'I knew it wasn't Islamic terrorism'! Farook family lawyer reveals possible motive for shooting

Let the circus continue!

Now that the media have had their chance to crap all over the San Bernardino case, it’s the Farook family’s lawyer’s turn. Among defense attorney David Chesley’s many insight’s at this afternoon’s press conference was this:

Farook family representative goes after media for suggesting attack was terror-related, suggests it could be workplace violence.

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 4, 2015

But it gets better:

pic.twitter.com/s7oNn3os7l

— George Bennett (@gbennettpost) December 4, 2015

Workplace violence as a product of beard bullies?

Okay… https://t.co/m8lZbuW0p6

— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) December 4, 2015

And? https://t.co/TwlLwzd48y

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) December 4, 2015

Go on. https://t.co/mz0SET1GVz

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) December 4, 2015

Well, now we’ve heard everything.

Time for a national conversation on facial-hair sensitivity. pic.twitter.com/sgpzbVtQ4s

— George Bennett (@gbennettpost) December 4, 2015

Let me see if I have this lawyer straight: the Farooks were just building IEDs for fun until some beard jokes pushed them over the edge?

— Michael McNally (@notoserfdom) December 4, 2015

"Please do not demonize anyone. Also, our client's son may have killed 14 people for making fun of his beard."

— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) December 4, 2015

Aha! I knew it wasn't Islamic terrorism. ?#SanBernardino https://t.co/OL4bN2DHrl

— William J. Miller (@WilliamJMiller) December 4, 2015

Oh so that's why he built all those bombs and bought all that ammo https://t.co/eBQjXMGcn3

— Avi B. (@avijustin) December 4, 2015

@ThePantau @rumpfshaker @gbennettpost so they just happened to have all that attack gear because, beard?

— Saxon F Waxon, Esq. (@SaxonEsq) December 4, 2015

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— I do a good impression of myself (@tspencer48) December 4, 2015

@iowahawkblog oddly enough, everyone that's ever teased me about my beard is still alive @gbennettpost

— Captain Caveman ? (@BenHardee) December 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/Thorrison/status/672906559211610112

@Thorrison @gbennettpost Your beard is awful. Hey! hey, fella! Put down that gun!!

— vbspurs (@vbspurs) December 4, 2015

The Goony Beard Man defense? pic.twitter.com/M0hIVWN8wj

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) December 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/gentleglide/status/672909298565931008

Yer Honor, he needed killin'https://t.co/wj7BYl9Day

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 4, 2015

in a way, the guy who made fun of Syed's beard is the real culprit here. #CycleofIntolerance

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) December 4, 2015

We stand corrected. Great work, Mr. Chesley!

https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/672905459276365825

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.