Former marine sergeant Richard McKinney was physically no longer on the battlefield, but mentally he still was, and Islam was his enemy.
During his time in the military, McKinney had become desensitised to killing and started getting small teardrop-shaped tattoos on his chest for each confirmed kill. He says he saw things then that he will never discuss with anyone. “I didn’t hate Islam then, but many of the things I saw were a reason why I felt the way I did later on.”
After his time in service, back in America, he struggled to cope with what he had seen and done. McKinney turned to alcohol and hatred of Muslims. He says his hatred was so strong that he wanted all Muslims to die. “I don’t think I could have hated Muslims much more, I mean I just really had a true hatred,” he said.
“I thought that by blowing the mosque up, I would be doing something good for my country … I was messed up then.” McKinney planned to build his own bomb and plant it at his local Islamic centre. He hoped it would kill at least 200 people. He knew he would end up on death row, but didn’t care.
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