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Blue_Tires

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31. I guess he decided to "go down shooting" instead of showing up to court...

Reply to csziggy (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:20 PM

Jan 2013

"The gunman, identified by neighbors as Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver, was known around the neighborhood as a menacing figure who once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children for setting foot on his property and patrolled his yard at night with a flashlight and a shotgun...."

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/crime_court/article_ae76c69e-6b26-11e2-ae07-001a4bcf6878.html

How does a person live to 65 with that much fear and hate in his heart?

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School Bus Driver Shot, Child Taken Hostage [View all] moobu2 Jan 2013 OP

Now we will have to arm the bus driver too. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #1

and don't forget, you have to arm the children as well. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #2

MOAR GUNZ!!!! kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #3

Sick. Of course they blame the dems because we won't allow guns on buses. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #4

Article updated catchnrelease Jan 2013 #5

Guns don't kill people . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #6

How much you wanna bet this is a custody battle situation? Chorophyll Jan 2013 #7

It does not appear so. The shooter was a 67-year-old local man per reports. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #9

Oh shit. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #16

Told driver he needed 2 kids between the ages of 6-8. Driver refused and was shot lunasun Jan 2013 #18

Wow. I don't really pray but I'll pray for the best possible outcome here. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #23

Ok for now lunasun Jan 2013 #29

I really appreciate your updates. Thank you. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #30

Thanks siligut Feb 2013 #34

We've Now Made "GunNUT Action" Quota for the Week! triplepoint Jan 2013 #8

Guess we need armed students on the bus now too. Fearless Jan 2013 #10

The shooter is some kind of nut csziggy Jan 2013 #11

I'm a little surprised they didn't collect his guns until the trial then. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #12

thought the gov't was out to get him? Blandocyte Jan 2013 #14

“He’s the type that thinks the government’s out to get him,” “He’s not right in the head.” Ganja Ninja Jan 2013 #15

Rush, Glenn, and Alex Jones They_Live Jan 2013 #19

He will be outside in his yard digging dirt at 2:30 in the morning, dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #21

I guess he decided to "go down shooting" instead of showing up to court... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author OKNancy Jan 2013 #13

Bus driver has died, the man is holed up in his underground bunker /w stockpile of food. Sunlei Jan 2013 #17

Anesthesia could hurt the child csziggy Jan 2013 #22

I hope he sends out the child unharmed before he offs himself :( Sunlei Jan 2013 #24

I'm with you - even if he wants to die, let the kid go! csziggy Jan 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Sunlei Jan 2013 #24

"Send...more...gunnnns!" randome Jan 2013 #20