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This is a lot of words for the basic conjecture that he was killed by/for being a moonie. The problem with this reporting is that it takes the killer's suppose
by KaiserPro 4y ago
This is a lot of words for the basic conjecture that he was killed by/for being a moonie.
The problem with this reporting is that it takes the killer's supposed words at face value. This is a big risk, especially as at this stage we are not entirely certain that those words are accurate.
Now, this may eventually appear to be the case, but the level of certainty presented in this article is unfounded.
- rtpg 4y agoThis article is within the more general context, but we have the words of the assassin, discussion by the police of not wanting to discuss the church specifically for the “obvious” reasons, the mother of the assassin being identified by the church as being a member… “it happened because of X” is maybe very strong but lots of the story does align and is being corroborated.
- kragen 4y agoWhat were the words of the assassin?
- atwood22 4y ago> “My family joined that religion and our life became harder after donating money to the organization,” Tetsuya Yamagami, who is unemployed, was quoted by the sources as telling police. “I had wanted to target the top official of the organization, but it was difficult. So, I took aim at Abe since I believed that he was tied (to the organization). I wanted to kill him.” https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14665352 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14665352
- kragen 4y agoThank you! But, that seems to not say which religion it is?
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- kerryoco 4y agoThe problem is also the title. It treats the killer as a non-agent with no free will, and is an implicit justification of political violence. "The crime that killed Abe" is known as "homicide", not "predecessor's political decisions".