Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:29 AM
7962 (11,841 posts)
Hostage kills escapee who shot deputyThis discussion thread was locked as off-topic by maddezmom (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum). An escaped convict broke into the home of a southwest Iowa couple and held them at gunpoint for several hours before one of the hostages shot and killed the intruder, police said Tuesday. Rodney Eugene Long, 38, broke out of the Clarinda Correctional Facility about 20 miles away on Friday. He is accused of shooting Taylor County deputy Sunday night after stealing a gun in a home burglary and led police on a 40-minute chase, triggering a massive manhunt Monday in the area. Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/20/des-moines-prison-fugitive-killed/2675733/ 71 yr old retiree shoots and kills prison escapee who was holding him and his wife hostage while on the run from authorities.
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7962 | Aug 2013 | OP |
Archae | Aug 2013 | #1 | |
NutmegYankee | Aug 2013 | #2 | |
7962 | Aug 2013 | #3 | |
AnotherMcIntosh | Aug 2013 | #4 | |
Eleanors38 | Aug 2013 | #5 | |
bluedigger | Aug 2013 | #6 | |
billh58 | Aug 2013 | #7 | |
friendly_iconoclast | Aug 2013 | #9 | |
petronius | Aug 2013 | #13 | |
NYC_SKP | Aug 2013 | #11 | |
maddezmom | Aug 2013 | #8 | |
petronius | Aug 2013 | #10 | |
NYC_SKP | Aug 2013 | #12 | |
petronius | Aug 2013 | #14 | |
billh58 | Aug 2013 | #15 |
Response to 7962 (Original post)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:40 AM
Archae (45,096 posts)
1. Well, that's the end of that escape.
I saw that the Arkansas guy who dove out through that window and ran to a waiting vehincle and his girlfriend have been caught in Florida.
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Response to 7962 (Original post)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:40 AM
NutmegYankee (15,668 posts)
2. This may be too old for LBN
It happened last week.
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Response to NutmegYankee (Reply #2)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:54 AM
7962 (11,841 posts)
3. My mistake. Dont know how I missed the date of the story.
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Response to 7962 (Original post)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:03 AM
AnotherMcIntosh (11,064 posts)
4. Now let's hear the "gun-nut" attacks on the shotgun owning homeowner who saved his wife
and himself.
Let's hear from the take-away-guns-from-everyone advocates. Let's hear from the guns-should-not-be-owned-for-self-defense-in-the-homes advocates. Let's hear it from those who want to revive the 1993 AWB and expect different results in the next election. Let's hear it from those who want to disregard Bill Clinton's analysis: In his book "My Life," in which he analyzed the loss of Congress to the Republicans in 1994, he wrote: |
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Response to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #4)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:30 AM
Eleanors38 (18,318 posts)
5. We hear so much about "how we talk of guns has changed forever."
No it hasn't. The authoritarian gun controller/banner has changed little over the last 10, 20, 30 and more years. Same call for bans. Same call for more restrictions. Same culture war attacks. Same castigation of millions of Americans.
Yet these "activists" expect different results from the Same behavior. No Einsteins in that lot where nothing changes. |
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Response to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #4)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 12:04 PM
bluedigger (16,845 posts)
6. The escapee armed himself with an unsecured handgun in a break-in.
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Response to 7962 (Original post)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 12:11 PM
billh58 (6,590 posts)
7. The Gungeoneers predictably
jumped all over this story, but it's strange that no mention is made of how an escaped convict so easily obtained a gun in a home burglary. Most sane Americans are asking the same question, and until it's answered the senseless killing and maiming of innocent Americans will continue to become more common.
I'm glad that this particular story had a safe outcome for the victims, but the Gungeoneers only seem to see the "gunz are good" side of the picture. News flash: fewer and more tightly controlled guns would lead to fewer incidents where guns are necessary for self protection. Allowing the NRA and the gun manufacturers to flood the country with the unfettered proliferation of lethal weapons with little oversight and lax regulations is causing what amounts to an arms race with the criminals. Most reasonable American gun owners agree with the need for tighter control and required responsibility for the purchase and storing of lethal weapons. Something as simple as a gun safe may have prevented this criminal from preying on an innocent couple. |
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Response to billh58 (Reply #7)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:03 PM
friendly_iconoclast (15,333 posts)
9. I give it 2 1/2 out of 4- not bad. You got *most* of the talking points
+6 for the use of 'sane', 'innocent', 'unfettered', 'lethal' (X2), 'reasonable', and 'Gungeoneers' (X2)
-4 for failing to use 'commonsense', 'slaughter', 'blood', and 'gun safety' The use of "may" in the last sentence comes across as a little weaselly, IMO. All in all, not bad and better than most anti-gun OPs. Don't forget to review the study guides: https://progressivemajorityaction.nationbuilder.com/assets/pages/64/Voicing_Our_Values-To_Curtail_Gun_Violence.pdf http://www.progressivemajorityaction.org/sources_for_more_detailed_talking_points so you'll be better ready the next time you face an audience that doesn't already agree with you. |
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Response to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #9)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:07 PM
petronius (26,408 posts)
13. No point for "proliferation"?
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Response to billh58 (Reply #7)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:06 PM
NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)
11. Mr. Long was a dangerous man with or without that handgun.
Butcher knife or baseball bat or handgun, he was a menace and a threat and desperate evil man who got what he deserved.
Note that the bad guy broke into the house BEFORE getting the handgun. You might want to blame the gun, but he was preying on them before he got the gun. ![]() By the way, when I got off the Mokulele flight on Molokai guess what I saw? A couple there with rifle cases waiting for their plane, they must have been there for a boar hunt. I had a wonderful time, they want me to come back. I have two appointments on Oahu in November and might make it over to Molokai. I forgot which island you call home but if it's Oahu let me know if you want to get together. Aloha! ![]() |
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Response to 7962 (Original post)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 12:59 PM
maddezmom (135,060 posts)
8. Sorry, locking
Article is from Aug 20, past the 12 hour guideline for posting in Latest Breaking News.
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Response to maddezmom (Reply #8)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:05 PM
petronius (26,408 posts)
10. IATL?
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Response to petronius (Reply #10)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:07 PM
NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)
12. Oops.
I'll get it.
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Response to NYC_SKP (Reply #12)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:08 PM
petronius (26,408 posts)
14. IATATL?
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Response to maddezmom (Reply #8)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 01:09 PM
billh58 (6,590 posts)
15. Evidently the lock
didn't work because the Gungeoneers are still swarming...
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