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In reply to the discussion: "He was burning himself with a lighter" [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)32. I'm not the one who suggested they should carry...you did in 5
and I said if they are expected to do such things they should have the rest of the tactical team equipment
Just pushing the absurdity.
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I had read before that he had some sort of analgesic condition but didn't see anything else about it
Recursion
Dec 2012
#1
More crap about this story. F*ck those who somehow try to link autism and this tragedy.
Mass
Dec 2012
#2
Good post. Most of those reasons are being floated by the NRA to distract from the guns.
yardwork
Dec 2012
#30
An acquaintance put his son in a group home because he and his wife could not cope with tantrums
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#11
You missed my point. Went off seems like a description that characterizes the behavior
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#23
Biting the nearest person or tossing a table is not the same as shooting your mother,
hedgehog
Dec 2012
#19
An excellent point. Not to mention that it isn't possible to shoot dozens of people within minutes
yardwork
Dec 2012
#35