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Lawyer: Family Warned Cops Before Calif. Rampage
USA Today | Saturday, May 24, 1014 | Oren Dorell and William M. Welch

Posted on 05/24/2014 1:50:20 PM PDT by kristinn

USA Today articles are headline and link only.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; elliotrodger; elliotrodgers; leounionfailed; santabarbara; unionfail
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To: kristinn

It’s a damn shame that innocents have to die because some spoiled brat isn’t right in the head. Just damn.


21 posted on 05/24/2014 2:08:36 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
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To: Carbonsteel; sagar

Absolutely agree! The Soviets were big on institutionalizing anyone crazy enough to not love the government!

Heck, it could be the only part of obamacare that absolutely guarantees instant treatment!!!


22 posted on 05/24/2014 2:08:53 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: kristinn

I’m assuming Daddy bought his Beamer. If they were worried about their son, why not take back the Beamer so at least he wouldn’t road rage and cause an accident and kill someone and at worst, well we saw at worst. The shooter really seemed to worship his car.


23 posted on 05/24/2014 2:09:31 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: kristinn

Family members didn’t think to grab his gun?


24 posted on 05/24/2014 2:10:13 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: HalfIrish
Until Googl + took over, I was able to leave comments. Once Google Puke took over, even with an account, I'm still not able to leave any comments on YouTube........This has been going on for months now!

When I went to the Google Puke site for Q&A, my computer freezes up.........What an abortion that site is..........

You got any ideas on what I can do to be able to leave comments on YouTube?

25 posted on 05/24/2014 2:11:41 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Under Reagan spring always arrived on time.....)
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To: HalfIrish

I guess when he wasn’t shooting his movie, he used that time to take the “cheeky” (naked) pics of his wife.


26 posted on 05/24/2014 2:11:56 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Carbonsteel
We’re talking about folks that have PROVEN to be permanently unstable.

Let me guess... government bureaucrats get to decide who is "permanently unstable?"

27 posted on 05/24/2014 2:12:38 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: machogirl

How old was her son when she left his dad?

Who had custody when he was growing up?


28 posted on 05/24/2014 2:12:39 PM PDT by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
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To: HalfIrish

comes across as a very arrogant patronizing and overbearing man, typical Hollywood lib, equating George Bush with al Qaeda

Tonight he is hurting, though.
Wonder if he will ask God for strength to get through this and to receive the tortured soul of his child?


29 posted on 05/24/2014 2:14:12 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Catmom

Not sure.
Neither parent had pics of their son on their FB, his sister that is in college appeared on Father’s and Mother’s FB.
I am assuming since Elliot wrote that he was “Eurasian” that he and his sister have the same Mother.
The Stepmom came into his Father’s life 15 years ago. They have a child together, looks to be 9 or so. Father married Stepmother 4 years ago.


30 posted on 05/24/2014 2:16:58 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Carbonsteel
One other thing, we let sociopaths run free, hold office, join law enforcement...

Like that guy they elected to live in the White Hut...TWICE

31 posted on 05/24/2014 2:17:14 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Let me guess... government bureaucrats get to decide who is "permanently unstable?"

Of course! Who is better qualified?

An important decision like this should never be left to a trained psychiatric professional! (Unless, of course, said trained professional is utterly pwned by the government, say by a nice fat NSA file chock full of embarrassing personal details and legally actionable items...)

32 posted on 05/24/2014 2:17:47 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: Alberta's Child

EXACTLY! Unfortunately, the hypocrisy on this board often parallels the hypocrisy of the left. The predominant theme amongst us is “Get the damn government out of my life, I don’t want to live in a police state”. Then something like this happens, and everyone is crying “It’s the cops fault, they should’ve done something!”. What the hell do we really want? The last time I posted here supporting firearm license suspension upon becoming the subject of an issued order of protection (loosely, but not directly related to this case), I was attacked unmercifully here for being a communist gun confiscator. Now, everyone wants to blame the cops for NOT detaining or confiscating this guys guns upon a concerned call to police from family members. Besides cowardly monday morning quarterbacking and blaming Cops for EVERYTHING, what do we REALLY want?


33 posted on 05/24/2014 2:18:47 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: Gene Eric
I don’t think mental illness gets the attention it deserves, but how a reasonable and adequate system would function is beyond my imagination.

With a single exception, every school massacre in US history occurred following the passage of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. A reasonable and adequate system would prevent individuals who are clearly a danger to themselves and to others from harming themselves and harming others.

Or at least that's how it was done until 1963. (Since politicians have more effective ways to use taxpayer's money to buy votes than spending it on mental health, and since the ACLU will fight tooth and nail to allow the mentally ill their "rights" to harm themselves, I doubt we will revisit the 1963 bill. But we should, and would if we really wanted to begin fixing the problem.)

34 posted on 05/24/2014 2:20:16 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Sooth2222

Interesting point. Thanks.


35 posted on 05/24/2014 2:23:02 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: NYAmerican

I see exactly one comment blaming the police.

Nice meaningless rant in any case.


36 posted on 05/24/2014 2:24:54 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: HalfIrish

Another negligent “father”.


37 posted on 05/24/2014 2:26:13 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: kristinn
It was certain that we'd hear from the family's lawyers. Hollywood is loaded with lawyers helping the Hollywood crowd evade both responsibility for their actions and the consequences of their lifestyle and beliefs..

But Hollywood is also loaded with psychiatrists & psychologists to help the same crowd evade both responsibility and reality itself. Can't wait to find out this shit’s psychological history (drugs included).

38 posted on 05/24/2014 2:26:22 PM PDT by drpix
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To: Sooth2222

Yeah. Emptying the asylums onto main street was regarded as an act of kindness by the left. (At least that’s what they claimed!)


39 posted on 05/24/2014 2:27:28 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: kristinn
He's not mentally ill.

He's evil.

40 posted on 05/24/2014 2:27:58 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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