US Congresswoman Shot In Head

He's a complete nutcase.
One of his reasons for doing this is actually grammarnazi-esque. Giving out about the poor grammar of the people in District 8 where he lives. It's kinda ironic that he has a poor command of English. Even the Fox news correspondent was making fun of him because of it.

I find it weird that they were able to arrest him though and the cops or whoever just didn't shoot him. Surely there'd be cops keeping order at a Congresswoman's gathering at a shopping center.

Elohim wrote: »

He's a complete nutcase.
One of his reasons for doing this is actually grammarnazi-esque. Giving out about the poor grammar of the people in District 8 where he lives. It's kinda ironic that he has a poor command of English. Even the Fox news correspondent was making fun of him because of it.

"All I can tell you is that this person may have a mental issue" - The Sheriff.

Christina Taylor Greene

It also lists the other people who were murdered. RIP all.

It's by a strange coincidence this little girl was born on a day that shook America to it's core; September 11, 2001.

Jake1 wrote: »

Ive just read that the S*** B*** known as Westboro Baptists are planning on picketing that little girls funeral. Hope to God its not true.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/westboro-baptists-vow-to-picket-funerals-of-az-shooting-victims/

Is there no incitement of hatred laws that can get rid of that shower of inbred c*nts.

Innocent kids are killed every day of the week around the world, if the media were to make headline news out of every murdered child then there wouldn't be much time to report anything else. The fact is that the judge and the congressman are the story and rightly so.

While I see what you're saying, this wasn't just any death of a child, this was at a public event, at the hands of a nutcase with an axe to grind against a politican at said event. Do I really have to read through to the third or fourth paragraph of a news article before I find out that a child was also a victim? Have we become so hardened to the tragedies in the world that nobody considers the shocking death of a child worthy of a headline or at least of the first paragraph? IMO, this child's life was just as valuable as the congresswoman and the judge's, and she and her family deserve better than being a throwaway line in a news item. So do the other victims.

Anyway, as it turns out, the little girl's grandad was a famous coach, plus she was born on 9/11 so maybe that'll earn her more headlines. /sarc

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Anyone can get access to a gun over in the States, it's more likely to be a disgruntled native.
Sure I spent 3 months over there and completed an NRA course in basic pistol, which would've let me apply for "concealed carry" of a gun in Virginia/Washington DC, Ie. carry a gun on my person in daily life.

JupiterKid wrote: »

Another tragic gun spree in the USA. Will they ever learn?:(

AZ Gun Control Laws: http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbystate/p/gunlaws_az.htm

They're some of the most relaxed controls in the Union. I'm sure there will likely be a beef-up in the wake of this thing. Don't however hold you breath thinking guns will be banned any time soon. Regulation in these more conservative places however will gradually step up to a better standard. The fact that a properly licensed and permitted person can conceal a firearm doesn't bother me greatly: those are typically not the ones committing crimes. Rather, they're often the ones shooting convenience store robbers in the back, from the milk aisle.

amacachi wrote: »

Generally I'm completely against the death penalty but this kind of thing is different. For once I see it as important that the state should be able to "send a message". Obviously the bit in inverted commas will be jumped on. :pac:
I wouldn't advocate frying anyone though.

A strange stance indeed.

You have to appreciate that the Death Penalty doesn't typically serve as a deterrent in these situations. Jared Lee could have very well been prepared to die after his shooting. In fact, many shootings over the years, including Columbine and many others, ended when the shooters took their own lives. What good is a Death Penalty to those people? I would think the thought of living in a cold plain cell for the rest of his biological life will be enough pause for this young man.

CharlesHaughey wrote: »

According to RTE there were 6 killed and 12 shot. He would definitely get life even here!

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0108/giffordg.html

Don't be so sure.

Jake1 wrote: »

Ive just read that the S*** B*** known as Westboro Baptists are planning on picketing that little girls funeral. Hope to God its not true.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/westboro-baptists-vow-to-picket-funerals-of-az-shooting-victims/

The WBC is never worth anybody's time. Except that I have few doubts they are being monitored. They themselves would never do such a thing, they just like applauding it. They're entitled to do so, just as Atheists are entitled to billboards and pundits are entitled to take offense to them and claim that Tides are inexplicable phenomena that are the work of God. Oh, Bill.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/07/colbert-oreilly-god_n_805848.html?ir=Religion

It's amusing to see people attempt to extract coherent logic out of his ramblings.