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The Lack of a Motive in the Waukesha Mass Murder Case Points to a Motive – Opinion

It’s now been several days since Darrell Brooks rammed his SUV into a parade of elderly women and children. Six people are confirmed dead and 60 others have been injured. Yesterday’s doorbell camera footage of Brooks being arrested showed him trying to enter a house to escape the pursuit by police.

Yet, the authorities have still not commented on any possible motive, though, they were quick to insist it wasn’t “terrorism,” however they may be defining that term. For my part, I’m of the opinion that you should be very skeptical given the lack of information.

This is what I wrote the day after the horrific mass shooting.

This assertion is mine.

Brooks may have done something to be politically motivated. This is especially evident in the absence of any alternative theories or explanations from law enforcement. Shortly after the event took place, intrepid journalists (and for once, I’m not using that term sarcastically) began to mine Brooks’ social media accounts, which were taken offline shortly after. Ngo did not just find a man who vehemently supported Black Lives Matter, something that might raise eyebrows but wouldn’t necessarily mean much given how many others also support the group. He also discovered explicitly racist posts calling for the revolution and espousing black nationalism.

Here’s something I can say with confidence: If Brooks supported any right-leaning cause, his social media history would be all over the news and there would be no shortage of people assigning political motivations to what he did. We only have to look at the Kyle Rittenhouse case to know that’s true, as media figures are still calling him a “white supremacist” despite no evidence to support that idea. The Daily Beast instead published an attack piece about Ngo because he dared to perform his job.

Brooks is an openly racist black supremacist. But the police aren’t even going to hint at a motive? Yeah, I’m not buying that at all.

Based on the confessions of law enforcement officers, it is clear that Brooks was intent to commit this horrible crime. Contrary to the false assertions by CNN, he was not “fleeing” another crime scene. He intentionally drove through barricades and “zig-zagged” to hit the most people. That’s not speculation. That’s what’s in the charging documents.

Now, perhaps it’s just a coincidence that a black nationalist with openly racist views drove 30 minutes to one of the whitest, most Republican areas of Wisconsin to plow into a parade, but if it is, then authorities need to provide another explanation. At the very least, they should be updating the public on whether he’s talking or not. Their silence regarding any motive is deafening.

And while I understand some think it’s unfair to focus on Brooks’ past views without hard evidence they mattered, I’m just not into playing that game. You can get evidence either way by following leads. His political views are well worth the effort. I’m not going to sit idly by just because the perpetrator in this case doesn’t fit the narrative the mainstream media like to push.

To be fair, I’m leaving open the possibility that Brooks has a history of mental illness and just went crazy. If that’s the case, then the authorities should say so. However, the absence of information points me to another explanation. It’s simply not believable that investigators still have no inclination of why he did it.

This post was last modified on November 24, 2021 10:07 am

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