Spurred by Hateful Trump bigotry, a Transgender who was beaten, her head stomped upon then later, found shot to death...TRUMPISM

Wait until the GOP judge and the GOP jury decide the FATES of the murderers.

It is not over till it's over.  Anti-abortion and now this.  Anti-homosexual.  

 Who ever did something that horrible needs to be sent directly to the electric chair. Or firing squad.

That ain't Trumpism. 

First off, my heart is breaking for Muhlaysia and her loved ones. This story is sad and disturbing on so many levels. 

That said, I want to walk you through what my thoughts were as I read this because this was the first time I heard this case. The way the post reads, it seems to suggest that the woman was beaten and shot following the traffic incident. Ergo, I'm picturing the equivalent of a modern-day lynching. I was picturing this woman being attacked, beaten, and then shot by a group following the car accident. That's not what happened. She was indeed violently attacked after an accident. She survived the incident with a concussion and broken wrist. A video of that attack went viral and she spoke publicly about it.

A month later, she was shot. We do not know who shot her or why. The police have not said anything or even named suspects at this point. We don't know any details other than she was shot and killed. My personal instinct and gut feeling is that this was tied to the initial incident, either someone involved in it targeted her again or someone targeted her for speaking out. I do believe her death will likely be proven to be a second hate crime. But, it's an opinion at this point. 

I really worry when we rush to judgment on things and facts get misconstrued because it undermines the cause. Should it come out later that this wasn't a hate crime- then this becomes like the boy who cried wolf. The nutty liberals assigning blame where there is none. This bothers me because I certainly fall more into the liberal category. 

Secondly, pulling Trump into this, as it's worded, makes it seem like a stretch. I've looked at the stats. I believe the country is in a downward hateful spiral. I believe Trump's words and actions have encouraged hate crimes. The statements here don't make that connection. It reads more like the person or people who killed her were Trump supporters. We don't know that they were. We don't know who killed her yet. But, for what it's worth, the man arrested for beating her was a black man. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess he's not a Trump supporter because, statistically, he isn't likely to be one. It's a guess though. That said, I think it's important to be mindful of how these things are expressed. 

Lastly, I cried when I read the reports. I don't need to see a video to know what was done to her was heinous. I don't need to see the video to know something very wrong and horrible happened. While I do recognize that sometimes sharing content like that is necessary to get people to wake up and see that there is a problem, it's not something I, personally, want to view. And, I don't think I would gain anything by viewing it. It has nothing to do with "conservative" policies, but more along the lines of decency. Most people do not want to be hit with a wall of blood and gore when they come to the site. Our policies do not allow content that depicts "extreme violence," which, of course, does leave it as a gray area as to what "extreme" means. Obviously, if it's promoting violence, it will be a no-go. In situations like this where there's some potential for "educational"value or to raise awareness, there is more leniency granted. I have left videos of assaults up, particularly when they're not bloody and gory. 

For the sake of making a moderation call on this one, I did go find a video clip and watch it anyway. I would not have removed the video. But, for what it's worth, we make every effort to preserve content as well. If the video had accompanied your content and it was decided it violated the TOS, we simply would have removed the corresponding video and left the remaining content. Had it been a question wholly surrounding the video, the whole question may have been removed because it wouldn't have made sense without the video. You also have the option of embedding links. If you believe content does not fit within the confines of the TOS, you can still link to it, giving people the option of viewing it if they wish to do so.