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In reply to the discussion: Adam Lanza was crazy. Nancy Lanza was crazy. [View all]ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)79. That is what the facts do to your spin and screeds
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That was not a stockpile and is not would a TEOTAWAKI prepper would have
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#16
Got it. AFTER you post your manifesto, declaring in no uncertain terms the way it was ...
11 Bravo
Dec 2012
#91
From you, I neither need (nor desire) anything. I'm merely noting that you are but one of ...
11 Bravo
Dec 2012
#132
"Frankly she wasn't an interesting person that others would seek out for company"--source? nt
green for victory
Dec 2012
#46
SHE described herself as survivalist so said "friends" interviewed by press. N/T
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#112
OK, but the other part of the story is that Nancy Lanza did something grossly irresponsible
OmahaBlueDog
Dec 2012
#123
From what has been published, they were all hers and registered under Conn law
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#17
Perhaps, but again, its not a prepper or survivalist collection. Not even close
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#29
If the CT law allowed her to buy powerful, high-capacity rifles, then it's not very strict after all
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#148
This is literally the worst case of internet psychology I have ever read
RedCappedBandit
Dec 2012
#8
For Nancy Lanza to keep firearms in a home where such a troubled child lived was
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#9
I think denial may have played a big role. What parent wants to acknowledge that their
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#78
The investigation should be terminated, there is no justification for it to continue legally
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#22
I don't know if this is true, but I read (somewhere) that he shot ma in the face four times.
MADem
Dec 2012
#77
their 'fortress' house? where did that come from? does this look like a fortress to you?
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#24
She was getting massive amounts of alimony from the divorce and also the house
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#36
her ex-husband is a VP at GE Financial. She got the house in the divorce settlement & about
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#66
I was more effective elsewhere to get my favorites elected. Preaching to the choir does do it.
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#52
When I was in nursing school learning about varied diseases, I fit many of the symptoms of many of
uppityperson
Dec 2012
#31
You think you own the event personally? How much will you sell me 5% of your share?
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#37
Generally severe sociopaths don't love or hate. They don't even feel those emotions.
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#70
Being afraid to fight for gun control law enforcement means the crazies win. NT
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#121
Yo, Newsflash for All of You, from a guy with an actual psychiatric diagnosis, Bipolar
Denninmi
Dec 2012
#74
Well, I kind of feel that I do, I shouldn't have to, but I do because of ignorance I see by a few.
Denninmi
Dec 2012
#99
The psychopathology is immaterial in this case. Deadly weapons are the salient issue...
VOX
Dec 2012
#75
From what I've read about them, I think they both had psychiatric disorders but not the one's
Michigan Alum
Dec 2012
#81
You contradict yourself thoroughly. You claim "Crazy" then detail methodical planning over many days
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#82
There is nothing to derail. You contradicted yourself and ruined any point you were trying to make.
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#147
I'm going to use this against my gun hording friends, " you've got a serious mental illness"
bahrbearian
Dec 2012
#88
I do not believe there is enough evidence to support the assertion that Nancy was a 'prepper'-
cecilfirefox
Dec 2012
#109
Hey, maybe she used a different rulebook on who qualifes as an end-of-worlder.
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#143
Federal background checks useless: mental illness cannot be seen or recognized like physical illness
pamelavalemont
Jun 2014
#156