Florida yoga shooter spouted misogynistic and racist views on YouTube



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by Kalhan Rosenblatt and Brandy Zadrozny

Scott Beierle, 40, the man who killed two women in Tallahassee, Florida, yoga studio before apparently killing himself, appeared to have posted dozens of misogynistic and racist videos and songs to YouTube and SoundCloud prior to the attack.

Tallahassee Police identified Beierle as the shooter who killed Nancy Van Vessem, 61, and Maura Binkley, 21, and injured several people inside.

Beierle's past, which has been discussed several months ago, which show Beierle discussing his misogyny, his racist beliefs that interracial couples stemmed from mental illness, and said women who are promiscuous should be crucified.

Image: Scott Beierle
Florida yoga gunman studio Scott Beierle is seen in this mugshot from 2016.Leon County Sheriff's Office

Beierle's 17 videos only received a handful of views and it was removed by YouTube. His videos were first reported by BuzzFeed.

"Content of any type that promotes violence or includes hate speech is prohibited on YouTube." "According to a statement from the Google Press Team, which represents Youtube.

Videos uploaded to the account included titles like, "The Rebirth of My Misogynism," "The Dangers of Diversity," and "Dreadlocks are the Black Man's Mullet."

A SoundCloud account, which has since been removed, also appears to be part of the game, and it has been misogynist with "Bring Your Fatwa" and "I Do not F-Fatties."

Tallahassee Police Public Information Officer Damon Miller Jr. said he could not verify the YouTube or SoundCloud accounts. SoundCloud did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In one video, entitled "Plight of the Male Adolescent," Beierle mentioned Elliot Rodger, 22, a self-described virgin, who killed six people in Isla Vista, California. Rodger is often referred to as "incel" – short for involuntarily celibate – in toxic online message boards of people who also identify as incels.

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