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51. Should we assume all actions are political unless stated otherwise?

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 01:55 PM

Aug 2012

There is no clear sane motive behind his actions.

His ramblings made it clear that he had mental issues. Not political ones.

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It appears that Jared Loughner is indeed another RIGHT WING DOMESTIC TERRORIST [View all] Tom Ripley Aug 2012 OP

They kept him locked up and force-fed him psych meds for a year to get him "competent" enough... slackmaster Aug 2012 #1

naw, he's a defective unit spanone Aug 2012 #2

Perfectly possible to be both. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #4

Yes Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #15

Let's just call him what he is: a Right-wing gun nut crazy domestic terrorist. One of many. leveymg Aug 2012 #59

+1,000,000 Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #60

Here's one of the better takes on Loughner's Rightist mind set and environment. Applies to McVeigh leveymg Aug 2012 #68

We should have hung this son-of-a-bitch pscot Aug 2012 #3

Executing the mentally ill? I think you are on the wrong web site. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #6

We should not kill him, but we should acknowledge the fact that political assassins come in... Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #18

I'm glad Judy Ckarke doesn't agree with you obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #22

What punishment would you have meted out to my mother kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #29

I couldn't agree more rustydog Aug 2012 #32

OT somewhat but you're lucky TX did not exact a horrible punishment on your mother. Yesterday, the coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #34

I appreciate your comment, but I hate to see conflation of mental illness and kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #38

Duly noted and corrective accepted. I'm letting my comment and your annotation coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #40

I know this will not be to your liking nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #39

"Civiluzed nations do not execute people" zappaman Aug 2012 #48

Anywhere with the death penalty is barbaric (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #61

You don't think the US is a civilized nation? n/t zappaman Aug 2012 #62

No. Sorry. Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #66

No I don't. Puregonzo1188 Aug 2012 #70

He's MENTALLY ILL, that trumps politics. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #5

Nope, makes it easier for schoastic terrorist uponit7771 Aug 2012 #30

+1,000,000 Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #37

... For fuck's sake. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #41

I've asked this before and so far people have refused to answer 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #44

"stochastic terrorism" zappaman Aug 2012 #50

It is a pretty clever term 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #53

"Not all that different from theists claiming hurricanes are gods punishments." zappaman Aug 2012 #56

Yes, but not for the reasons people claim 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #57

"Purely random occurrences I particularly dislike" seems to be a theme Posteritatis Aug 2012 #71

what mental illness does he have ? JI7 Aug 2012 #7

Probably schizophrenia. It is caused by genetics interacting with some environmental spark. amandabeech Aug 2012 #8

According to a couple psychologists with whom I've spoken, stress coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #35

diagnosed as schizophrenic cali Aug 2012 #20

What exactly is new revelation in this statement and what does it say about his politics? RZM Aug 2012 #9

you can see it from a political view. if it's mental problems JI7 Aug 2012 #10

I don't think that really works RZM Aug 2012 #13

Yes, that was my point Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #14

Where is the political bent in your op? nt. NCTraveler Aug 2012 #11

Well, he didn't shoot an athlete, performer, or other prominent person and express disappointment... Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #17

As did John Hinkley.... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #26

Yes, but Hinckley stated his actions were not politically motivated.... Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #27

Should we assume all actions are political unless stated otherwise? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #51

Well, when when the target is a political figure... Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #55

Which brings us back to Hinkley 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #58

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #64

I know what I'm doing Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #67

..... rational_democrat Aug 2012 #12

..... obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #23

Many schizophrenics have a hatred of government. Jennicut Aug 2012 #33

No, Loughner is a madman Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #16

Madmen can still have likes and dislikes, and act upon those likes and dislikes Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #19

"Madmen"? What is this, 1812? cali Aug 2012 #21

The poster I was responding to referred to him as a "madman" Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #25

The mad have politics, just like everyone else cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #36

He is mentally ill, and Judy Ckarke will probably save his life obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #24

He set out to kill Rep Giffords specifically in a pre-meditated manner. He pled guilty, not insanity Erose999 Aug 2012 #28

He's never said why he chose Giffords as a target slackmaster Aug 2012 #31

He never said it.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #42

The question was "What is government if words have no meaning?" nt TacoD Aug 2012 #43

I don't get why she dodged the question 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #46

"dodged the question"? Pity she wasn't able to dodge that asshole's gunfire Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #49

Well she kind of did 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #52

Would you say that John Hinkley was a leftwing domestic terrorist? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #45

See post 27 above Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #47

See post 51 above 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #54

Does he hate the Affordable Care Act? Wants to extend the Bush tax cuts? Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #63

Mentally ill? 99Forever Aug 2012 #65

Jared Loughner is a mentally ill individual. I am not sure why he's being sentenced at all--plea Puregonzo1188 Aug 2012 #69