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Tucson victim justifies his arrest for threatening tea party member
The American Thinker ^ | January 29, 2011 | Ethel C. Fenig

Posted on 01/29/2011 3:04:54 AM PST by Scanian

Tucson's interestingly named TV station, KGUN9, provides an update on J. Eric Fuller, one of the thankfully lightly wounded Tucson victims, later carted off for psychiatric observation after pointing a camera and threatening "You're dead" to a Tea Party leader at a public forum on the incident. A worker for liberal causes, Fuller glibly explained he was merely

"trying to make a point about how easy access to guns makes it easy to kill.

'Where Gabrielle Giffords was standing, when I began hearing the gunfire, I turned and looked and there was Jared [Loughner], athletically pumping out the rounds, taking aim and firing,' Fuller recalled. For him, the memory of the shooting is fresh and sharp. So sharp, it got him into trouble.

"He already believed guns are too easy to obtain when he became one of the shooting victims January 8th."

And so the ritual, glib apology he believes will exonerate him, glorify him even.

"'I'd like to reiterate my apology to Mr. Humphries. I really meant him no harm. However, what I was trying to do is demonstrate how very quickly within the same space of time as the click of a shutter on a camera that another person can pull a trigger and your life is over, it's done,' Fuller said."

Asked why he was sent for psychiatric evaluation, the ever glib Fuller answered

"'That's true, and this might in some people's mind discredit me, Craig, from what I'm saying, what I'm espousing, what I'm advocating. But, that's their decision to make,' Fuller responded.

"Fuller said he wants to work against assault weapons, and regards a handgun as an assault weapon if it has a high capacity clip like the one used in the mass shooting.

(snip)

"Fuller said he wants to see severe penalties for what he sees as advocating the assassination of an elected official. When asked to clarify, he said he was talking about the sort of violent imagery used in politics, like an ad that put cross hairs on Gabrielle Giffords congressional district as well as several others."

Is he opposed to the "violent imagery" he used in his recent institutionalizing as Fuller said "You're dead" while pointing an imaginary gun?

And speaking from experience, Fuller seemingly without irony, spoke about another aspect of his recent experience.

"'And another thing we need is to expand mental health facilities, not cut back on them. It's cruel to put people who are mentally ill in jail,' Fuller added."

True. They belong in psychiatric facilities.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: giffords; glibapology; guns; jericfuller; moonbat; psychiatriccare
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To: Scanian

Just a typical liberal being a typical liberal, doing what liberals do.

They are never wrong so they think they’re always right.


21 posted on 01/29/2011 5:56:26 AM PST by BFM (CLINTON is and always will be a rapist. Never forget!)
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To: Scanian
"athletically pumping out the rounds,"

All by itself, this speech fragment indicates significant mental illness.


Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

22 posted on 01/29/2011 5:57:21 AM PST by The Comedian (It's 3am all over the planet.)
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To: Oztrich Boy
Is this the same gay guy?


23 posted on 01/29/2011 6:12:57 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages, in honor of Standing Wolf.)
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To: Oztrich Boy
Well something gave him a boo-boo on his knee

Hey, that's purple heart material for some people.

24 posted on 01/29/2011 6:19:28 AM PST by Yardstick
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To: Allegra

Nah. That would require him to take responsibility for himself and his loved ones. Progressives firmly believe that they deserve to be live in comfort without having to work or take care of their families financial needs, courtesy of the government.


25 posted on 01/29/2011 6:34:42 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Scanian
"trying to make a point about how easy access to guns makes it easy to kill.

This man's very presence is as good as any physical threat.

He should be treated as such.

26 posted on 01/29/2011 7:29:29 AM PST by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Doc Savage

My sentiments exactly. If he was there, he’s a coward for leaving. People were hurt and dead on the ground. You don’t run away. You stay and do what you can, even if it’s holding someone’s hand.

I’d like to hear one “journalist” make such a comment. They all act like it’s perfectly normal to leave the scene of the crime and drive yourself to the hospital.


27 posted on 01/29/2011 7:45:31 AM PST by stansblugrassgrl (PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION!!! YEEEEEHAW!)
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To: exnavy
hope Mr Fuller gets the mental illness help he needs.

Liberalism is usually incurable. With a (very) few exceptions.

28 posted on 01/29/2011 9:11:35 AM PST by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty too! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: stansblugrassgrl
If he was there, he’s a coward for leaving. People were hurt and dead on the ground. You don’t run away. You stay and do what you can

Well, he had to get out of site and inflict his "gunshot" wound.

29 posted on 01/29/2011 9:24:31 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month)
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