Posted on 01/10/2011 1:14:10 PM PST by therightliveswithus
As more information is coming out about the Arizona shooter Jared Loughner, it becomes more and more clear that he is mentally disturbed. His friends describe him as a "liberal" and was pushing for George W. Bush to lose the 2004 presidential election. He was a "pothead" and hated the Christian faith. He also liked bands that had anti-American messages.
As more investigation focuses on Loughner and his family, it appears that he is more insane than previously believed. For one, he is a 9/11 Truther, believing that the US government, led by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, carried out the September 11th atrocities
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The Sheriff has lawyered up if you haven't heard.
Hadn’t heard that.
Didn’t Rosie O’Donald or another one of those female psuedo commedians claim to be a 911 truther? They are all proving to be loons.
Why have we not heard more about the shooter’s family? Is he an only child? Are his parents together? Where do they work? Have they been active in politics? Did they try to get mental health help for their kid when he started to go off the rails, apparently as long ago as Junior High? Was the killer living with his parents in the weeks and months before the shooting? Is journalism dead? Do reporters do ANYHING other than redraft police and FBI press releases?
Hah! No kidding. You ought to have changed your headline to: "Confirmed: Loughtner Insane"
Certainly not to make like of this tragedy. Many family members and the loved ones of the slain are mourning, and the wounded may face serious recovery obstacles.
But I also feel for the family of the insane person. By the brief accounts I've read, it sounds like he was 'normal' until the end of high school. Something triggered his brain to 'break' and he's been crazy ever since. This happens to a disportionate number of young, bright, men at this age. The parents were probably initially hoping he'd 'grow out of it', but when he hit the 18 year old trigger he was legally an adult - and there wasn't much they could force upon him.
Cancers, broken bones, torn tissue, and other ailments are often heart rending - but a 'broken' brain has to be the worst... No one knows how to treat it or cure it. You can throw some drugs at it and hope it helps (although it often makes things worse) - but there aren't many good options.
Anyways, no I'm not surprised he was also a 'Truther'...
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