Drag Queen: Orlando Gunman Omar Mateen Was My Friend (updates p.3)

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Years before he shot up an Orlando gay club in what became the largest mass shooting in American history, Omar Mateen regularly picked up lunch from a drag queen at Ruby Tuesday’s. He may have even gone to see a drag show or two, a former high school classmate told The Daily Beast.

About 10 years ago, Mateen, a few years out of high school, was working at the supplement store GNC. Samuel King, a year ahead of him in high school, was working next door at the restaurant chain. Mateen was a few years out of playing football in high school while King, who is openly gay, had long, flowing extensions, and prettier hair than most of his female coworkers.

“He always had a smile on his face,” King told The Daily Beast on Sunday. “Maybe it’s because he was working in customer service.”

After seeing the trending news story about the Orlando shooting, King posted his disbelief on Facebook. “I can’t believe i knew this dude…. He worked at GNC at the treasure coast mall when i was at Ruby Tuesday’s and he Graduated from the same high school in 2004,” he wrote. “He was a jokester and at the time didn’t have an issue with the LGBT community.”

Mateen’s father told NBC News that Mateen “got angry when he saw two men kissing in Miami a couple of months ago and thought that might be related to the shooting.”

But King saw none of that homophobia. Quite the opposite: he said that Mateen knew that he and many of his coworkers at Ruby Tuesday’s were gay, and didn’t seem to have a problem with it. “That’s the thing that’s pinning me to the wall the most, that it was a gay nightclub,” he said. “Because he would come into the [the restaurant] and laugh with us.”

“He might've even sat down at the bar and had a drink and laughed with the bartenders, knowing that they were lesbians,” King added.

These interactions shed new light on a man believed to be motivated by blind hatred for gay people. By the end of his rampage, Mateen had killed 50 people and wounded 53 others in the worst mass shooting in American history, and the most deadly terror attack on U.S. soil since the September 11th attacks. In the middle of his attack on a sea of dancing young men, Mateen call 911 and pledged allegiance to the leader of ISIS, announcing himself as a terrorist and mentioning the Boston marathon attackers.

Yet if Mateen was religious, King didn’t know it, and the topic of religion never came up in conversations. Instead, the two men would greet each other on the street. King likely showed him, like the rest of the employees and regulars, photos in full costume from his performances.

“I can’t pinpoint a date that he went with us, but he probably gone there with us once,” he said.

But later co-workers described Mateen’s demeanor as aggressive and anti-gay. Daniel Gilroy, who worked with Mateen at the security company G4S, told Florida Todaythat he was “unhinged and unstable.”

“I quit because everything he said was toxic, and the company wouldn’t do anything,” Gilroy told the news outlet. “This guy was unhinged and unstable. He talked of killing people.”

 

 

 

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[En_Sabah_Nur 9,366]

Just heard about this on the news actually...  

 

[Runway 27,876]

Seems closeted

[YoungHuyzy 275]

Wow, I wonder what changed him. Or if he always had that hate deep inside his heart.

[RadioIsOurs 13,876]

What ISIS brainwashing can do to someone... 

[VANTABLACK 7,793]

He was sick. He needed help, these "terrorists" live and breath among us . They don't just magically appear out of no where. The more sooner people realize this we can then maybe track the root causes of why this is happening to so many young people. Why are they turning to isolation and being brain washed into these extremist views . Why are they accessing deadly weapons easily. So many lives lost , this is happening every day , And It won't stop until we realize we all bleed the same flesh. And killing will not solve anything .

and also , someone tell me how and why can u legally obtain an assault rifle that is made for mass human destruction 

[SKANK 14,288]

A former co-worker says he was friendly, another former co-worker says he was unhinged.

Conclusion: People are complex. People change.

Duh.

[RadioIsOurs 13,876]

1 minute ago, SKANK said:

A former co-worker says he was friendly, another former co-worker says he was unhinged.

Conclusion: People are complex. People change.

Duh.

Just like how Gaga completely lost her integrity...

[gagajandro25 6,103]

I thought the title said Dairy Queen at first 

[BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454]

Too bad he's dead now... really wanted to see him rot to crap in jail.

[SKANK 14,288]

Just now, RainbowBlonde said:

Just like how Gaga completely lost her integrity...

 

How dare you insult her fur wearing, war hawk-endorsing, activism.

[Brian Ryan 1,468]

A closeted dude killing gay people... not surprising.

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

Hm.

"He talked of killing people"

Sounds like the biggest amongst several already large red flags  I can't believe more wasnt done about this, esp. if Gilroy is telling the truth.

[Melech 9,900]

Whats up with These Excuses for that bastard 

[Shipper 13,114]

9 minutes ago, Simon said:

Whats up with These Excuses for that bastard 

I don't think the whole point is an excuse for Mateen, but rather trying to understand what is going on inside his head. Sure he pledged as a terrorist but what's interesting is the difference in his character from before to now. I think ISIS brainwashing is a possibility to the point of him being mentally unstable. Its important to understand the why in these situations so we could understand how ISIS contacts these people and possibly prevent similar attacks in the future.