Rick Perry calls the Church shooting in Charleston a "drug-induced accident."

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By now, we've all heard about the tragedy that happened in Charleston, SC. For those who haven't, I will bring you up to speed:
A man opened fire in a Church on Wednesday evening, killing 9 Church-goers. The man was arrested shortly after and charged with 9 counts of murder.

Republican candidate Rick Perry gave the world his two cents on the shooting, calling it an "accident" and placing blame on drug use. He spoke to NewsmaxTV about the shooting and said that he didn't know if the shooting was an act of terror. He did say he believed it was a "crime of hate." Perry also stated that the real issue here is "drugs:"

“It seems to me – again, without having all the details about this one – that these individuals have been medicated. And there may be a real issue in this country, from the standpoint of these drugs, and how they’re used ."

 The shooter, Dylann Roof, does have a history of drug use (a fact that I find completely irrelevent).

My Two Cents:

Mr. Perry, unintentially dropping a red wine glass onto the floor is an accident. A known racist opening fire in a Church, killing 9 African-American individuals, is a HATE CRIME.
Roof even said to a friend that he planned on starting a new Civil War. Before opening fire on the individuals in the Church, he said that he was there to "kill black people." This was no accident. The a$$hole knew what he was doing.

Folks, this is why I can't stand Republicans. They do not want to acknowledge that racism exists. Instead, they want to blame everything on drugs. They nit pick at random words and ignore everything else, including the facts.
Rick Perry is right about one thing, though. He said he doesn't have all the facts.

Sir, if you don't have all the facts, how about you keep your racist Republican pie hole shut?