tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post7432283800492542420..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Alabama ShootingsCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-9099233293145438752009-03-14T17:05:00.000-04:002009-03-14T17:05:00.000-04:00Saje--Very insightful! Thanks for commenting. :)Saje--Very insightful! Thanks for commenting. :)Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-24993698658430875982009-03-14T03:35:00.000-04:002009-03-14T03:35:00.000-04:00Spree killers are often people who have been pushe...Spree killers are often people who have been pushed past their limits, people who desperately needed help for quite some time but either couldn't face the stigma of seeking that help, or couldn't find it at all. Our mental health system is in worse shape than our health care system in general, with the added element of social disapproval or intolerance to make it all the more difficult for such Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-89531671419111811322009-03-13T23:50:00.000-04:002009-03-13T23:50:00.000-04:00True, Regina.JulieTrue, Regina.<BR/>JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-28934713168060356492009-03-13T23:49:00.000-04:002009-03-13T23:49:00.000-04:00Ditto on that Desiree! These kind of people just ...Ditto on that Desiree! <BR/><BR/>These kind of people just need to be put out of their misery. And everyone else.<BR/>JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-4276199056139254412009-03-13T10:17:00.000-04:002009-03-13T10:17:00.000-04:00Mary--Nuts, yep, that about sums it up. So sad tha...Mary--Nuts, yep, that about sums it up. So sad that innocent people had to suffer as a result though. I wonder if there were early warning signs...?Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43633194186557175332009-03-12T23:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T23:43:00.000-04:00Every year we hear of someone who just snaps for n...Every year we hear of someone who just snaps for no apparent reason. Don't think stricter gun laws would do a darn thing. People who want to kill will find a way to do it.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-15313367858186542732009-03-12T22:28:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:28:00.000-04:00One word, Insanity.What drove him insane could hav...One word, Insanity.<BR/>What drove him insane could have been money issues, divorce, a lost job, things every person might have to deal with in life.<BR/>This person was wired wrong, his chemicals in his brain went on the same rampage he did. It's not like he just killed the wife who was divorcing him. He killed at random. So as far as I am concerned he was nuts.<BR/>I do think gun laws are weak,Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-7762635572582316332009-03-12T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:42:00.000-04:00Somebody should have shot his ass.Somebody should have shot his ass.Amber Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675650672792034854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-32522385753595903722009-03-12T12:16:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:16:00.000-04:00Des--I can't imagine what you must have felt as yo...Des--I can't imagine what you must have felt as you made that pizza. {{{{hugs}}} So, sorry you had to go through that.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-13797351339043626552009-03-12T12:13:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:13:00.000-04:00Shelli--I hadn't heard about the shootings in Germ...Shelli--I hadn't heard about the shootings in Germany. That's horrible!Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-56154356563247450342009-03-12T12:11:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:11:00.000-04:00Carly--You bring up some really good points! Food ...Carly--You bring up some really good points! Food for thought. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Des--Hmm, you're right the articles don't say how he obtained the gun. I'd be curious to find that out!Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-35106696805811097942009-03-12T12:09:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:09:00.000-04:00lastnerve--That's why I brought the question here....lastnerve--That's why I brought the question here. I don't know how to answer it either. It's all very sad really.<BR/><BR/>Mia--I tend to agree that stricter gun laws won't change a situation such as this one. Killers will kill. Period.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-38352893972296276912009-03-12T11:16:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:16:00.000-04:00Very sad. I don't know what the answer is. I think...Very sad. I don't know what the answer is. I think some people will find a way no matter what.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-1477165425534253152009-03-12T11:00:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:00:00.000-04:00I think you just have people on this planet who ar...I think you just have people on this planet who are going to blow at some point. Maybe, last week or so, I would have said gun laws are too weak. And actually I think they are in the US. But I don't think it could've stopped this shooting. Look at the school shooting in Germany that happened about the same time the Alabama shootings did (15 killed?). They have very strict gun laws. It just goes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-83920150332736522202009-03-12T10:39:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:39:00.000-04:00er, guns are outlawed... typoer, guns are outlawed... typoDesirée Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909867453391307573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-57196065220737975512009-03-12T10:37:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:37:00.000-04:00Here in California, I think gun laws are far too s...Here in California, I think gun laws are far too strict actually. When I moved back here, I couldn't bring all the guns I wanted to with me because some of what my ex and I owned are not legal here (but are legal where I used to live).<BR/><BR/>I noticed not one of the articles I've seen on this stated how he obtained the guns, whether through legal channels or not. <BR/><BR/>I do think the toughDesirée Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909867453391307573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43079339195043476622009-03-12T10:30:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:30:00.000-04:00This is sad and scary. But I think tougher gun law...This is sad and scary. But I think tougher gun laws are not the answer. First, it appears he killed his mother without a gun? People will still kill. Second, criminals will always have guns. Just like people who want drugs seem to obtain them regardless of the fact they are illegal. The government has guns. So who would be left without them? The law-abiding citizen. Do we really want only the Carly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960066264084474612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-14838535840157805742009-03-12T10:28:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:28:00.000-04:00I don't think gun laws are too weak. Statistics s...I don't think gun laws are too weak. Statistics show that cities that have strong gun control laws, limiting gun ownership actually have HIGHER crime rates (D.C. is an example). The bad guys know nobody is armed! I also don't believe it's a sign of tough economic times. My parents lived through the Great Depression, and there was less crime and fewer crimes like this horrendous act. Nope, weMia Varanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513727320738220942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-80320870218539425032009-03-12T09:50:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:50:00.000-04:00I don't even really know how to answer this questi...I don't even really know how to answer this question. I think it doesn't matter how tough we make the laws. Someone is going to break them. Sadly, I think our economic times are going to lead to only more violence as people feel they have no other recourse for what they have known their lives to be and see it as destroyed. These are very scary times right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482380697231564630noreply@blogger.com