Posted on 01/04/2010 5:04:54 PM PST by WaterBoard
The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, said 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks opened fire with a shotgun at a security checkpoint, touching off a running gunbattle with deputy U.S. marshals. ....
In a handwritten lawsuit filed in March 2008, Wicks complained that his Social Security benefits were cut following his move and accused federal workers of discrimination because he is black.
"This case from the start was about race," Wicks wrote in the seven-page complaint, which has occasional spelling and grammatical errors.
"Lots of state worker(s) and agencies have took part in this scam mainly for old blacks who are not well educated," he wrote.
Wicks claimed the benefits reduction actually began in the state of California, after he had a stroke and wasn't able to go to government offices to protest an earlier benefit reduction.
He also claimed that Social Security staff called his new landlord in Las Vegas and told her not to help him.
"I didn't see it or hear it but I know it happen(ed)," Wicks wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at newser.com ...
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Well, this sure solved his Social Security problem.
But of course. And the reason we frown upon his shooting the LEOs is because he's black.
He's bought into the notion that just because my ancestors owned slaves he has a right to do anything he chooses, all without repercussions.
Where have I heard that crap before?
Unintended consequences of a racist president and administration?
If it’s about race, then you know it cannot be Zero’s fault.....
I wonder if Obama will say “he acted stupidly”?
Since suicide was clearly his goal, I mean everyone these days knows a federal building is a well guarded fortress, he should have taken himself out with the shotgun.
And, Apologies in advance for the following poor taste.
However, I feel compelled to restate the article headline as if it had been a right-winger......
Disgruntled Leftist Minority on Murder Spree: "Can't Trust Government"
END THE WELFARE STATE! It leads people to actually believe that other people owe them a living.
The horror!!!
Spelling AND grammatical errors?
What ever happened to the days when murderers could punctuate properly?
(/rant... like we care if the guy misplaced a preposition or left a dangling participle!)
How about, “Racist African-American Leftist With Shotgun Attacks Federal Building in Las Vegas?”
When will Obama issue a statement that the security guards acted stupidly?
“This case from the start was about race”
I hear bat wings already...Jesse Jackson is on his way to Vegas to lead civil rights march.
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I retired from the USMS and this absolutely breaks my heart....I’m glad that they killed this animal! I just hate that the CSO was killed and he critically wounded the DUSM. He was a racist pig! And I’m sure zero thinks they should have handled him with kid gloves.....
Confirmation on shooter ID from FBI:
“The gunman, Johnny Lee Wicks, was shot and killed by court officers who returned fire, according to FBI Special Agent Joseph Dickey.”
In addition, this killer was also an arsonist.
“According to court documents, Wicks had filed a lawsuit against the Social Security Administration in April of 2008 alleging racial discrimination. In a handwritten complaint, Wicks said the discrimination had followed him from California to Nevada. Wicks wrote this about one California agent, “Doesn’t try to hide the way he feels about black people so he reduced my benefits.”
Read the Lawsuit filed by Johnny Wicks
Wicks explained he suffered a stroke some years back. He claimed his benefits dropped from $886 to $445 a month and then to $128 a month.
U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley reviewed the case and determined Wicks’ payments were reduced because Nevada, unlike California, does not provide a state supplement. When Wicks moved to Nevada he was no longer eligible for the supplement.
The case was ultimately dismissed in September of 2009.
The I-Team has also learned that prior to Wicks’ arrival at the courthouse, investigators suspect he set his home on fire. He lived at Sunrise Senior Village on 30th Street in Las Vegas.”
yep, those nipple people get p#ssed off when "their" checks don't come. Look at New Orleans... same thing. bunch of parasites think that the check for welfare is something they "earned"...bhahahahahahaha it's so pathetic.
Yeah, I'm going to love when the nipple people have to wait 2-3 DAYS for an evaluation before they're allowed to go to the ER with the new health plans... hahahahaha..
First thing is that the "amish" parasites are going to get mad and kill some doctors and nurses... then maybe they'll take it out on the legislature.
This so called "man" was crippled... crippled by the welfare/disability/race baiting/ system of low expectations.
What a pathetic wretch to depend on the "government" for your food and lodging. Every african-american person should be made to understand that if they want the government to "take care of them", they should ask the American Indians how that worked out.
I wonder if he was a muslim or maybe he went to the "God D@mn America" church of Rev. Wright....
He just should have ringed up the Prez and had some beer with the federal marshals he murdered instead of getting all "wee-weed" up.
My ancestors fought a war to free his. Aside from that, when I’m having a bad day can I shoot up a courthouse? Course I don’t have the skin tone to claim racism. Dang.
So I guess that “Hope&Change” thing didn’t work for Comrade Wick.
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