Posted on 03/06/2010 10:46:10 AM PST by vrwc1
HOLLISTER, Calif. (AP) — The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said Friday.
It's still unclear why John Patrick Bedell opened fire Thursday at the Pentagon entrance, wounding two police officers before he was fatally shot. The two officers were hospitalized briefly with minor injuries.
Bedell was diagnosed as bipolar, or manic depressive, and had been in and out of treatment programs for years. His psychiatrist, J. Michael Nelson, said Bedell tried to self-medicate with marijuana, inadvertently making his symptoms more pronounced.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
More proof that liberalism is a mental illness.
Back off, ma. I'm self-medicating.
Insane Democrat? Seems redundant.
When Dummies do something like this they are insane.
when the attempt to blame the TPM failed..plan B he’s crazy.
The authors if this article forgot to mention that Bedell was a registered democrat.
Another example of the British Guardian doing the heavy lifting in terms of reporting.
It must really suck to be a parent of such a lost soul.
The guy was on a suicide mission. Thank God he failed to kill others on his pointless journey.
Not only was he just mentally ill, he drove in a TOYOTA!
Proof he was a nut.
Geeze and I thought Marijuana was a cure all. A universal salve for the afflicted. Most I know who used Marijuana in high school were of one category, they were losers. I know there were a few were weren’t but generally most of those who still get high regularly they are still pretty worthless. I know that doesn’t fit the idelic picture that the left and the Marijuana liberation crowd project but it is true. Illegal drug use is largely the domain of degenerates and the worthless.
Yeah, I noticed that they had an expert of CNN this morning who said that you really can’t characterize his ideology as either right or left.
Now that we know he was a leftie, that is the talking point. If his leanings had been right, we would still be hearing about how it is Beck’s fault, and there would be no mention of mental illness.
It’s actually an AP story. Saw it in my local paper this morning and just searched for the title on the internet for a link to post from.
As do most liberals I know.
Someone posted an article here recently that presented the conclusion of some medical study. The researcher said something like sustained marijuana use is more likely to lead to psychosis in some individuals.
Alleged Pentagon alleged shooter allegedly had allegedly a alleged history allegedly of alleged mental alleged illness
re: The guy was on a suicide mission
I think you are right on point with that description. This looks to me like nothing more than a suicide by cop. He had ample opportunity and means to kill or injure people, but he didn’t. He fired and then was killed by returned fire. I find it hard to believe it was anything but suicide by cop. Who knows why he drove all the way across the country to do it where he did. There’s no doubt he was mentally ill.
Truth is, my heart and prayers go out to him and his family, along with the officers who were injured. And really big prayer of thanks that it ended as well as it did.
My thoughts exactly.
Do you have any idea how many idiots believe this?
Most of them truly *are* crazy.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.