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Agree In light of the fact that there have been two other shootings in Louisville so far today (the first, this morning in Newburg[1], and the third at JCTC[2]), the recommended change in title is needed to clarify which one.— Precedingunsigned comment added byKentuckian in NY (talk •contribs) 2023-04-10T18:20:22 (UTC)
I wouldn't say it's so much "more precise", but "less ambiguous" than having readers try and guesswhichOld National Bank was the location of the shooting. I do think adding "bank" to the name would improve the precision though. —Locke Cole •t •c21:34, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support either 2023 Louisville bank shooting or Old Dominion Bank shooting. Too many shootings in any larger US city in a year to go with a generic year and city title.Morbidthoughts (talk)22:26, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, support2023 Louisville bank shooting. There is a shooting in Louisville every week.[2] and it is likely that there will be another mass shooting in Louisville this year[3], depending on one's threshold for "mass". I'm for changing again if the sources settle on a different title.DenverCoder9 (talk)00:21, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello Kentuckian in NY, a separate article will need to be made for that topic. If that shooting does not have a connection to this event, a separate article will need to be created.SGT Makarov (talk)22:38, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, until there is a little more proof then the topic will most likely stay off this article. I do not disagree, but the chances are slim to none.SGT Makarov (talk)02:44, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Connor James Sturgeon, who was born and raised in Greenville, Indiana"
Also ref4 does not mention anything about the rifle being "AR-15 style". The article only identifies the weapon as being a "rifle"Trade (talk)04:00, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Incorrect. The article that was provided does say "AR-15-style rifle". It explicitly states, "The gun used in the shooting was an AR-15-style rilfe, a federal law enforcement source told CNN." Please check the source before jumping to conclusions.SGT Makarov (talk)21:17, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
EvenThe Independent is devoid of anything relevant to Sturgeon, reporting "it remains unclear if Sturgeon suffered from the condition" (CTE). Nothing there for Wikipedia.WWGB (talk)05:19, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to be unfamiliar with how CTE works. It can only be diagnosed post-mortum by a disseciton of the brain. So if this is "nothing for Wikipedia", then I guess we should delete the whole article on CTE from Wikipedia, since we can never know for certain if anyone has it during their lifetime.Westwind273 (talk)14:26, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Buchheit-Sims, a manager at the bank, told CNN Sturgeon had a “monotone personality. His temperament is pretty low key. I’ve never seen the kid get angry or upset about anything in public. He was pretty much just relaxed.”
Hey there, I was taking a look at the article and I noticed the section about the perpetrator has a bit of information written about him that is formed from more sympathetically-worded headlines? If that makes sense?
There is somewhat of a phenomenon where sometimes cisgender white male mass shooters have headlines written about them in a more sympathetic light compared to mass shooters who have minority status, even by comparing the wording and tone of headlines written about Sturgeon and Hale from the recent Nashville shooting you can see a noticeable difference. Multiple headlines written about Sturgeon are talking about his accomplishments, using photos of him during ‘feel-good’ moments and adds details which I feel is quite unnecessary to the shooting and is only there as an attempt to make the reader feel sympathetic towards the shooter, such as the concussions he received in the past for example.
I feel like some small details about the perpetrator’s life is not necessarily needed in this article, as some of the unnecessary details give off a sympathetic undertone to it.
Have you considered that the reason why we dont have the same amount of details about Hale could be because it haven't been reported by the news?--Trade (talk)16:25, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Dude, some headlines give off such a sympathetic tone to the point where at first glance one would initially believe Sturgeon was one of the victims. I would ask you why in response to your statement, but if you’d take a few minutes to see how different some news outlets word their headlines based on these two situations you’d understand my point.
The sympathetic tone of headlines being more sympathetic towards white male mass shooters compared to minority mass shooters isn’t a first time occurrence and it certainly won’t be the lastB3251 (talk)16:38, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I feel like some small details about the perpetrator’s life is not necessarily needed in this article, as some of the unnecessary details give off a sympathetic undertone to it.
^^ what I was referring to here is some of the info about the shooter that, in the grand awakening of this shooting, is not necessary such as the accounts of him having concussions, or being a smart, popular, star athlete. I feel like these details give off a more sympathetic tone towards the shooter by giving focus on Sturgeon's positive attributes from all the way back in his high school career (which was 8+ years ago) when in all honesty it gives off the impression that the shooter is being humanized and shouldn't take away from what they did. There's more focus given toward his high school achievements rather than the fact that he was a disgruntled and deranged employee who murdered people in the first place.
Giving recognition to his old status as a popular, smart, star athlete is irrelevant because it is doing the exact opposite of giving consolation toward the families of the people he murdered. I think some of the unnecessary information about him should be removed/rewritten in order to focus on what's important here.B3251 (talk)21:36, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think the description of Sturgeon as smart and popular is reasonable, as it is at odds with the typical gunman, who is often a loner with grudges. Also, his football concussions may be significant, as his father has requested that his son be autopsied for subsequent chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can cause erratic behaviour.WWGB (talk)05:08, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Deleted the sentence about his use of gender pronouns on Linked in.
1) LinkedIn prompts users to update their gender pronouns by default.
2) There have been no reports or even speculation that his gender identity played a role in the shooting.
3) He is CIS male and uses he/him pronouns.
4) The article cited as a source is not reporting this as news. Rather, the article is commenting on an attempt by a couple of far right provocateurs to manufacture a controversy by vaguely tweeting about his addition of gender pronouns on his LinkedIn. In other words, the citation directly contradicts the newsworthiness of this factoid.
If this topic is to be included it should only be included in a separate section about the failed attempt to manufacture a controversy through misleading tweets. However, it is probably better to omit it entirely as Wikipedia does not need to document every crackpot tweet ever written.63.117.227.16 (talk)21:54, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I just wanted to note that mental health issues may or may not provide an underlying foundation for committing a crime, but themotive is a person's expressed reason for committing it. Our sources show the perp's desire to make a particular point with this grisly event. Whether there's issues behind that or not is beside the point, and I doubt you'll see sources say something like "he did it cuz he's craaaazy".StefenTowers among the rest!Gab •Gruntwerk02:10, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Removed.WWGB (talk)04:05, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]