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U.S. soldier charged in killing of 5 of his own

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by PeteyPirate, May 11, 2009.

  1. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: Report: 5 dead after U.S. soldier fires upon his own

    Awful, awful story.
     
  2. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Re: Report: 5 dead after U.S. soldier fires upon his own

    Typically, weapons are not allowed in medical facilities. I'm not exactly sure what the polices are over there, but on the deployments in which I've gone into the clinic, weapons are not allowed.
     
  3. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    Re: Report: 5 dead after U.S. soldier fires upon his own

    Verbal altercation, then the guy came back with a gun:

    http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/05/army_soldier_killings_051109w/
     
  4. CM Punk

    CM Punk Guest

    Re: Report: 5 wounded, at least 4 dead after U.S. soldier fires upon his own

    But according to spnited in the other gun thread, there's not a thing wrong with cops and soldiers being the only ones allowed to have guns. Right.
     
  5. Re: Report: 5 wounded, at least 4 dead after U.S. soldier fires upon his own

    I fail to see how your pissing contest is relevant here.
     
  6. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    He's been identified, and he was unstable lately. They even took away his weapon.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051201127.html?hpid=topnews
     
  7. Third tour as a guy who looks for IEDs by the side of the road?
    Yeah, I'd say he probably needed the stress clinic.
    But 3bags is right, somebody's ass is in a sling over where this guy got another weapon.
     
  8. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I think the other story said he took it from the soldier escorting him.
     
  9. Is it possible that this guy was trying for "suicide by soldier" in the fashion of "suicide by cop."?
     
  10. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I doubt it. Sounds like he just flipped on someone at the clinic.
     
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