Is it true that Brookline had very few murders in the past 5 years? Increases the chance of it being targeted instead of random.
MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
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Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#102My prediction is that it was a random home invasion robbery committed by someone with multiple previous felonies who had no idea that the person living in the house they were trying to rob was a MIT professor. But I have no more information than anyone else does, I'm making a low-confidence educated guess, and at some point in the near future it's very likely that the professionals whose job it is to investigate seri…
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Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
They're only 40 miles apart. Moreover, they're both (apparently) premeditated gun murders targeting academics at famous universities. edit to add: (For those who weren't aware, the Brown University terrorist is still on the loose).
One was a home invasion that may or may not be related to the victims work on fusion plasma. It is very likely unrelated to that work. The other was a mass shooting style event that targetted an exam preperation review hall populated by econ students and led by a 21-year-old teaching assistant. It's a stretch to connect an isolated murder of a field advancing physics researcher and a hall full of students just becaus…
Is there any evidence this murder was related to the professor's work?
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a reasonable guess, but 8:30p seems like a dumb time for a home robbery. Usually they're committed during the day when people are at work, and if not that then deep in the night for maximum cover. 8:30 is almost like the ideal time if you actually want someone to be there and answer the door at an hour where it wouldn't cause enough alarm for them to answer the door with a weapon.
When it comes to small-scale crime like this, the smartest thing is typically not to do it at all. So the people who do it will generally not be very smart.
In this day and age who robs homes any more? You'd be liable to get paid to take a bunch of junk away instead
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#105My prediction is that it was a random home invasion robbery committed by someone with multiple previous felonies who had no idea that the person living in the house they were trying to rob was a MIT professor. But I have no more information than anyone else does, I'm making a low-confidence educated guess, and at some point in the near future it's very likely that the professionals whose job it is to investigate seri…
This basically never happens, about 100 people die a year in the US during a “burglary gone wrong”. People think it’s common, though; it’s the go-to cover story in almost any Dateline episode.
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#106My prediction is that it was a random home invasion robbery committed by someone with multiple previous felonies who had no idea that the person living in the house they were trying to rob was a MIT professor. But I have no more information than anyone else does, I'm making a low-confidence educated guess, and at some point in the near future it's very likely that the professionals whose job it is to investigate seri…
Unlikely. He was killed in the foyer [1] of his building in an exceedingly safe city (Brookline, MA). In a neighborhood with mixed SFHs and condos, it makes little sense to target a condo. Makes even less sense for someone to break in, but to shoot the victim outside, in the foyer. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmbmBNre5SQ
Agree. Most killings are not random, but committed by someone the victim knows.
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#107My prediction is that it was a random home invasion robbery committed by someone with multiple previous felonies who had no idea that the person living in the house they were trying to rob was a MIT professor. But I have no more information than anyone else does, I'm making a low-confidence educated guess, and at some point in the near future it's very likely that the professionals whose job it is to investigate seri…
This basically never happens, about 100 people die a year in the US during a “burglary gone wrong”. People think it’s common, though; it’s the go-to cover story in almost any Dateline episode.
That's 100 times more than I thought.
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
This basically never happens, about 100 people die a year in the US during a “burglary gone wrong”. People think it’s common, though; it’s the go-to cover story in almost any Dateline episode.
That's 100 times more than I thought.
The us has a population of about 340,000,100. Notice where the 1 is.
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
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You’re trying too hard to make that conspiratorial take: most responsible outlets don’t speculate on motives until there’s some evidence of a connection. For example, the stories I’ve read quoted his neighbors wondering whether there’s a connection to what happened at Brown, which is just an hour away and still has the killer at large. If there’s any evidence of an anti-Jewish motive, I will be shocked if it’s not an…
Certainly it's more conspiratorial to assume that his death had something to do with his research, or that he was secretly a some kind of Walter White character?
Being politically outspoken on an issue which is contentious in that area, and which has caused violence before seems like the most plausible explanation that I have heard so far.
Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
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There are a lot of Jewish, pro-Israel professors in the US. I don't see any evidence that it was a factor in this man's death. I think it would be irresponsible for a news organization to speculate until more information is actually available.
(You'll note that even Yeshiva World News isn't speculating about motives here.)