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2008-05-18 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Man opens fire outside California church

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Posted by Fred 2008-05-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The suspect was reloading his weapon when he was tackled by several witnesses who were volunteers at the festival. The shooter put up a fight, struggling and taunting people as they were trying to subdue him.

Wolves, not sheep. I find it puzzling, though, that he went after his ex-girlfriend when there was already a restraining order against him about his wife, son and that church.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-05-18 06:29|| 2008-05-18 06:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Tackling the guy while he was reloading was admirable, and presumably the less risky of the available alternatives. All are extremely fortunate this episode ended the way it did. I would have felt better tackling him with a magazine of .45 cal than with my body though.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-05-18 08:12|| 2008-05-18 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Need to mod the law to allow 'knee capping' in self defense. The results will slow down anyone released by the authorities later in any recidivistic 'pursuit'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-18 09:20|| 2008-05-18 09:20|| Front Page Top

#4 CNN buried the name of the church in the second-to-last paragraph, and never mentioned that it was a Catholic parish.

The LA Times coverage is far more detailed and interesting.

LINK

Posted by mrp 2008-05-18 13:41|| 2008-05-18 13:41|| Front Page Top

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