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MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by tshaddox »

crazygringo wrote: post #7
FloorEgg wrote: post #3

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Why would there be? I feel like I'm missing the context behind your question.

"Conspiracy theory" might be a loaded term, but it's a person with a fairly notable job position (nuclear science at MIT) shot multiple times in his home with apparently no persons of interest yet. Of course it could be something unrelated to his position, like a random burglary or a dispute with someone close to the victim.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by perihelions »

javiramos wrote: post #12

Could this be related to the Brown shooting?

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).

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by simple10 »

627467 wrote: post #38
simple10 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article might be too hasty to report that he's Jewish, especially implying that was the motive by including it in the article title. Lots of chatter X/Twitter about it. Kinda crazy (scary?) how fast tragic events like this get instantly politicized on social.

Given his background somehow doubt he is jewish, could be pro-israel. But all this could well be totally unrelated to the event itself. Isnt it more likely that's due to him living in the US or the Terminator hypothesis?

It's possibly related to mistaken identity. There's apparently some guy with a similar name that has some tie to Israel. Articles and social just seem to be running with it without any fact checking.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by FloorEgg »

crazygringo wrote: post #7
FloorEgg wrote: post #3

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Why would there be? I feel like I'm missing the context behind your question.

World leading nuclear physicist in emerging abundant energy technology murdered in their home. I don't know. Sounds like part of a James Bond plot or something. The question was only 10% serious, but wow, has it sparked a lot of responses.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by decremental »

FloorEgg wrote: post #45
crazygringo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would there be? I feel like I'm missing the context behind your question.

World leading nuclear physicist in emerging abundant energy technology murdered in their home. I don't know. Sounds like part of a James Bond plot or something. The question was only 10% serious, but wow, has it sparked a lot of responses.

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Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by willis936 »

ortusdux wrote: post #28
javiramos wrote: post #12

Could this be related to the Brown shooting?

From ABC - "Authorities have investigated whether his death could be connected to this weekend's Brown University shooting and, at this point, a senior law enforcement official briefed on both cases told ABC News there is nothing to suggest they’re connected." https://abcnews.go.com/US/mit-professor-shot-killed-home-bos...

Absolutely useless without a name and reputation on the line. It's an absurd to publish that multiple academics killed within an hour drive within one week have "nothing to suggest they're connected".
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