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In reply to the discussion: Officials: Gunman Opens Fire During Municipal Meeting, Leaves At Least 2 Dead [Ross Township] [View all]JimDandy
(7,318 posts)27. Yes...two threads with blame-the-victim posts just today on DU!
If those sick posters are in LE, in any capacity, they really need to be removed.
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Officials: Gunman Opens Fire During Municipal Meeting, Leaves At Least 2 Dead [Ross Township] [View all]
Bosonic
Aug 2013
OP
If no one at the meeting was carrying a gun to shoot back, expect them to be blamed for being shot.
Moonwalk
Aug 2013
#4
Weren't these the people (rural Pennsylvania) who took offense at Obama's Guns & God comment?. . .
Journeyman
Aug 2013
#5
They're not close to each other, but within an hour's driving distance, I'd say.
ancianita
Aug 2013
#19
Here's a link to the account of a Pocono Record reporter who was at the meeting.
Ednahilda
Aug 2013
#21
So it is tyranny for a town to enforce health, safety, and public nuisance laws?
alfredo
Aug 2013
#70
Here is their list of meetings and even minutes since 2011, all seems very uneventful
ck4829
Aug 2013
#28
Okay, cue NRA talking points about guns from Gundamentalists in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. . .
Nanjing to Seoul
Aug 2013
#32
CNN update -Four people were killed and several more were wounded in a shooting at a town supervisor
NutmegYankee
Aug 2013
#34
Pennsylvania state police correct death tally after shooting rampage at town meeting: 3 dead, not 4
Tx4obama
Aug 2013
#40
evict people from their only home after years of local board pressure- happens a lot.
Sunlei
Aug 2013
#45
I guess it was kind of silly to post it on DU, if there was nothing regarding the topic on hand.
tofuandbeer
Aug 2013
#72
There really should be a shooting incident of the day report. Like the weather.
Safetykitten
Aug 2013
#67