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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:00 PM Jun 2017

Shooter Today? Just doesnt make sense..

I have absolutely nothing on this but...Hodgkinson had a past history of troble with police in his home town...

He must have known that his act today would cause all sorts of problems for Progressives.....

Gives Trump a trmporary platform to talk about the hatred of the left...

This guy was first class nut....I wouldn’t be surprised if somehow, he was connected to something else.





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still_one

(92,190 posts)
2. I think you are reading too much into it, though I have no doubt that the media and some republicans
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:11 PM
Jun 2017

will try to "rationalize it for ratings or political purpose

He is a lone gunman, with obvious mental stability issues, and probably illusions of grandeur with a warped sense of being some sort of "hero" in his sick mind





SweetieD

(1,660 posts)
3. I don't think there was anything strange about it. He was a nut with a gun. I think he was probably
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:15 PM
Jun 2017

Suicidal and thought he'd take out people he didn't like before be offed himself or was killed by cops. He was a loser. And this scenario is played out every week in this country somewhere.

TNLib

(1,819 posts)
4. I'm not trying to offend anyone but I've actually known people like this
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:38 PM
Jun 2017

Angry white middle aged males that are pro-union, consider themselves socialist and own several guns and rifles. Hate republicans, and even moderated democrats.

They have issues with their women bosses and other women in their lives and have acted violent in the past. They are also alcoholics.

I'm actually not surprised this happened.

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