Posted on 09/03/2025 3:43:12 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A military investigation found “multiple failures” ahead of the 2023 shooting, including communication breakdowns.
Nearly two years after a member of the U.S. Army Reserve killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, survivors and victims’ families are suing the federal government.
“The Army repeatedly broke its promise to protect the community that it pledges to defend and must be held responsible,” said attorney Travis Brennan of Berman & Simmons, one of the attorneys representing 100 survivors and family members of victims.
In October 2023, the shooter, who was hearing voices and in mental decline, opened fire at two establishments — a bowling alley and a bar/restaurant — before he eventually killed himself.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING | Scripps News investigates missed warnings before 18 died in Maine mass shooting
“The evidence we have gathered since the shooting is disturbing. The facts show that despite every possible warning raised by Card’s behavior, the Army failed at every turn. The Army needs to answer for this. Without accountability what hope can we have of preventing this kind of tragedy from repeating itself?” said Brennan.
In the months prior to the shooting, the killer’s behavior had become increasingly concerning to people who knew him, and he had been treated for psychiatric issues at two hospitals, including Keller Army Community Hospital and a private facility called Four Winds Hospital.
A Scripps News investigation found more than two dozen law enforcement officers — including some of the shooter’s military superiors — were aware of his access to firearms and his violent threats ahead of the shooting, but no one followed through with actions to remove the shooter’s guns from his possession using extreme risk protection order laws.
An independent commission investigating the shooting found members of the shooter’s military unit “failed to undertake necessary steps to reduce the threat he posed...”
(Excerpt) Read more at scrippsnews.com ...
2023, nuff said!
Guilty as charged. My first thought is a Biden Trans-inductee. Call me any name you want. It’s my first thought.
Shouldn’t they be suing the Biden Administration? Why did they wait until Trump was elected? Thet had 2 tears to make this move.
V2K.
Anybody getting sued over that?
Everyone is entitled to a major cash award. And I mean everyone.
Just think, we could all be millionaires! 🤡
I find it interesting that on pages 16-17 of the Final Report there are numerous law enforcement agencies listed....but not one mental health agency listed.
The focus of the report is on the GUN and the victims. There is no focus on the mental health. The report says he had mental health issues. But they provide no details... hearing voice of God or Satan? Gender issues? what???
We could all just circulate the same million dollar cash award around.
No. This guy was OK until he started hearing voices. I think it was Frontline that did a piece on him. Army botched his care.
We could put it in a wheelbarrow and drop it off at the neighbor’s.
In a perfect world they would be.
Seems reasonable.
Even logical.
Which is why I am not holding my breath for it to happen.
This is not from Q.
08/02/2025
How does the cabal control the military?
What is a weapon?
Define sex.
Exodus 32:6
Romans 1:27
Who picks officer candidates?
What quality does military HR look for in candidates?
Define leadership.
Define real leadership.
What if officer candidates check all the boxes? [decorum] [cosmetic]
Can HR distinguish weak leaders from strong?
Define weak.
Define strong.
Define strongest.
Lust—who can overcome it?
What is repentance?
Who is God?
Proverbs 28:1
Revelation 2:26
Cosmetic (weak)leadership => political correctness [DEI].
Cosmetic (weak) leadership => infiltration by the enemy.
Did military officers know about [Fort Hood shooter] prior terrorist association?
What else did they know about?
Is [cosmetic] military leadership part of the OLD GUARD?
188
Yes. From whom?
Why, you of course. We all pay for it in the cost of everything.
He was a grenade instructor. Had CTE, presumably from years of blasts. And hearing loss. The new hearing aids seem to have triggered auditory hallucinations.
Being next to large artillery pieces being fired can also cause concussive brain injury.
The shooter made threats while working at West Point in the summer of 2023.
New York State has a red flag law....which did not work.
Maybe these people should sue the State of New York instead.
Heck, you’re doing better than me. I don’t even remember it in the news...
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