Have you all heard that there is a new sniper case going on? I dont remember where exactly but this is so sad what the hell is wrong with some people, why would anybody want to kill someone innocent or not?

this is 4 that idiot(s)
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Paisley said:

Obviously people are fucked up, that's why. That's why these scumbags need to be dome away with.

There's far too many people in the world anyway.

Havent heard about this yet!

EvilWhiteMale said:

Exactly once they're caught the police should do away with their right then and there why stick them in prison for life, us tax payers are paying for them being there, dont be wasting our hard earned money.

Number23 said:

that's cold, you wouldn't feel that way if they shot and killed one of your loved ones.

Paisley said:

That was just an ignorant statement he made Pais... move on...

This?

http://story.news.yahoo.c..._shootings



By CARRIE SPENCER, Associated Press Writer

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tests on bullet fragments definitively link only two of 11 shootings along a five-mile stretch of highway circling the city, authorities said Saturday.




Chief Deputy Steve Martin of the Franklin County sheriff's office said two fragments were "a definite match," but not enough was recovered from similar shootings to verify further matches.


On Friday, police said a Nov. 25 shooting that killed a 62-year-old woman — the only person hit by a bullet — wasn't accidental and is linked to at least one other case. The string of highway violence began in May, but most of the shootings have taken place in the last seven weeks.


At a news conference, Martin said one or more people are deliberately targeting drivers. But Martin refused to use the word "sniper" concerning the gunman.


Martin said the term sniper evokes an image of someone with military training lying in wait in the woods while wearing camouflage. The highway shooter could be mobile, he said.


A task force investigating the shootings has received 250 tips, many naming suspects, Martin said. Police have gone out to interview people named in tips, but have not taken anyone into custody for questioning, he said.


The shootings, all on or near a southern section of Interstate 270, took place at different times of day, piercing trucks, cars, vans and pickups, shattering windows and flattening tires.


Gail Knisley, who was shot and killed Tuesday, was buried Saturday in her hometown of Washington Court House, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus.


Martin declined to discuss the type of weapon used, saying it could harm the investigation.


"We have some ideas, but we're not going to discuss those issues," he said.


Extra patrols have been assigned to the section of the highway, which is thick with brush and woods in some parts and bordered by houses, scattered industry and open fields in others.


Ohio's gun deer-hunting season opens Monday, so the public shouldn't be alarmed at the sight of people with shotguns, Martin said. He asked hunters to be alert to anything suspicious.

luv4thepurple1 said:

It's ok

luv4thepurple1 said:

I hope someone sends you both senses of humour in your org secret Santa this year.

1) 23's statement could have been talking about putting people to death under capital punishment, couldn't it? but i guess the families and loved ones of criminals don't count.

2) EWM you might note that the person or persons shooting at the cars probably are hunters who got the guns legally

conch5184 said:

Yeah that's it.

Number23 said:

Really isnt funny to joke about...

conch5184 said:

I appreciate the patter, ponch, but the aim of their conclusional jump was true.
If I'd said it the humourous conatations would be obvious, but I'spose it looks a lil cold in print.
Ah, well, God loves a tryer.

luv4thepurple1 said:

Everything's funny.
Everything.
Our existance is hilarious. The thingds we care about, the things we do, the things we tolerate, the things we despise.
You'd kill a fly but if it was the size of a horse would you beat it to death with a mallet?

KIJgvIHY23 said: "Humans...size and numbers are all to them. How little they know of true reality and how nothing actually matters. Ho ho ho."

There is no right and wrong - only truth.
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Number23 said:

I have come out of indefinite orgleave to tell you hi, and

INSATIABLE said:

Hi darling! Enjoying the show?

Paisley said:

Paisley said:

Hard to believe, but it actually costs more to put someone to death in this country than to imprison them for life. I'd much rather criminals have to live with feeling like a caged animal as punishment, fearing rape and other humiliations from other inmates, than a quick and (probably) painless death.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Yes, bravo to gross hypocracy.

AnotherLoverToo said:

It wouldn't cost much for the police to pop a cap in their right then and there.

Paisley said:

Should they murder all of the "criminals" they catch, without a trial? Or just the snipers? See, that's where it gets sticky--there are a lot of people who get arrested, but they don't all deserve to die. Who gets to decide what offenses are punishable by death and which get to go to trial? You can't just let the police decide in the moment who to cap. If they were allowed to do that, you'd sure see even more black men getting murdered this way.

AnotherLoverToo said:

I have always believed in an eye for an eye, if they have shot and killed someone then they should be shot too.

Paisley said:

But I'm asking, you'd let the police decide right there on the spot if the person is innocent or guilty, without a trial?

AnotherLoverToo said:

No I'm saying if they knew for sure that that person committed the crime then they should

AnotherLoverToo said:

What if they got the wrong guy?
Sometimes even cops make mistakes

paintsprayer said:

Not if they have witnesses or saw the crime happen.

Number23 said:

Your a pretty young guy arn't you 23?
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Paisley said:

That's what happens during a trial--listening to witnesses and evaluating their reliability. The police can't just be judge and jury and executioner.

Ok, let's say they finally track down a serial killer (like Gary Ridgeway, the one here in Seattle) they've been hunting forever and they're pretty sure they have caught the monster. Sure, it would be tempting to gun him down while arresting him, but then they couldn't have been able to find out from him where the other bodies of his other victims are, or what other murders he may be responsible for, and give the victims' families some information and peace of mind.

I understand your point, Paisley, and I'm big on justice, too. But I'm just saying it's all more complicated than what people might first think.