all if it were. Let's see what comes out.
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@zunguzungu I think we can all safely say that Richard Dawkins is the last person we want to hear about this case.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@zunguzungu Agreed. I was just making the same point as you tweeted.
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@HeerJeet@zunguzungu may absolutely be prosecutor's analysis, but what about that of the media. How does it decide which line to pursue?0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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