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To: billly
its interesting to see alot of you freeper getting upset about the hmong(i'm sorry that it turned out to be a hmong) . What if the shooter is white..would you be less upset. Believe it or not, i'll admit this, i'm a Hmong. Born in Laos, trek to(group of 200 i think) thailand..and here is i am in the US of A(currectly residing in mexifornia),now that you know (:O))..i think Mr. Vang will never get out,no way that i can see, since he admitted it. 6 lives taken, no matter who shot first, Mr. Vang overeacted(me think) and crossed the line..but i wasn't there so its all speculation

Glad you are here billly. I am looking forward to the information you can add from a hmong perspective.

Yes, it is all speculation. I don't find it hard to believe that he was or was not called names. Like, you, I was not there. Still, I think that "overeacted" seems kind of mild for shooting 9 people, only one of which had a gun, with no indication so far that any of them tried to pursue him.

We will get more information over time, and I am looking forward to your input.

Thanks again for posting and for letting us know your background.

151 posted on 11/28/2004 12:13:26 PM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain
The police report seems to contain some inconsistencies on the part of the hunters. It has been reported that there was only one weapon among them, I may be misreading this statement, but it seems that the Mr. Hesebeck who gave testimony "indicated that he returned fire at that time but is unsure how many times."
People in shooting situations have odd memories (some remember, or think they do, every shot, some none), and complete consistency is perhaps more suspect than not. Still, this sounds like at least two guns among the hunters. The fact that law enforcement found only one does not necessarily mean that there was only one before they arrived. It is odd that a group of people would come to the rescue unarmed.
Vang's actions and testimony sound consistent with that of a person who is armed, trained, and scared.
I am not justifying him, nor blaming the other hunters, but the evidence that matters is still waiting on a jury, at this point.
So far, we have been given no other evidence to consider, other than allegations and such. I was quick to point out the one gun aspect earlier, I think I'll wait this one out and see what all comes up.
154 posted on 11/29/2004 12:25:04 PM PST by Apogee
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