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Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:56 AM Dec 2012

Man Arrested at Sandy Hook Elementary in Virginia [View all]

Source: NBC


(image: The Examiner)

A man was arrested at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Strasburg, Va., Wednesday, according to the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office.

Christopher Garret Johnson, 33, walked into the school with a 4-foot long two-by-four labeled “High Powered Rifle” about 11:40 a.m., the sheriff’s office said.

He was met by school staff, then detained by a sheriff’s school resource officer. He was arrested and taken into custody without incident.

He may have been trying to make a point about secuirty at the school five days after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in which a man shot and killed 20 children and six adults before killing himself.

Read more: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-at-Sandy-Hook-Elementary-in-Virginia-184172411.html



Thank you, Captain Obvious. We get it. Schools aren't protected like prisons (but they stopped him). Jeez, way to terrorize a community with your stupidity. Lucky he wasn't shot.
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dumbass JI7 Dec 2012 #1
me, too. they don't need this crap! enough instability & fear among youths with the shootings Divine Discontent Dec 2012 #2
We had a woman walk into a mosque school here with a sword Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #3
good grief, Mojorabbit! I think the guns guns guns in the news, along with the 12/21/2012 thing Divine Discontent Dec 2012 #5
OMG. Granny M Dec 2012 #8
A sword? Scairp Dec 2012 #43
Orlando Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #49
maybe hes got the gun fetish disease veganlush Dec 2012 #4
yeah, who the heck knows what he woulda done if he wasn't stopped. n/t Divine Discontent Dec 2012 #6
Indeed, he could have used construction paper or something Ash_F Dec 2012 #47
Look how average and clean cut he is. tblue Dec 2012 #7
You should start "seeing" a better class of person. mwb970 Dec 2012 #18
Agreed PasadenaTrudy Dec 2012 #34
A Black Swan Event..sort of triplepoint Dec 2012 #9
What. An. Ass. progressoid Dec 2012 #10
Albeit misguided dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #11
Except in most jurisdictions a 4-foot two-by-four would be considered a weapon. joshcryer Dec 2012 #12
I appreciate that dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #14
He could have got himself shot Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #19
We call that the "invisible basketball". I got one while driving 17mph in a 25 SWTORFanatic Dec 2012 #22
If I ever get an invisible basketball Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #37
as far as i recall, the gunman friday broke a window to get in. ejpoeta Dec 2012 #13
Lucky he wasn't met by me Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #15
I'm sure all of the parents would like to introduce him to Mr. Baseball Bat. I hope the prosecutor BrightKnight Dec 2012 #33
Oh, so we're supposed to accept schools as a war zone? CBHagman Dec 2012 #16
Exactly. TheOther95Percent Dec 2012 #20
Child body armor, armored backpacks, and teachers with guns is the only answer. BrightKnight Dec 2012 #27
One look at his photo explains this behavior. mwb970 Dec 2012 #17
I've met smarter eggplants. TheOther95Percent Dec 2012 #21
He's got that, "Amurikan Patriot teabagger" look about him. EnviroBat Dec 2012 #23
God, they all fucking look alike! Aristus Dec 2012 #24
DU's best feature! the ability for our knock down crack investigators to know everything about snooper2 Dec 2012 #30
Seriously; oy. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #42
+1 AlecBGreen Dec 2012 #45
Asshat. blackspade Dec 2012 #25
He wasn't shot Turbineguy Dec 2012 #26
Charge him with trespass. The Stranger Dec 2012 #28
What a total ass Rider3 Dec 2012 #29
He must have attended the James O' Keefe School of Ill Advised Sting Operations. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #31
If he has a child at that school they must be mortified. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #32
Well, gee, THAT was helpful... derby378 Dec 2012 #35
Moran. ellisonz Dec 2012 #36
He probably christx30 Dec 2012 #38
Oh you Ash_F Dec 2012 #48
You mean the point he made - other than the one atop his head? benld74 Dec 2012 #39
If He Had A Brain He Would Be Dangerous Forrestted Dec 2012 #40
Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #41
20 yr. old just shot by boyfriend with baby in her arms near school that I teach in wordpix Dec 2012 #44
:( I just said in another post that this is beyond out of hand. a rather noticeable uptick is Divine Discontent Dec 2012 #46
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