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AllyCat

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24. That is the thing. He would have been found

Reply to raccoon (Reply #16)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 05:13 PM

Nov 2018

Mentally incompetent to stand trial and ended up in a state hospital where he likely didn’t belong. Or if he did, he shouldn’t have been able to buy a gun.

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Thousand Oaks Shooter Mocked 'Hopes and Prayers' in Pre-Shooting Facebook Post [View all] DonViejo Nov 2018 OP

No trial will happen-- he's dead- dawg day Nov 2018 #1

Who said there would be a trial? DonViejo Nov 2018 #3

I suspect that H2O Man Nov 2018 #12

Check this out... DonViejo Nov 2018 #15

Right. H2O Man Nov 2018 #17

A little closer to the event links on that story, DV... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #18

Hopes & Prayers and the definition of insanity... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #2

Never realized Louis Armstrong was insane simply because he practiced eleven hours a day. LanternWaste Nov 2018 #4

Oh, brother... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #5

+ agree iluvtennis Nov 2018 #9

Jeez fifthoffive Nov 2018 #6

I'm sure Satchmo didn't practice the same song 11 hours a day. Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #7

Practice does not mean doing the same thing over and over IronLionZion Nov 2018 #13

When you play jazz there are no mistakes. littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #19

Yeah, I had a piano teacher who said there are no wrong notes in jazz... robbob Nov 2018 #22

Another guy sane enough to buy a gun, but had he lived, AllyCat Nov 2018 #8

+1 C Moon Nov 2018 #14

I wish he had lived, to have a long life in prison. nt raccoon Nov 2018 #16

That is the thing. He would have been found AllyCat Nov 2018 #24

He was cleared by a mental health professional as sane IronLionZion Nov 2018 #10

Something in this story stinks to high heaven... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #21

What about the thousands of mental health patients who don't have guns? IronLionZion Nov 2018 #23

Yeah, that poor guy and his poor PTSD... Aristus Nov 2018 #11

Dah winner! Nt raccoon Nov 2018 #25

Kicking. eom littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #20