UMVA has learned that a brazen daytime shooting in Montreal has left the nation reeling, as investigators scramble to unravel the motivations behind the gunman's bloodlust that claimed the lives of a police officer and an innocent bystander.
The suspected killer, Seth Scott Hatfield, penned a bizarre 104-page manifesto that lambastes Jews, women, and pornography, among other grievances, according to information obtained by UMVA. Western University criminology professor and former cop Michael Arntfield has read the treatise, describing it as a clumsy and arrogant attempt to intellectualize and justify violence.
Arntfield, a renowned expert on manifestos and the incel movement, notes that Hatfield's writing style bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Ted Kaczynski, the notorious Unabomber. Like Kaczynski, Hatfield appears to be a "general salad bar hater" with a wide array of perceived adversaries, Arntfield said.
Hatfield's manifesto calls for death squads made up of former cops and military personnel to "clean up scum," yet simultaneously reveals a deep-seated antipathy toward law enforcement. This paradoxical stance has raised questions about the authenticity of Hatfield's purported incel adherence, with Arntfield suggesting it may be a "false flag."
Delving deeper into the incel lexicon, Arntfield explains that the movement lacks a clear membership or hierarchy, unlike other groups. Incels often use specific terminology, such as "Chads" and "Staceys," which Hatfield eschews in favor of more neutral language.
Arntfield characterizes Hatfield as a "salad bar radical" – someone with multiple hatreds and a scattershot approach to grievances. The manifesto, in his opinion, is a genocidal document that calls for the mass execution of perceived enemies, while attempting to masquerade as a legitimate and intellectual work.
The Montreal shooter's fixation on violence and his faux intellectualization of hatred have drawn disturbing parallels with Kaczynski's own manifesto. Arntfield warns that this combination of disordered fantasy, malignant narcissism, and intellectual imposterism can lead to tragedy, as seen in the senseless loss of lives.
As the investigation continues, Montreal's mayor has called for stricter gun control in the wake of the Côte-des-Neiges shootings. The last person to kill a Montreal police officer is eligible for parole next year, adding a sense of urgency to the city's plea for action.
