The Orlando killer apparently had closeted homosexual leanings.

Perhaps he was taught a strong stigma about that, such that he hated himself for his sexual orientation; murder could have been his twisted way out.

It wouldn't be the first time a person's life was crushed by that stigma, nor the first time it inflicted great suffering on others.

A new kind achievement for humanity: we have caused the extinction of a mammalian species indirectly through global heating alone.

When the other ways we destroy species are included, our record includes over 450 species of vertebrates extinguished by human action since 1900.

Scientists estimate that 1/6 of the existing species face extinction due to global heating.

Citizens of Massachusetts: call on the state legislature to ban fracking.

US citizens: tell Congress to reject the TPP as it is an environmental disaster.

A thug gratuitously tased Bryce Masters 5 times in a row, causing him a heart attack (not usual at age 18) which led to permanent brain damage. To make things worse, the thug then dropped him on his face, breaking lots of his teeth.

Afterwards he falsified records to create an excuse.

That thug was sentenced to 4 years in prison, but many others get away with it.

But there is another factor: thugs have been taught that tasers are so safe that they don't need to hesitate before using them.