Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
You are right about the Seattle incident. One dead, not six. I believe he shot six people in all, and I got the numbers confused with another incident in 1999 at a LA Jewish Community Center when another gunman shot and killed some people.
The point remains valid however. Many groups have experienced violence, and not just random street crime type violence. The interesting thing is how the authorities and media bend over backwards to excuse or minimize some types of violence but not others. For example, in the seattle shooting, the prosecutor made an interesting statement:
"Prosecutor Norm Maleng said, "Make no mistake, this is a hate crime," and that, "there is no evidence the shooting itself was an act of terrorism".[6] This statement has been used to describe Haq's actions as a hate crime rather than terrorism (see also definition of terrorism)." from Wikipedia.
Ummm... it was a hate crime because the attacker was on tape with 911 saying why he did it.
That's not the same as an organized group espousing violence -- and let's be honest, any group that genuinely believes that Doctors are "murdering babies" can't reach any other conclusion than the babies need to be protected at any cost. After all, they're babies.
That's where this rhetoric intersects and encourages violence.