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Anti-woman extremism grows, but Florida won't add gender to hate-crime law
On the long list of work that remained undone by state lawmakers during the 2022 legislative session, we must not forget about Maura Binkley and Nancy Van Vessem.
Binkley, a Florida State University student, and Van Vessem, a doctor and member of the FSU faculty, were shot to death during an attack on a Tallahassee yoga studio in 2018 by a man who was so consumed by his hatred and resentment of women that he killed them simply based on their gender, before turning the gun on himself. Four other women were injured in the assault, which the shooter had planned and researched.
He’d posted violent and hate-filled content on his personal website for years. He had a history of grabbing women sexually. He’d been banned from bars for his treatment of women, had been fired as a teacher in Florida for his inappropriate behavior with female students and had been ordered by the courts into mental-health treatment. He admired Hitler and described himself as a misogynist. Over and over, his anger was directed at women.
A report issued by the National Threat Assessment Center this month is spotlighting that particular brand of hatred in a 28-page document that should be required reading for all of law enforcement — and also for Florida’s lawmakers. In the report, “Hot Yoga Tallahassee: A case study of misogynistic extremism,” researchers examine the shooter’s disturbing history to show the threat that “incels” — short for “involuntarily celibate” — pose to society....
Binkley, a Florida State University student, and Van Vessem, a doctor and member of the FSU faculty, were shot to death during an attack on a Tallahassee yoga studio in 2018 by a man who was so consumed by his hatred and resentment of women that he killed them simply based on their gender, before turning the gun on himself. Four other women were injured in the assault, which the shooter had planned and researched.
He’d posted violent and hate-filled content on his personal website for years. He had a history of grabbing women sexually. He’d been banned from bars for his treatment of women, had been fired as a teacher in Florida for his inappropriate behavior with female students and had been ordered by the courts into mental-health treatment. He admired Hitler and described himself as a misogynist. Over and over, his anger was directed at women.
A report issued by the National Threat Assessment Center this month is spotlighting that particular brand of hatred in a 28-page document that should be required reading for all of law enforcement — and also for Florida’s lawmakers. In the report, “Hot Yoga Tallahassee: A case study of misogynistic extremism,” researchers examine the shooter’s disturbing history to show the threat that “incels” — short for “involuntarily celibate” — pose to society....
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article259508039.html#storylink=cpy
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