Did Audrey Hale Manifesto Say 'You Mess With Our Kids, We Kill Your Kids'?
fatally shot three children and three staffers Monday at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, before being killed by police.Police said Hale might have had some "resentment" about attending the school, and the 28-year-old leaving behind a manifesto sparked discussions about whether the shooting was a deliberate attack on Christians.In the aftermath of the shooting, people began sharing on social media an alleged line from the manifesto that said, "You mess with our kids, we kill your kids." When asked if police could confirm that the line was in the manifesto, Don Aaron, public affairs director for the Nashville Police Department, told Newsweek, "no."The trans shooter left a manifest not a suicide note and it isn’t hard to infer the message intended‘You mess with our kids, we kill your kids’ Textbook act of domestic terrorismThe phrase appears to have originated from a tweet by conservative commentator Jack Posobiec.
On Tuesday, he noted that Hale left a "manifest not a suicide note" and said it wasn't "hard to infer the message intended, 'You mess with our kids, we will kill your kids.'"Posobiec's tweet has been viewed 1.9 million times and has been shared as a direct quote from the manifesto.Donald Trump Jr.
