Man tries to kill 2 females on the Otley Run using a crossbow.

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Not sure if there's been a thread about this. It was the Otley Run in Leeds on Saturday.

A man then shot 2 women using a crossbow. He then shot himself.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3evygw383eo

A hate filled manifesto online.

"In the online post, reference was made to a "manifesto" written by the man who killed 51 people during shootings at a mosque and Islamic centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.
The post contained reference to weapons, including a crossbow and airgun, and it stated he had "explored far right ideas".
In a separate post, also apparently made by Mr Lawrence earlier this year, he listed that he hated "gender equality", "feminists of all four waves" and "feminoids", as well as "soap operas" and "society"."

It's not the first time that women have been targeted by men in such a way.

I hope the 2 women who were shot make a good recovery

I’m furious that he’s managed to die. I lived just off the course until a couple of years ago. It’s still home and too close for comfort.

That's a diverse list of hate. I've never heard of feminoids either, guess I'm living under a rock.

Wishing a speedily recovery to those two poor women

Edit - good grief he looks a lot older than 38. I would have guessed he was nearer 58 😮

This was very local to us. Not nice imagining the “what ifs” as we have teen DDs and he lived in the area.

I hope the two women recover well.

Such hatred, it's chilling and quite scary. I wish those two women a good recovery...I'm sure they will have life long trauma from this though sadly

This is truly evil. Those poor women.

And the coward has evaded justice by dying of his self inflicted injuries. Fingers firmly crossed for the women's recovery.

I hope the women recover.

I saw his posts on FB, they were awful

You know, I’m not sure. Was just talking about this with DD (I also have a DD who lives in Headingley), and she was angry that he had died of his self inflicted injuries. But would he actually have faced any real justice? He would have been out in plenty of time to reoffend and there would have been absolutely nothing about his incarceration that would have changed his mind on his twisted ideology - quite the opposite I imagine.
So, actually I’m glad he’s dead. One less incel on the streets.

I'm in two minds about it too. That he was a coward and a loser to try to evade justice. But also am very relieved that he is no longer a threat.

Although the media reports are focussed on the bustling studenty pubs/bars/shops/traffic area, away from Otley Road itself it is mainly families with children, retired people, quiet parks and residential streets. Several neighbours have said how upsetting it was to see the photos of horrible weapons strewn in the leafy green area right where so many of us would regularly stroll around.

Terrible news, yes. Hopefully the women make full recoveries.

Can we please call them women though, not females? Using the word female is what a lot of these incel types do, it creates a distance I think, like using some sort of textbook Latin word that is technically correct instead of the word woman which is more…………dunno.

Can anyone articulate what I’m trying to say?

And you used the word man instead of male. But female not woman.

Yes I get what you’re saying. Female is a scientific word used to describe the sex of any species that is capable of producing offspring. Woman is the word we use for human beings. Warmer and more descriptive of the fact they are living breathing humans.

I disagree - his dying saved everyone a lot of time and money on the justice and penal systems while ridding the world of a violent misogynist. A case of the trash taking itself out.

My thoughts are with the women attacked and those nearby who were terrified.

Those poor women. It is beyond awful.

I’m glad he managed to die too. I’m so often shocked by the sentences handed out and the way the media focus is on the perpetrator. Least we don’t have to go through a trial and have his hate filled media plastered everywhere for weeks.

Someone’s just woken up from their nap I see…

I'm glad he's dead.

Jannies on here are worse than plebbit