DA says Ala. shooter had revenge list of employers

[WriteDown]

Source: AP

SAMSON, Ala. – A gunman who killed 10 people in the worst mass shooting in Alabama history had a list of employers "who had done him wrong," including the nearby sausage plant he quit days before the spree and the metal factory where he shot himself, authorities said Wednesday.

Investigators trying to figure out why Michael McLendon, 28, killed relatives and others Tuesday afternoon found the list in his home, Coffee County District Attorney Gary McAliley said.

"We found a list of people he worked with, people who had done him wrong," said McAliley in a brief interview outside the charred house where the rampage begain.

The killings devastated rural communities in two counties near the Florida border. While the list was one of several perplexing clues that emerged Wednesday about McClendon's life, authorities couldn't say what set him off....

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_re_us/south_alabama_shootings

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This guy was a real gem.

[espiral]

1. re: OP

Such unspeakable horror, there are no words...

[mikeytherat]

3. OT: here's a Fidel avatar for you

mikey_the_rat

[espiral]

4. re:

Thanks! I don't have a paid upgrade to be allowed to install my own avatar, though.

[JDPriestly]

5. And you chose Che Guevara to adorn your posts?

Welcome to DU. The Alabama guy's conduct is just awful, horrible, disgusting, revolting. Words do not describe it, but if you agree with me on this, maybe you should rethink your choice of Che Guevara. Do you know who he was and what he advocated?

[espiral]

8. re: JDP.

Yes, I do; and yet it is Fidel that I support, and Che second.

[Sultana]

2. Holy shit

:(

[SoCalDem]

6. "...couldn't say what set him off...."

Years of unhappiness, depression, unmet expectations.

People who feel that disconsolate and unfulfilled, often "go off" and many times, take others with them.,, usually the ones who "wronged" them, bosses who mistreated them., women who dumped them, ..etc..

add easy-to-get guns, and ..well there ya go:(

[gratuitous]

7. Add a culture and a society addicted to violence

And you're sure to have a horrid situation where everyone sorrowfully passes before cameras and microphones, mourning the loss, but unwilling to take even the tiniest baby steps to change that culture.