[Dead Corpse]

Well.... that article isn’t going to go over well with the “hang him now” crowd on this thread.

Highly intelligent? Retired professional? No criminal history?

Doesn’t quite live up to the blood thirsty psychopath folks are trying to paint him as.

[wideawake]

Highly intelligent? Retired professional? No criminal history?

That would describe the BTK Killer as well, except that in his case he was just months from retirement.

Nor would it be an inaccurate description of Ted Kaczynski.

These attributes are not really probative of anything.

[Peet]

Well.... that article isn’t going to go over well with the “hang him now” crowd on this thread.

That's true:

Neighbors described Byron Smith as a loner who liked to shoot his guns often, intimidating and worrying nearby residents.

Apparently it didn't intimidate the druggies enough...

[Smokin' Joe]

Doesn’t quite live up to the blood thirsty psychopath folks are trying to paint him as.

No, it doesn't.

According to that article, the man 'had worked worldwide doing security for the State Department, including overseeing as many as 50 people'.

Also, omitted is that people who are trained to deal with terrorists, as I would think this fellow likely was (admittedly speculation) are trained to kill the terrorist unless they are after something of intelligence value.

The part which will work against him is the failure to call 911, and his own statement about a finishing shot.