‘You will never hear me mention his name’: New Zealand’s PM hopes to deny shooter notoriety

DUNEDIN, New Zealand – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would deny the accused gunman the fame he sought by refusing to even speak his name in an emotive parliamentary meeting on Tuesday, the first since the worst massacre in her country’s modern history.

She added: “He is a terrorist, he is a criminal, he is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless.” The massacre has shocked the world not only because of its scale – the shooter continued his rampage for more than 30 minutes at two mosque before he was arrested – but also for the brazenness in which it was live-streamed on Facebook. Dozens commented, cheering him on, while others watched horrified as social media giants struggled to prevent the 17-minute video from being downloaded and re-shared over and over again.

Despite the overwhelming support and praise for New Zealand’s handling of the massacre’s aftermath, families of victims are growing increasingly frustrated at the delay in receiving their loved ones’ bodies. According to Muslim beliefs, bodies should be washed and buried as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours. The delays are causing many families more trauma after the attacks.“Normally we shouldn’t wait too long to bury, but in this case they’re still taking time,” Mohammed Bilal, whose cousin Syed Areeb Ahmen was killed in the attacks, told the New Zealand Herald.“Fathers have died, brothers have died, everyone wants their body back, man,” he told Stuff, a local news website.

Deborah Marshall, Christchurch’s chief coroner, had previously said the process would “take as long as it takes.”

There seems to be so much more outrage and concern for these Muslims than for other attack victims! Why is that I wonder?

Lord Voldemort?

A name isn't a magic incantation. We'll never understand the 'why' without understanding the 'who'.

No, you'll just ban rifles in his unmentionable name. Labour is cancer

Meh. Such a pandering and knee-jerk reaction. I’ll do it. It’s Branton Tarrant. And it doesn’t change what he did. He’s still an asshole and those people are still dead.

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