The manifesto allegedly shared by the Buffalo shooting suspect contained paragraphs copied and pasted from the Christchurch murderer's own manifesto.
Ablett-Hampson has since made the temporary decision to ban the document using power introduced in the aftermath of the Christchurch shooting. A final decision about whether to uphold the ban will be made at a later date.
In a statement obtained by RNZ, Ablett-Hampson said:"There is widespread coverage of this mass shooting and the fact that the killer produced publications and we urge New Zealanders not to seek these out. "This decision means it is an offense to possess or distribute these publications. People who have downloaded this document, or printed it, should destroy any copies."
He added:"We understand most people in Aotearoa [Māori for New Zealand] reading such publications would not be supportive of these hateful messages but these kind of publications are not intended for most people. We have seen how they can impact individuals who are on the pathway to violence."At a news briefing, Erie County Sheriff John Garcia called the shooting a hate crime and added it was"pure evil.
He continued:"It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community, outside of the City of Good Neighbors ... coming into our community and trying to inflict that evil upon us.
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