# Shopkeeper shot for flying a Pride flag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 21, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879 "2023-08-21T19:12:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879/1 "2023-08-21T19:12:57Z")

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Story here:

> **[California store owner, mother of 9, fatally shot over a Pride flag displayed...](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/california-store-owner-mother-nine-shot-killed-pride-flag-displayed-sh-rcna100849)**
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> The suspect made "several disparaging remarks" about the rainbow flag before shooting the owner, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said.

The owner of a clothing shop had a Pride flag flying.

A man ripped it down, came into her shop, and made disparaging comments about.

Then he shot her dead and ran.

The police later shot him in a “lethal force encounter”.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879/2 "2023-08-21T19:28:24Z")

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I fear there will be more of this. To our everlasting shame as a nation.

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**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879/3 "2023-08-21T19:55:34Z")

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As long as there are people preaching hate toward minority groups there were always be this kind of senseless violence.At least he didn’t get away with it unscathed.