Michelle has a random gallery of “lone” shooters that is interesting to look at. The one set I found interesting was the before and after photos of Naveed Afzal Haq. He was arrested and charged with killing one woman and wounding five others at the downtown Jewish Federation building. The shooter declared “I am a Muslim American, angry at Israel,” according to eyewitnesses. “There’s nothing to indicate that it’s terrorism related,” according to the FBI.
Picture before the rampage
Picture after the rampage
via AP – he “forced his way through a security door by holding a gun to a 13-year-old girl’s head”…told 911 dispatcher, “These are Jews and I’m tired of getting pushed around and our people getting pushed around by the situation in the Middle East…”
I wonder if he will be charged with a hate crime?
I do believe he has been charged with a hate crime, though I would’ve preferred he be charged with federal terrorism charges. I highly doubt that Washington has the death penalty. Federal terrorism charges do. Just ask Timothy McVeigh.
Obviously, this man is just mentally ill.
Not a “terrorist”, just sick. His parents said he had been getting psychiatric help on and off for the past ten years…
Hang him high!
2- of course they did SF. He didn’t go after just anyone though did he? He went after Jews and is was pre-meditated!
Pre-meditated or not, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s mentally ill and not playing with a full deck of cards…
Guilty by reason of insanity.
Who cares? One round to the back of the head, Chinese-style. One less “Jihadist” to worry about.
…meant to say not
…that’s the thing, he’s not a jihadist. He’s just not all there up in the head.
But hey, we execute mentally retarded people here in the US all the time, why not one more…right Robert?
Yeah, sure we do! All the time! Everybody knows it! That’s just the way it is! It is accepted in Academia! I also heard that a guard at Gitmo may have kicked a Koran! It’s just shocking, isn’t it?
He committed an act of terrorism. In my book, one who commits an act of terrorism is by definition a terrorist. It’s really not complicated when you break it down into its parts.
You don’t believe that the US executes mentally retarded people, Robert? Is that what you are saying?
“It’s really not complicated when you break it down into its parts.”
To you, I’m sure nothing is complicated when you look at it through your Wacko-Righty-Blinders…
That’s why you’re on the fringe!
5- According to his parents he isn’t. I wouldn’t exactly take that and run with it. Remember, he is a product of their upbringing. It wasn’t christians he targeted was it? Just Jews!
9- What do you consider mentally retarded? There are people that are categorically labeled as mentally retarded because of actual chromasonal imbalances..they are the definition of mentally retarded. The liberals have now extended that classification to include a person with a low IQ.
And the US does not execute the mentally retarded any longer.
Haq’s father, Mian A. Haq, was a founding member of the Islamic Centre of Tri-Cities in Richland, said center member Youseff Shehadeh. He described the younger Haq as a loner who attended holidays at the center but was barely involved in recent years.
Naveed Haq’s parents moved into a new suburb in Pasco less than three years ago after living in nearby Richland for more than a decade, said Maureen Hales, a neighbor. Mian Haq was involved in an Islamic center in Richland, but he did not discuss his religion with his neighbors, said Hales.
She said she had not seen Naveed Haq, but found his parents and his younger brother, Hasan, to be “quite enjoyable.” The two families exchanged food, and Maureen Hales said she watches the Haqs’ house when they’re away.
Naveed Haq lived in an apartment building at 2924 Nassau St. in Everett until about two weeks ago, when he abruptly left, said tenant Chris Richey. The landlady told Richey that Haq was heading to Pakistan. Richie often talked with Haq about guns and politics, though little stuck out. Richey said Haq didn’t like President Bush.
“And the US does not execute the mentally retarded any longer.”
Not since 2001.
“What do you consider mentally retarded?”
“…a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (“milestones”) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as an adult. One common criterion for diagnosis of mental retardation is a tested intelligence quotient (IQ) of 70 or below.”
18- You and I can both score a 70 or below and neither of us is mentally retarded. ( we just act like it at times)
19- Yeah, maybe
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…But I’m going to go ahead and take the word and bettter judgement of the medical associations and experts.
Sure, as long as they agree with you, just like with the greenhouse gas issue.
#2 SFL: “Obviously, this man is just mentally ill.”
No, I don’t think he’s a Liberal, he’s clearly a Jihadist.