The BBC stalwart as ever.

If you Google the question you get a long string of titles about explaining why women rarely (read: never) commit mass shootings. But hey, that’s no reason not to lie about it!

Tom Bateman and Max Matza reported yesterday:

The attacker, who died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, left a note, officials said, but they added that a definitive motive may never be known. “I won’t dignify the attacker’s words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile,” said Mr Thompson.

Westman’s name was legally changed from Robert to Robin in 2020, with the judge writing: “Minor child identifies as a female”. However, some federal officials and police have referred to Westman as a man when discussing the attack.

Chief O’Hara told reporters that news outlets should stop using the killer’s name, because “the purpose of the shooter’s actions was to obtain notoriety”.

He added that she, “like so many other mass shooters that we have seen in this country too often and around the world, had some deranged fascination with previous mass shootings”.

Subtle stuff. Some federal officials and police have referred to Westman as a man, but you’ll never catch the loyal BBC doing that! Oh hell no! A judge in 2020 said the guy “identifies as female” so female he is, by golly, and the BBC will do all it can to distort the news coverage and the statistics. Yes women do too so commit mass murders!! It’s sexist to say they don’t!

Chief O’Hara told reporters that news outlets should stop using the killer’s name, because “the purpose of the shooter’s actions was to obtain notoriety”. He added that she, “like so many other mass shooters that we have seen in this country too often and around the world, had some deranged fascination with previous mass shootings”.

Interesting that that “she” is outside the quotation marks. That could mean that the BBC is outright lying – that the chief did not say “she” but the BBC did.

In their news conference, officials confirmed that the attacker had previously attended the school. Her mother, Mary Grace Westman, previously worked at the school, and has so far not responded to law enforcement’s attempts to contact her.

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Officials added that the guns used in the attack were all legally purchased, that the killer did not appear on any government watchlist, and that police are not aware of any mental health diagnoses or treatments that she was receiving.

Don’t you dare call that mass murderer “he”.