Atlanta shooter was a 'nerdy' preacher's kid.

[RandySF]

Long was described as a religious person by a former classmate at Sequoyah High. The 21-year-old graduated in 2017. The classmate said Long’s dad was a pastor, and he had seemed “innocent” and “nerdy.”

“He was very innocent seeming and wouldn’t even cuss,” the classmate told The Daily Beast. “He was sorta nerdy and didn’t seem violent from what I remember. He was a hunter and his father was a youth minister or pastor. He was big into religion.”

Social media posts from the Crabapple First Baptist Church show Long and his family had a lengthy history with the church. Long’s father is not listed as a pastor at the church. The elders of the church released a statement to Heavy.com, saying they were “grieved” and “heartbroken.”

“We are grieved to hear the tragic news about the multiple deaths in the Atlanta area. We are heartbroken for all involved,” the statement said. “We grieve for the victims and their families, and we continue to pray for them. Moreover, we are distraught for the Long family and continue to pray for them as well.”





https://heavy.com/news/robert-aaron-long/

[riversedge]

1. That description described him 4 years ago. Something happened to change him

since high school.

But, yes, I know very religious folks can kill also. we sure do not have the full story yet

[North Shore Chicago]

2. Agree

Hmmm, wonder what happened 4 years ago?

Let me think let me think......

[NJCher]

7. Yes, four years ago

Whatever could it be?

[LymphocyteLover]

8. such a mystery!

I'm sure the GOP's and Trump's demonization of the Chinese over the Coronavirus has NOTHING to do with this.

[RandySF]

3. I'm willing to wager

He paid a visit to one of these establishments and trying to erase his guilt in his own sick way.

[vlyons]

12. that's a good guess

plus Evangelicals aren't exactly open-minded and tolerant people

[vercetti2021]

4. Normally it's the internet

Wait until they start looking into his search history his computer history and so forth. It wouldn't surprise me if he found a lot of shit on 4chan or 8chan that has to do with extremism

[Thrill]

14. Trump

[JI7]

17. What would need to change ? He was into guns back then and big on religion .

The problem seems to be that he didn't change.

[Rustyeye77]

5. Probably multiple reasons.

Nerdy
Incel
Hyper religiosity
Possible oath keeper
And a host of other reasons.

And being where he’s from...he has to have a gun.

[LittleGirl]

11. I would bet on the incel theory

And he focused on Asian women for his sins.

[KG]

6. yay. gunz.

[3Hotdogs]

9. With that dumb-ass beard, he's clearly Incel.

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[Brainstormy]

10. God and guns

as Obama once noted. So often a lethal combination.

[jorgevlorgan]

13. You mean he was a radical religious extremist bent on murdering people to fit his ideology?

Sounds like a terrorist, to me

[JustAnotherGen]

15. Nothing about

Being a violent asshole?

[czarjak]

16. Jesus...

If you're listening? Thanks for nothing.

[marble falls]

18. From the photo he seems ridgid and up tight.

[niyad]

19. "He didn't seem violent. He's a hunter." Does anybody besides me find that juxtaposition, those

two statements, jarring? Or have I just not had enough caffeine?

[central scrutinizer]

20. White shooter is always a "troubled lone wolf"

Nobody else, no group shares responsibility, ever.

[malaise]

21. Religious nutter who really wanted some sex

with all of the glaring contradictions. Then add the love of guns and the Trump Asian baiting.
What a mess

[ecstatic]

22. Nerds don't kill. Nt

[Demsrule86]

23. Clearly a right winger who believes the wages of sin or death...he learned it from his Daddy no

doubt and throw in Trump's attack on Asians...you got a murderer waiting to happen. I once had a student when I taught in private High School who earnestly informed me he wanted to blow up abortion clinics. I pointed out to him that killing was killing...quite shocked. Told my boss and he put the kid in counseling. His parents were very devout Catholics.

[MineralMan]

24. Incel, I suspect, and probably a right-winger incel.

There's a lot of that going around...

[KG]

25. another law abiding gunner - till he wasn't