A Catholic community too, by the way…” That’s how Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey referred to the Catholic parish that just lost two children in a mass shooting. An afterthought. His first priority in remarks was to reassure the trans community—because the shooter was trans. Meanwhile, the New York Post went out of its way to highlight that the shooter was antisemitic, pointing to writings on his weapons about “Zionists” and “Jews.” So in the media framing, the victims are trans people and Jews. The Catholics who were actually murdered? Oh yeah, them. Why are they treated as an afterthought? No one is trying to vilify trans people. The real question is whether the shooter was on medication—medication with well-documented side effects of violence and suicidal ideation. That’s not about vilifying anyone. That’s about asking a legitimate question: how safe are we living in a world where people prescribed these drugs may pose a risk to others? If your first inclination is to protect ideals and not the real victims, you are just awful. The post The Afterthought Victims appeared first on Redacted.