Rich Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It happened not far from my home this morning. A man went nuts and drove down the road, met up with a man and his son in law who were heading out for Christmas shopping and just shot them both to death. This guy then drove to a local church, looked into the window and saw a woman decorating the church and killed her as well. State troopers chased him in their cars, he opened fire on them and wounded three of the troopers who continued on despite their injuries until they stopped and killed the gunman. One trooper received a bullet wound to his wrist and face, another glass in his eyes and a gun wound, and another was shot twice in the chest but had his protective vest on. To me, these officers are true heroes. They saved any number of lives today. What this man's motives were behind the shootings is unknown, but the town it happened in is more of a hamlet it's so small. There is literally only one road through the town. Guess it can happen anywhere. But to anyone here who is a police officer, state trooper, or involved in law enforcement,.........THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nascar36 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 What is this word coming to ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Now imagine a place where stuff like that happens every day but nobody gives a rat's ***. Welcome to Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony97gt Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It happened not far from my home this morning. A man went nuts and drove down the road, met up with a man and his son in law who were heading out for Christmas shopping and just shot them both to death. This guy then drove to a local church, looked into the window and saw a woman decorating the church and killed her as well. State troopers chased him in their cars, he opened fire on them and wounded three of the troopers who continued on despite their injuries until they stopped and killed the gunman. One trooper received a bullet wound to his wrist and face, another glass in his eyes and a gun wound, and another was shot twice in the chest but had his protective vest on. To me, these officers are true heroes. They saved any number of lives today. What this man's motives were behind the shootings is unknown, but the town it happened in is more of a hamlet it's so small. There is literally only one road through the town. Guess it can happen anywhere. But to anyone here who is a police officer, state trooper, or involved in law enforcement,.........THANK YOU! 12 years of law enforcement so far here, in south fla. thx for your support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarbeyondDriven Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 glad they shot him dead, so our tax dollars are'nt paying for another scumbags cable T.V, while he gets housed for free in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvos rock Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 it was some sort of domestic issue....thanks for the support towards LEOs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) I'am convinced the Holiday's make people go crazy. Even though this should be a happy time of year. The commercialization of Christmas has made people behave in ways they wouldn't normally. The stress becomes too much and they snap. Edited December 23, 2012 by LFairbanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUKE-Z Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 So an armed response to a shooter was effective. Awesome. My thanks and much respect to our Law enforcement officers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 So an armed response to a shooter was effective. Awesome.My thanks and much respect to our Law enforcement officers! Blaming a gun for violence is like blaming your pencil for poor grammar/spelling, IMO. The thing I worry about is too many Dick Cheney's. The Man Dick Cheney Shot - TIME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUKE-Z Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Chris, I agree completely. I concealed carry always. Forks make people fat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUKE-Z Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 By the way, did my previous post make me look anti-gun? I am not. Not at all. I was actually happy about the armed response, but I can see how what I wrote may have looked sarcastic. There needs to be a sarcasm font! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 By the way, did my previous post make me look anti-gun? I am not. Not at all. I was actually happy about the armed response, but I can see how what I wrote may have looked sarcastic. There needs to be a sarcasm font! Didn't take it anti gun at all. Actually read it as pro gun. Just was making a comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Guns aren't the problem, the problem is the country has turned it's back on God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Have to agree with you there Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Guns aren't the problem, the problem is the country has turned it's back on God! And good parenting/communication/the ability to resolve issues in a rational way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 glad they shot him dead, so our tax dollars are'nt paying for another scumbags cable T.V, while he gets housed for free in prison. Don't want to sound cold, but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris DeWitt Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I agree with all. Too many issues to count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Guns aren't the problem, the problem is the country has turned it's back on God! Amen Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 this is insanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 its a shame that of all times of year we have so many horrible things happening. I also hate that tragedies are now a platform for BOTH sides to get their arguments regarding gun control out there. One side saying BAN ALL GUNS another side saying GIVE EVERYONE A GUN... how about we focus on the heart of the issue: MENTAL HEALTH. A sane person doesn't go on a rampage... they don't grab a gun and shoot up a school... if guns were banned they'd find another way to hurt innocent people. How about we as a society start to pay attention to mental health rather than avoiding it. So many people are not comfortable with confronting things like this before they get out of hand... if parents were tuned in, if families paid attention, and if they weren't afraid to step in BEFORE something went wrong we'd have far fewer incidents like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Two Firefighters were shot and killed this morning in Upstate New York while they responded to a house fire.. another two were wounded but are still alive.. RIP Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Two Firefighters were shot and killed this morning in Upstate New York while they responded to a house fire.. another two were wounded but are still alive.. RIP Brothers Unreal. What will the sickos think of next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I heard about that. The more publicity we keep giving these guys, the more will seek it out by doing something worse. Don't have the answer, but we need to look at how other countries handle similar crimes and maybe adopt their punishments! Cause what we have here isn't working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootertrash19 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Two Firefighters were shot and killed this morning in Upstate New York while they responded to a house fire.. another two were wounded but are still alive.. RIP Brothers I just heard a off-duty Police Officer was also injured by shrapnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koebot Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I heard about that. The more publicity we keep giving these guys, the more will seek it out by doing something worse. Don't have the answer, but we need to look at how other countries handle similar crimes and maybe adopt their punishments! Cause what we have here isn't working! Agreed! The way the media reports these stories makes them look like the evil villain as opposed to nobodies. They glorify them in a way that makes other crazies want to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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