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| Trump blames internet & social media for helping 'disturbed minds’ for mass shootings | |
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| President Donald Trump blamed social media and the internet for encouraging “disturbed minds” to carry out mass shootings and called for "quick" executions for their perpetrators. He also condemned 'white supremacy.' | |
| “In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy,” the president spoke in the aftermath of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio addressing from the White House on Monday morning. “These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America.” | |
| President Trump said his administration would work with social media platforms to help identify “red flags” that might suggest an individual is dangerous, or considering an act of violence, and called upon video game developers to combat a culture that “celebrates violence.” | |
| “Cultural change is hard, but each of us can choose to build a culture that celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of every human life.” | |
| The president also said he had instructed the Department of Justice to begin work on a proposal that would streamline capital punishment for mass shooters and those who commit hate crimes, removing “years of needless delay” from the process, though he did not give further detail. | |
| The perpetrator of the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida earlier this year exhibited “many red flags,” President Trump said, yet “nobody took decisive action; nobody did anything. Why not?” He called for quicker action in the future, even suggesting “involuntary confinement, when necessary.”The president also noted that he had instructed the Department of Justice to begin work on a proposal that would streamline capital punishment for mass shooters and those who committ hate crimes, removing “years of needless delay” from the process, though he did not give further detail.“Republicans and Democrats have proven that we can join together in a bipartisan fashion to address this plague,” President Trump said, calling on lawmakers to work together toward a solution.In addition to the DOJ proposal, the president said measures must be taken to help the mentally ill seek treatment, and to prevent firearms from falling into the wrong hands, though he added “mental illness and hate pulls the trigger, not the gun.” |