(21 yr old Afghanistan war) Veteran identified in (Indiana) movie theater shooting

[sabra]

Source: the star press

MUNCIE - The young military veteran who shot and killed himself in a Muncie movie theater late Monday has been identified as Jacob W. Sexton, 21, of Farmland.

Sexton was on leave from serving in the Afghanistan war, but was set to return, according to the coroner's office.

Sexton was in the movie theater with three companions, two of them his brothers, watching "Zombieland."

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Sexton had argued with theater employees after being asked to produce an ID to view the R-rated movie, saying he had killed 18 people in the service of his country, witnesses told police.

Investigators were able to interview nearly nearly all of the other theater patrons who were viewing the movie at the time of the shooting, Engle said about 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Monday's incident came only three days after the Friday night arrest of an Iraq War veteran from Lynn who allegedly fired a shotgun at Randolph County sheriff's deputies. Those officers were not wounded.

Read more: http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20091013/NEWS06/91013002/1001/NEWS/Veteran-identified-in-movie-theater-shooting

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[Oregone]

1. The US decided to make another 13K of these today

[Bozita]

2. Every time I read reports of this type, I'm shocked.

But none of them come as a surprise.

RIP, Jacob W. Sexton.

[BeHereNow]

3. Me too, shocked and DEEPLY saddened for the victim and the families.

Unfortunately, we will see more and more of these tragedies.
BHN

[EFerrari]

5. Not to mention, trauma is contagious. Now those two brothers

have this to carry around forever. These poor families. :(

[BeHereNow]

6. Indeed- it is VIRAL and there is no cure.

Those poor brothers will be walking around for the rest of
their lives wondering if there was something they should have
noticed about their deceased that could have prevented the tragedy.

The waves will spread through generations of families-
not just Americans, but those in all parts of the world
where the empire has tread in the interest of corporate greed.

BHN

[mbperrin]

4. It's been said before. War is not good for children and other living things.

That includes those sent to make it.

[BeHereNow]

7. George Carlin: "God Bless America"

Go to 1:18 in the video for his point regarding the human cost of war.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRXCEzZRM-I&feature=related
Or watch the entire clip, it's terrific.

BHN