Ugh. I don't know what's more disgusting, the fact that one of my friends thought it was awesome, or the fact that this man had absolutely no regard for human life just to make a lasting final statement. I guess we can breath a sigh of relief, he won't be around to do anymore damage to the community, but with 10 people dead and 4 others injured, I'd have to say the damage is already done.
The killer has been identified as Robert A. Hawkins, age 19 or 20, who left a suicide note stating, "I'm going out in style" and "I'm going to be famous." The man's vehicle was reportedly found in the parking lot.
Hawkins' mother brought the note to the local sheriff's office. She was being questioned by investigators Wednesday night.
Sgt. Teresa Negron said the gunman killed eight people, then apparently killed himself. Authorities gave no motive for the attack and did not know whether he said anything during the rampage.
Friends described Hawkins as "depressed" and said he had quit school several years ago and worked at a series of fast food jobs. He was arrested last month on misdemeanor charges and was expected to appear in court this month.
Officials said Hawkins, clad in military-style clothing, entered the mall just before 2 p.m. Wednesday and began firing off rounds. The rampage sent shoppers and employees running and screaming through the Westroads Mall, barricading themselves in dressing rooms after hearing gunfire. Hawkins was found dead on the third floor of the Von Maur store with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his victims were discovered on the second and third floors, police said.
(Red Text is from Fox News)
Behold!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvbL_5rH1QQ
(Warning: Don't stare into his head too long, it can blind you, seriously.)
Isn't it funny how people who try to do the right thing always end up getting it kicked back in their face? Or for lack of a better word, sad. Apparently, this blogger was trying to expose the violence and cruelty and torture that occurs in Egypt. Now I can understand it being inappropriate for minors, but come on, most videos that have any bad stuff in them, like gay guys without shirts or howard stern prank calls are flagged and you have to be over 18 to view them anyways.
I have a feeling people don't want the truth exposed. Reminds me of Democrats.
Is anyone else pretty "stoked" about this upcoming debate? Lots of youtube vlogs and questions.. the critical issues, what matters, immigration just a few leads as to what to expect.
I'll update this when I finish watching it later and give you some feedback on what I thought about it. Tell me what you think too!
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I thought it was pretty good, the candidates answered the questions fairly well, and there was a lot of finger pointing (always good). So far I'm still for Rudy Guliani. He seems very wise and very able to handle the presidency of our next generation. Maybe him and Mitt, that would be A LOT better than Hillary and Obama. Oh my christ. Canada here I come.
Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy
So I came across this image searching for modern architecture on Google. Apparently this is a training Academy for police officers, specifically, sheriffs. The design is really cool, the foward appearance almost makes it look like it's falling fowards, but it's sustained by the middle section that "pulls it back" in a sense. And the windows are really clear so you can see through it fairly well.
Although I don't paticularly support the ideals of the Middle Eastern region, specifically Saudi Arabia and Iran, I kind of wish we had these priniciples here. People who insult my religion never get stoned or lashed. And people who spread evolution bull never get thrown into jail for it. Oh well.
All kidding aside, I think we have to understand that as bad as it may seem, freedom of speech is something we all need. Even those countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia. And what's interesting about this paticular case is the woman, who was a school teacher I believe, had a class of students vote for a name for the bear, (something not usually tolerated in a society of such stature) and one of the KIDS named it that, not her. And worse yet, she didn't understand that they were never supposed to do that becuase it blasphemies the name of the "Prophet".
This is one of those things you just can't get out of your head, how someone can be so twisted as to do this to someone, a woman especially that didn't even know the traditions and culture of the country. It's just sad frankly, sad and depressing.
I really hope this "Annapolis" conference gets this goal of a peace treaty in 2008 done. At least it can set the way for reform of the ideals of countries that seem so jaded and cruel.
Yes, the title is strange but this blog is to cover many issues. Basically the subject is unknown becuase it can be many things at once. I hope you guys like it and I'm going to try to make it last more than a year or so.