What The Wisconsin Shooter’s Tattoos Tell Us

Submitted by Emily S

Mother Jones deciphers the shooter’s tattoos.

“In particular, a tattoo on Page’s left shoulder (pictured) suggests he was a committed devotee of white-power ideology. The tattoo consists of a large “14″ in Gothic lettering superimposed on a black cross in a circle. The cross, known elsewhere as ‘Odin’s Cross,’ is ‘one of the most popular symbols for neo-Nazis and white supremacists,’according to the Anti-Defamation League. It’s also used as a logo by Stormfront.org, one of the world’s most-visited racist web forums.

“The “14″ itself is particularly telling: It’s a reference to ‘the 14 words,’ a racist credo first set down by David Lane, the cofounder of a white nationalist terror group known as The Order.”

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2 Comments

  1. JOE

    August 7, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    COMES IS A TYPICAL DELUSIONAL DEMOCRAT…. WINNING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN MORALS OR ETHICS

  2. JOE

    August 7, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    COMES IS THE SAME AS MOST DEMS, DE LUSION AL , NO MO RAL OR E THIC AL STANDARDS, ONLY WINNNG IS IMPORTANT.