Ohio Amish Community Shaken by Shooting

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[sonsofliberty2000]

This is sad. I don't understand what makes people snap and decide to hurl bullets at people who hurl tomatoes. Guns are not the problem. People who have a loose screw are the problem.

Patriot Paradox

[Sloth]

According to the sheriff's department, the driver of a Lincoln or Cadillac stopped, got out and threatened to shoot whoever threw the tomatoes Monday night.

At least it seems he gave them plenty of warning.

By the way, since when is a 23-year-old considered a "youngster"?

[wideawake]

I would submit that idiots who throw tomatoes at cars, potentially causing deadly accidents, are also a problem.

If a mother driving with three young children in the car got hit with some of those tomatoes and was shaken up enough to accidentally swerve into the path of an oncoming truck, we probably wouldn't be feeling so sorry for this young prankster.

[wardaddy]

Sad.

[concerned about politics]

"But if people start shooting people for throwing tomatoes, this country's in bad shape," he said.

The Amish are a Christian organization. It's politically correct to shoot them if it makes one feel better about themselves.

[Physicist]

At least it seems he gave them plenty of warning.

That, plus the fact that he returned more than once, suggests premeditation to me.

[Diddle E. Squat]

What a load of misleading crap this article is. Those kids were not just "throwing tomatoes". Buried in the middle of the story is the most important fact:

and firing paintball guns at passing vehicles.

I'm not defending the murderous overreaction, but I'm sick of apologists always sugar coating and downplaying the actions of stupid punks. Having your car hit by tomatoes is one thing, having it damaged by paintball guns that can require expensive repainting is quite another.

Those brats who were not killed should be charged and prosecuted, even if just for a misdemeanor.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Oh spare us. That sounds just like minority group ________ claiming it is racism every time a crook from their minority gets caught.

[mountaineer]

I agree. These "kids" (in their 20s? When will they grow up?) could have caused an accident. While deadly force probably was not the appropriate response, it's hard not to empathize with the driver whose vehicle was being pelted by these vandals. Granted, he should not have returned with the gun. He should have called the cops. As for this being just another example of attacking Christians, give me a break. You need to do some research into the Amish.

[Diddle E. Squat]

BTW, this is hardly Breaking News. Why did you post it to Breaking News, Front Page News, and Extended News at the same time? One will do.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Damn it... now I've got this blasted "too mennonite" joke in my head... aaaaarggggg!

[headsonpikes]

'Premeditation' bump.

By his traffic pattern, the shooter is probably a local.

There can't be that many volcanically eruptive late-model luxury car owners in this rural, Amish-dominated, county.

[latrans]

I agree wholeheartedly. I was a passenger in the front seat of a 1960 Ford when it took water balloon in the windshield. This happened in a 25 mph speed zone. Nobody was cut but the windshhield was shattered.
Lets check the IQ of this "youngster".

[Sabretooth]

Maybe the guy stopped to confront them and the kid aimed the paintball gun at him. If someone points a gun at me they get a chest full of .45

Stupid is as stupid does.

[lawgirl]

The Amish have paintball guns??

[Atlas Sneezed]

Q: What is this sound:
"Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, BANG BANG BANG, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop"









A: The sound of an Amish drive-by shooting.

[Bikers4Bush]

Bingo. Just because they've pulling the prank for years doesn't mean that people who are not from the area will be aware of it and prepared for it.

It could have just as easily been a driver of one of the cars they hit who died.

Hitting a car with a tomato doesn't have the same effect as hitting a horse with one.

[headsonpikes]

"Those brats who were not killed should be charged and prosecuted..."

Is this the consensus of the Vigilante Caucus?

[concerned about politics]

He should have called the cops. As for this being just another example of attacking Christians, give me a break. You need to do some research into the Amish.

Had they not been the lowley amish, would he have reacted the same? Say, kids throwing tomatoes or paint over a bridge in DC?
In my opinion, he saw then more as animals because they ARE so different.
We have Amish around here, and vicious drivers peep their horns at Amish buggies just to get the horses to rear up. People are very mean to them. They think it's funny.

[mountaineer]

In my opinion, he saw then more as animals because they ARE so different.

There's been no evidence the assailant knew these so-called "kids" were Amish. He probably just thought they were punks - and he'd be right.