Colorado shooting suspect was an Iraq War vet who posted racist crap on social media

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Surprise, surprise

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Matthew Riehl, the man accused of killing a suburban Denver sheriff’s deputy and wounding four others, is a veteran of the Iraq War who is also fond of posting alt-right memes on his Facebook account.

Forbes writer J.J. MacNab discovered Riehl’s Facebook page, in which he identifies himself as “Matt Gonzo,” and where he has posted multiple memes featuring Pepe the Frog, the cartoon that has been appropriated as a symbol for white nationalists.

Other of Riehl’s Facebook posts include calling former President Barack Obama a “lying piece of sh*t” and shared posts from alt-right website Breitbart News.

As the Associated Press has reported, Riehl seemed to have a grudge against local police officers, and posted multiple complaints about the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department on YouTube.

I suppose reich wingers everywhere will be doing more of that thoughts and prayers bullshit now. 

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No shock from me. I bet the right will claim Riehl was mentally ill (but not suggest any concrete ways to improve mental health) and then say he was just a “lone wolf.” I think disgruntled ex vets that are attracted to the far right are a major problem that can’t be mentioned in political discourse, since we have to “support the troops.” Timothy McVeigh was simply the most notorious example of a festering boil in our society.