I mean, one can understand that he clearly was not thinking straight. Who would, after thinking they'd killed their best friend?"
I see Schieffer is doing his best to move the story to the next plateau.
SCHIEFFER IS AN IDIOT. YOU CAN"T FIX STUPID>>>>
Re: Post Shooting Procedures
>
> Special note to my customers, friends and fans --
>
> The following rules generally apply after a shooting incident (accidental
> or self-defense), whether you are the Vice President of the United States
> or not. Thanks to my friend Dr. Bruce Eimer, Ph.D., a clinical and
> forensic psychologist, for reminding me of these important basics, and
> providing facts. For some mysterious reason, little of this has come out
> in news reports.
>
> 1. All shooting incidents are traumatic for the good guys, especially when
> innocent people have been hurt.
>
> 2. Post-shooting trauma is REAL and every good person involved in a
> shooting incident gets it. Sleeplessness, flashbacks, disorientation,
> remorse, malaise and other post-trauma symptoms are routine, expected and
> must be dealt with.
>
> 3. You have no legal obligation to contact or talk to the press, and
> defense attorneys advise against doing so.
>
> 4. A person is least capable of making a coherent and consistent
> statement, with good word choices and chronological accuracy, immediately
> after a shooting incident, even though the urge to talk is typically
> great, and everyone around you will encourage it.
>
> 5. Knowing this, the police have adopted good standard procedures you can
> use as a guide. Remove yourself from all public contact, and go on
> "administrative leave" (with pay), until an official statement can be
> released in writing, in cooperation with a team of lawyers, within two
> weeks.
>
> 6. No statement of any kind should be made until conferring with
> attorneys.
>
> 7. You are advised against talking with police unless your lawyer is
> present.
>
> 8. The first concern must be for an injured party. Timely reporting to law
> enforcement authorities is also essential, and it would be improper for
> police to leak this to the press (both rules were observed in the Cheney
> incident).
>
> 9. Allow yourself time to appropriately psychologically process your
> post-shooting psychological trauma, and debrief this critical incident for
> 24 to 48 hours. Only then should you consider making a statement to the
> press, the authorities, or anyone. Expressing sadness, contrition and
> assuming FULL responsibility for the accident (as Cheney did in this case)
> is appropriate.
>
> 10. Do everything you can to avoid such situations.
>
>
> Alan (with a lot of help from Bruce).
>
>
> Contact:
> Alan Korwin
> BLOOMFIELD PRESS
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> http://www.gunlaws.com
The real Dick Cheney was replaced a few years ago, bad ticker and all.
The dictator emperor Bush could not risk Cheney having a heart attack and expose bush as the idiot frat boy he really is.
Cheney is the real absolute ruler of the Neocons.
Everybody at DU knows that.
< / sarcasm >