How did he kill three of them (Reply #157)

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Sun May 25, 2014, 08:29 PM

treestar (78,550 posts)

157. How did he kill three of them

You'd think the second and third one could have fought back.

I think the manifesto said he would lure them one by one, so they may not have been roommates.

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199 replies	Author	Time	Post
Michael Moore's FB comment on the UCSB shootings, [View all]	G_j	May 2014	OP
100% accurate and deeply profound	malaise	May 2014	#1
heartbroken	G_j	May 2014	#3
He sure sounds fed up	malaise	May 2014	#60
California has the strictest gun control laws and it still happens here.	Kablooie	May 2014	#116
"..that tells young men that killing people (add "with guns") is the answer to their problems."	AlinPA	May 2014	#143
Yes, Mike . . .	Brigid	May 2014	#2
Will this be the big story a week from now? I doubt it.	lamp_shade	May 2014	#4
It can't be because as Michael Moore is pointing out	malaise	May 2014	#5
Nope	newfie11	May 2014	#8
Americans are great for bemoaning tragedies, a nations of mourners and then	RKP5637	May 2014	#15
+1	newfie11	May 2014	#31
^^^ this^^^	BlancheSplanchnik	May 2014	#49
Too busy looking for "closure" and "healing", I guess . . .	hatrack	May 2014	#106
Yep, basically collective wishful thinking across the nation. It seems is just gets worse and worse,	RKP5637	May 2014	#118
Yep	awoke_in_2003	May 2014	#59
I know. When that happened in Ct, I thought maybe we had finally reached a tipping point.	Chemisse	May 2014	#164
No, it is already being pushed out by the Kardashian wedding	classykaren	May 2014	#34
Of course not - there's the Kardashian wedding this weekend!	LiberalElite	May 2014	#78
He started his rampage by stabbing three men to death.	SevenSixtyTwo	May 2014	#6
Yep Chris Martinez who was shot in the back could have responded if he had a gun	malaise	May 2014	#7
See my post below.	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#22
Not in the least	malaise	May 2014	#28
It would never have gotten to that point	JJChambers	May 2014	#30
Then the first victim not having a gun	treestar	May 2014	#156
I think of it as a missed opportunity.	AtheistCrusader	May 2014	#171
+1 gazillion!!!!	valerief	May 2014	#84
FFS, indeed….	MrMickeysMom	May 2014	#92
We know	malaise	May 2014	#97
Pepper spray can stop someone with a knife.	thesquanderer	May 2014	#10
And the gungeoners show up	Le Taz Hot	May 2014	#13
Yep, they appear, SOS, defending the tragedy, no solution. n/t	RKP5637	May 2014	#16
SO fucking SICK of that argument.	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#27
Their gun lust is as obsessive as our murderer du jour's hatred of women	valerief	May 2014	#85
Whenever they hear about an horrid trajedy like this, their first thought is...	tofuandbeer	May 2014	#100
The first words out of George Bush's mouth.....	lastlib	May 2014	#165
:O I didn't know that. What a screwup of a President he was.	tofuandbeer	May 2014	#172
You are suggesting that everyone walk around with a loaded gun?	pangaia	May 2014	#32
More---He's suggesting we all walk around our HOMES while armed! These men were roommates!	WinkyDink	May 2014	#50
I think he'd like us to have guns implanted in our foreheads, so we'd	valerief	May 2014	#86
How did he kill three of them	treestar	May 2014	#157
They were his roommates. A knife in the back is pretty silent. Anyway, Google: "Richard Speck."	WinkyDink	May 2014	#190
I've since found out two were roommates and one was a visitor	treestar	May 2014	#193
Not only do we need to carry a loaded gun but...	bearssoapbox	May 2014	#175
Stealing this one.	bravenak	May 2014	#177
How stupid. AS IF his stabbing victims had time to reach into their, what? Pockets? for a gun, aim,	WinkyDink	May 2014	#48
normally	handmade34	May 2014	#51
Do we know if he had his gun at that time?	Hoyt	May 2014	#54
I have faced a crazy drug addicted ex-husband who put a sawwed off between my eyes....	VanillaRhapsody	May 2014	#56
Vanilla	Lefta Dissenter	May 2014	#71
VanillaRhapsody you make a good point.	53tammy	May 2014	#88
Yes, we should	alsame	May 2014	#64
Sadly, there are plenty of gunners who prepare themselves for just that.	Hoyt	May 2014	#119
Ironically, those are the sort of guys who......	llmart	May 2014	#141
People like that guy buy guns and get their concealed carry permits	Maedhros	May 2014	#162
I know it's a Catch-22, but I think if one is attracted to that kind of stuff, they should be	Hoyt	May 2014	#167
That seems	yuiyoshida	May 2014	#136
It's the victims fault - as usual.	AAO	May 2014	#99
"Had his victims been armed..."	Scootaloo	May 2014	#112
If you take that POV to its logical conclusion	AAO	May 2014	#198
I have zero respect for fearful men or their guns.	hunter	May 2014	#117
LOL, most people do not want or need a gun 100% of the time. nt	Logical	May 2014	#120
What steaming pile of shit and lies. ALL of it. Get lost.	morningfog	May 2014	#123
What a sad, pathetic way to live, in constant fear and terror.	arcane1	May 2014	#128
Apparently,	SevenSixtyTwo	May 2014	#130
How many people got stabbed?	SomethingFishy	May 2014	#149
In other words, the solution to gun violence is more guns	Fortinbras Armstrong	May 2014	#134
Sitting here at the computer,	SevenSixtyTwo	May 2014	#144
In other words, you are telling us to be afraid	Fortinbras Armstrong	May 2014	#176
Not afraid. Prepared.	SevenSixtyTwo	May 2014	#184
So you'd require every college student to go around armed?	treestar	May 2014	#155
Well, that was a repugnant post.	Maedhros	May 2014	#161
In one simple sentence:	99Forever	May 2014	#9
Stats on Canada vs USA?	joching	May 2014	#11
It is still possible that a higher % of Canadians could have a gun in their home.	dawg	May 2014	#23
eeeeeeeiiiiii	pangaia	May 2014	#35
I'm sorry.	dawg	May 2014	#36
Apology accepted.	pangaia	May 2014	#40
Just for clarification's sake ...	dawg	May 2014	#41
Sure you were..	pangaia	May 2014	#42
Well ...	dawg	May 2014	#43
Stop Stop	pangaia	May 2014	#44
You're Beautiful	snort	May 2014	#69
Thank you.	dawg	May 2014	#70
Do you still have the strat? Looks like an Albert Lee	Doctor_J	May 2014	#151
You find the attractive patriot repulsive?	Enthusiast	May 2014	#101
There it is Sex,Guns & RocknRoll lol	classykaren	May 2014	#38
Hmmm... holding his gun next to his dick (or where his dick should be?)...	calimary	May 2014	#80
Well, at least he can find his gun......	llmart	May 2014	#142
K & R	cantbeserious	May 2014	#12
Sadly he's right. nt	TBF	May 2014	#14
michael moore is a national treasure.	redruddyred	May 2014	#17
I was about to say that and see you already did. I also call him	Mira	May 2014	#66
Moore is, so sadly, right.	ananda	May 2014	#18
We have to face that we ourselves want the 2nd Amendment. But we must change it. We must.	ancianita	May 2014	#19
Does MM still have his own Armed bodyguard? nt	Eleanors38	May 2014	#20
He should also hire an editor.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2014	#45
You mean someone actually employed to protect and defend?	WinkyDink	May 2014	#52
Whatever. If he deems it necessary, he should...	Eleanors38	May 2014	#63
Michael Moore received literally hundreds of death threats	thucythucy	May 2014	#79
Re-read. If he needs armed protection, he has a right to it.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#105
I have family and friends who live in Section 8 housing	thucythucy	May 2014	#135
"weird comment:" Are you driving at something Thucy?	Eleanors38	May 2014	#139
Sociopaths sleep well at night, too.	llmart	May 2014	#145
Well, I wouldn't know.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#148
Sorry, but famous people are different from you and me.	WinkyDink	May 2014	#192
Yes, I must remind myself of that.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#196
You mean he has to have bodyguards to protect himself?	BrotherIvan	May 2014	#131
Moore is absolutely right.	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#21
Because what we're doing now isn't working	gratuitous	May 2014	#29
So what should we do differently?	drm604	May 2014	#37
You know, if the gun control side (led by Mayor Bloomberg) would just STFU for awhile and quit...	LAGC	May 2014	#68
are you kidding?	G_j	May 2014	#83
And why do so many gun owners listen to the NRA?	LAGC	May 2014	#94
most anyone who has dared say anything, has called for very reasonable, common sense gun regulations	G_j	May 2014	#125
If only that were the case...	LAGC	May 2014	#127
I believe she is talking about assault weapons.	G_j	May 2014	#129
No, you're right, she was in that clip.	LAGC	May 2014	#133
In one single post you managed to say that:	SomethingFishy	May 2014	#152
Disagree. We might be better off in the wild west	quakerboy	May 2014	#174
Because they're easily-led, fear-driven dumbfucks.	DisgustipatedinCA	May 2014	#188
It's a gravy train.	Enthusiast	May 2014	#102
^^This^^	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#104
I would imagine that manufacturing guns is	Enthusiast	May 2014	#107
Sadly, I think you're right. n/t	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#110
I seriously don't know if there is any answer anymore.	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#108
Well said. "--what the f--- do we expect in this country?" Indeed. In this gun culture, people seem	AlinPA	May 2014	#153
they are insane	treestar	May 2014	#158
It's quite telling for a country where 20 first-graders are wantonly slaughtered...	KansDem	May 2014	#24
Are we lemmings? (NT)	The Wizard	May 2014	#25
Well, look at the rote, defend-guns-at-all-costs lemming posts in this very thread	villager	May 2014	#76
"it can't happen to your child until it does" is what Chris Martinez's father said.	mountain grammy	May 2014	#26
K&r...	spanone	May 2014	#33
Kick.	Warren Stupidity	May 2014	#39
sort of mirrors	G_j	May 2014	#57
Minor correction-- a rare exception to his claim 'none are committed by women'	Gidney N Cloyd	May 2014	#46
Rare indeed	Orrex	May 2014	#58
So rare as to be statistically non-existent. nt	valerief	May 2014	#89
No offense intended.	Gidney N Cloyd	May 2014	#114
And maybe that is the beginning of the solution......	llmart	May 2014	#146
I don't care if they're male, female, or intersex. I just want progressives representing us. nt	valerief	May 2014	#199
bravo	heaven05	May 2014	#47
He's almost got that right.	flvegan	May 2014	#53
My comment usually is - "guns don't kill people? People kill people?" Well, yes. People kill people.	calimary	May 2014	#95
For not having anything to say about, this is perhaps his most eloquent description of it	lostincalifornia	May 2014	#55
Michael is so right!	asiliveandbreathe	May 2014	#61
agreed, and	renate	May 2014	#124
Welcome to DU, asiliveandbreath!	SunSeeker	May 2014	#181
Our spiritual leaders have to step up to the plate, en masse.	toby jo	May 2014	#62
What nation wasn't founded on violence?	treestar	May 2014	#65
This message was self-deleted by its author	G_j	May 2014	#74
As soon as we put this useless boomer congress in the dustbin of history. /nt	Ash_F	May 2014	#111
what do you mean 'boomer' congress? nt	navarth	May 2014	#137
50-70 year olds. /nt	Ash_F	May 2014	#150
why smear boomers?	Skittles	May 2014	#159
The sooner that generation is gone from power, the better.	Ash_F	May 2014	#160
I don't agree with smearing boomers, no, not at ALL	Skittles	May 2014	#163
You dodged. /nt	Ash_F	May 2014	#168
done here	Skittles	May 2014	#169
You sure are. /nt	Ash_F	May 2014	#170
ah.	navarth	May 2014	#180
I'd be curious to know how he/she thinks the younger generation will be better.	AngryOldDem	May 2014	#186
Fair point, but generations are different	Ash_F	May 2014	#189
Not at all	Ash_F	May 2014	#187
pfft.	navarth	May 2014	#195
You injected yourself into this subthread	Ash_F	May 2014	#197
It's a valid question... HOWEVER	justiceischeap	May 2014	#138
So fucking accurate it hurts...knr	joeybee12	May 2014	#67
Well said.	EEO	May 2014	#72
The loudest so called spiritual "Christian" leaders	Iliyah	May 2014	#73
cannot K and R this enough…	dhill926	May 2014	#75
'Nearly all of our mass shootings are by angry or disturbed white males'	maced666	May 2014	#77
Welcome to DU.	LAGC	May 2014	#82
Gun lust makes men crazy. Stop gun lust. nt	valerief	May 2014	#91
That source seems to badly under-report mass shootings.	Ash_F	May 2014	#113
He couldn't be more right!	michaz	May 2014	#81
Another mass shooting	smallcat88	May 2014	#87
"Nearly all of our mass shootings are by angry or disturbed white males."- whaaat?	LittleBlue	May 2014	#90
Some of us are so sick of the "it's mental health" gungeoneer gun lusters. nt	valerief	May 2014	#93
I'm not a gungeoneer	LittleBlue	May 2014	#96
Expect a bunch of White Male denial.	Spitfire of ATJ	May 2014	#98
yeah, i was waiting for it too	shanti	May 2014	#103
One aspect of mass killings that is never discussed...	Gumboot	May 2014	#109
+1 Unfortunately, lots of gun fanciers are on those and other meds that can cause aggression.	Hoyt	May 2014	#122
You do get the whole "correlation doesn't equal causation" thing, right?	DeadLetterOffice	May 2014	#126
Umm....	uriel1972	May 2014	#173
The gun issue is part of American culture	goldent	May 2014	#115
Killing with guns is part of American culture. That's what America excels in.	AlinPA	May 2014	#147
That sounds like a surrender to me.	aikoaiko	May 2014	#121
K&R!	TeamPooka	May 2014	#132
"Enjoy the rest of your day and rest assured this will all happen again very soon."	Boomerproud	May 2014	#140
Until the country wakes up it will happen again and again	Rosa Luxemburg	May 2014	#154
Thank you Michael Moore	underthematrix	May 2014	#166
I'm not the biggest MM fan...	fujiyama	May 2014	#178
I've been heartsick about this for days. Moore is right. nt	Hekate	May 2014	#179
The NRA\white teabagger militia is a terrorist front	workinclasszero	May 2014	#182
Nearly 200 posts, and not a word about ...	Laelth	May 2014	#183
Women	SevenSixtyTwo	May 2014	#185
I think we all are aware of the prison stats.	WinkyDink	May 2014	#191
Prison stats ...	Laelth	May 2014	#194

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