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#324559 - Fri Sep 29 2006 06:23 PM Florida Deputy Shootings.
crimsonhawk909 Forum Adept Registered: Fri Sep 22 2006 Posts: 106 Loc: Florida USA	Recently, a man shot and killed a deputy and injured another in Polk County. He was found 100 yds from the scene, hiding in a log. He has been caught since. What's your opinion of shootings like these, such as the ones in other areas of the country? _________________________ Do not question my ways...accept them.
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#324560 - Sat Sep 30 2006 11:15 AM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	From what I understand, he wasn't caught - he was shot and killed. I think my opinion is that of most anyone's - someone who will shoot and kill another being then run has the propensity to continue on that behaviour. _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#324561 - Sat Sep 30 2006 11:49 AM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	A link to the story would be good, then we could read it before commenting. Having said that, being a typical Brit I have to say that I find the whole gun situation in countries like the US to be totally out of order. The easy availability of guns is always going to be a problem. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#324562 - Sat Sep 30 2006 04:35 PM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
crimsonhawk909 Forum Adept Registered: Fri Sep 22 2006 Posts: 106 Loc: Florida USA	He was killed after becoming apprehended. And I don't know of an online news story about it...my school went on lockdown, that's how I first heard of it. _________________________ Do not question my ways...accept them.
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#324563 - Sat Sep 30 2006 06:49 PM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
Jar Multiloquent Registered: Wed Apr 11 2001 Posts: 4224 Loc: Texas USA	Actually according to the following article, he was never apprehended. They found him, he showed a weapon and then he was shot and killed. Sue, see here. Cop killer shot dead _________________________ If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. -Dale Carnegie
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#324564 - Sat Sep 30 2006 06:57 PM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
crimsonhawk909 Forum Adept Registered: Fri Sep 22 2006 Posts: 106 Loc: Florida USA	Oh...I'm never good with minute details like that. _________________________ Do not question my ways...accept them.
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#324565 - Sat Sep 30 2006 10:39 PM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	Quote: Having said that, being a typical Brit I have to say that I find the whole gun situation in countries like the US to be totally out of order. The easy availability of guns is always going to be a problem. From watching "Bowling for Columbine", Canada also has a large number of guns out in the public, but they don't have nearly as many gun-related problems as the U.S. does. _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#324566 - Sun Oct 01 2006 06:19 AM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Thanks Jar, it is helpful to have a link to stories in this particular forum as most of the world will not know what is being discussed. LadyM, many people are like me and think that every third person in the US is toting a gun whereas commonsense tells us this cannot be true, it just seems like it at times. Gun crime is present in the UK but accidental shootings and shootings in school (barring the Dumblane massacre) is virtually unknown. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#324567 - Mon Oct 02 2006 02:34 PM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
Bruyere Star Poster Registered: Sat Feb 10 2001 Posts: 18899 Loc: California USA	I'm afraid it is truer than you might think. My old neighborhood probably had a rate of gun ownership that was very high. We did have several law enforcement officials on the block, but it wasn't at all unusual to hear them mentioning their guns. I'm surprised the Florida deputy shootings made national news with the school shootings this past few days. I think these things happen so often elsewhere that they probably go unnoticed. I noticed the news popping up on my Yahoo news. _________________________ I was born under a wandering star.
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#324568 - Mon Oct 02 2006 03:47 PM Re: Florida Deputy Shootings.
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	Quote: I'm afraid it is truer than you might think. My old neighborhood probably had a rate of gun ownership that was very high. We did have several law enforcement officials on the block, but it wasn't at all unusual to hear them mentioning their guns. But if gun ownership=high murder rate, you ought to see the highest murder rates among the hunting communities, but we know it's not true. It's the access to guns by those who have not been taught to respect the guns, who have grown up in a 'gang' culture, and/or who have not been taught how to properly use them that creates the problems. _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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