There is a group of us here that have been following this story ever since it was breaking news. We have attempted to stay with the facts of the investigation and trial. We have also tried to leave the race issue out of it. We believe that this individual is guilty of four things: 1. Tresspassing. 2. Attempted poaching. 3. Attempted murder. 4. Murder.
There have been some late-comer posts that have been, shall we say, not in the spirit of this place.
Any racial or obscene posts will be removed, if possible. If all else fails, I'll have my threads pulled and I will not start anymore threads on this subject.
Everybody Clear?
Thanks.
Watching the local news on Saturday night (KMSP 9), I listened as the reporter assigned to cover the story described film footage from day 1 of the trial.
As one of Peg's assistants walked from the back of the courtroom to the front with the alleged murder weapon (7.62mm SKS, common knowledge since the shootings) the reporter referred to the weapon as a "shotgun".
This reinforced my long-held claim that people who report news usually have no idea what they are talking about and the majority of their viewers/listeners accept what they report.
The problem with the StarTribune, is they do updates, but don't change their URL during the day. You can follow the daily thread and click on the first link of the day all day long and get updates.
This, from tonight's last update, is pretty tough.
"In other testimony Monday, David Drew, who had stayed at the cabin, described some of the last words he had with his younger brother, Dennis, who was fatally wounded.
"He said, 'You might as well take my shoes off because they're going to cut them off otherwise,' " David Drew testified, his voice breaking slightly as he recounted their conversation in his pickup as they rushed to meet an ambulance.
He testified that when he tried to reassure his brother that he'd recover, the man replied: "It's gonna be a tough one. It's gonna be tough."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/sep05/355341.asp
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