Congresswoman shot and wounded

Ugh, this is disappointing. It wasn't long after the shooting in at a (educational?) board meeting, too.

But then again, I could have forgotten or not heard about other incidents, and this is 'normal'...

Shooter identified as Jared Laughner

Possibly his Youtube channel. Not sure of the proof of this.

edited 8th Jan '11 1:05:44 PM by occono

edited 8th Jan '11 1:02:46 PM by TuefelHundenIV

It sounds like the bullet did go through her brain. I don't know much of anything about this, but based on what little I do know I think she probably won't make a full recovery.

^^^ On what basis are you saying that?

edited 8th Jan '11 1:05:01 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

I'm not sure now myself, it was thrown in with the identity of the shooter but wasn't really explained, so forget that. The shooter has been identified as Jared Laughner though.

edited 8th Jan '11 1:06:56 PM by occono

Apparently the 9-year-old child died.

That youtube channel is very odd. The owner is from Tuscon, though.

Seems like someone who made an account mostly to comment. This is hardly unique; a lot of people have accounts with few videos.

The favorite books page lists The Communist Manifesto. Here we go...

It also says Mein Kampf, and a bunch of other books. AND we have no idea wherther it is the actual gunmans page.

I mena, I've seen a alleged facebook profile, with only information being his name, membership in a tea party group, being fan of two Sarah Palin pages (including a misspelled one) and marked as "interested in: men"

edited 8th Jan '11 1:18:37 PM by JethroQWalrustitty

The videos are fucking insane, if it is the killers channel then he was very mentally disturbed.

And here's his alleged myspace.

The videos he posted are kinda odd, but the one he favorited...

https://www.youtube.com/user/Starhitshnaz

His alt channel it seems.

People are already flocking to post on his youtube channel. After watching his videos I can say he is clearly insane.

edited 8th Jan '11 1:34:23 PM by thatguythere47

I'm able to control every belief and religion by being the mind controller!

Disturbing doesn't even begin to describe these videos. Hoo boy...

Does this remind anyone slighty of the Raoul Moat affair?

^Nope, because I've never heard of it...

Interestingly, I think she'll be only the second congressperson to ever be killed in service.

Third. You forgot Larry Mac Donald.

had favorite books: Animal Farm, Brave New World, The Wizard Of OZ, Aesop Fables, The Odyssey, Alice Adventures Into Wonderland, Fahrenheit 451, Peter Pan, To Kill A Mockingbird, We The Living, Phantom Toll Booth, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Pulp,Through The Looking Glass, The Communist Manifesto, Siddhartha, The Old Man And The Sea, Gulliver's Travels, Mein Kampf, The Republic, and Meno.

It's strange that he likes both pro-totalitarian books and anti-totalitarian ones.

Basically a crazed gunman.

=| If there's no flag in the constitution then the flag in the film is unknown. There's no flag in the constitution. Therefore, the flag in the film is unknown. Burn every new and old flag that you see. Burn your flag! I bet you can imagine this in your mind with a faster speed. Watch this protest in reverse! Ask the local police; "What's your illegal activity on duty?". If you protest the government then there's a new government from protesting. There's not a new government from protesting. Thus, you aren't protesting the government. There's something important in this video: There's no communication to anyone in this location. You shouldn't be afraid of the stars. There's a new bird on my right shoulder. The beak is two feet and lime green. The rarest bird on earth, there's no feathers, but small grey scales all over the body. It's with one large red eye with a light blue iris. The bird feet are the same as a woodpecker. This new bird and there's only one, the gender is not female or male. The wings of this bird are beautiful; 3 feet wide with the shape of a bald eagle that you could die for. If you can see this bird then you will understand. You think this bird is able to chat about a government? I want you to imagine a comet or meteoroid coming through the atmosphere. On the other hand, welcome yourself to the desert: Maybe your ability to protest is from the brainwash of the current government structure.

What is the frequency kenneth?

Yeah, this guy is as right-wing as John Hinckley was left-wing.

I've read through that rant I'm not really sure what he was planning to accomplish with this attack.

Theres something about flags not being in the constitution and that police officers uphold an illegal duty (?) and something about him talking to an Eagle about politics and wanting to move to the desert.

edited 8th Jan '11 2:28:19 PM by saladofstones3

Maybe your ability to protest is from the brainwash of the current government structure.

I'm starting to understand his choice in books better now. Mein Kampf, after all, discusses propaganda at length (I believe it's the source of the phrase "Big Lie"). Animal Farm shows how government propaganda can convince people that their own memories are wrong (among other things). Brave New World depicts a government controlling the populace using mind-altering drugs.

I'm not quite sure how The Communist Manifesto and The Republic are involved in his thinking, although it's worth noting that they (and some of the other books he lists, like Gullivers Travels) are the sort of books you'd read in a "Utopia and Dystopia" class.