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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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 Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 07:33:48 AM
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Is everyone in the Skagit area okay?
A dear friend of mine likes to frequent the Shell station in Alger where one of the victims was shot. He walked in just moments after the killing.
My uncle emailed last night saying that one of my aunt's nieces was found dead in her truck and her husband inside the house, wounded.
For those who hadn't heard, six people were killed, including a sheriff's deputy, and two wounded, one the husband above and the other a state trooper, after a mentally ill man went on a shooting spree. His mother had been trying for years to get him help. He was a known criminal. But...local prosecutor has been loudly and steadfastly denying to hold hearings on those claimed by their doctors and family members to be mentally ill and in need of care. He has said that he does not have the budget to fund all of the necessary legal work that must be done in order to get the mentally ill put in a place where they can't be a danger to others.
Desperate Horsewife, raising funds for the Mustang Makeover!
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
1731 Posts
Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
1731 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 07:38:22 AM
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This is horrible.
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
People can only make you feel inferior with your permission, and you dont have my permission......
http://myfarmdreams.blogspot.com/
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 07:50:32 AM
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Tracey, I've been following this story on the news. I am sorry to hear that your aunt's niece and her husband were victims of this sick person. It's one of those surreal stories that a person almost can't "digest" easily or make any sense of...so random. It seems law enforcement has done a great job with the investigation and caught the man who did this quickly considering at first I heard he was on the loose. I thought it was great they were on the news right after it happened wanting to inform the public of the status so far...even though they couldn't divulge much, it was good that they thought of public safety first since he was still on the loose then.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
766 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 07:53:01 AM
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Thanks Annika. I'd never met her, so I'm not going through any emotional upheaval like I would if I'd known them. I was relieved to find out my friend wasn't one of those shot. All I'd heard was that someone at the Shell station had been killed and my heart nearly stopped.
Desperate Horsewife, raising funds for the Mustang Makeover!
http://desperate-horsewife.blogspot.com |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 10:23:50 AM
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Maybe now the county where this tragedy took place will make more of an effort to evaluate those people declared mentally ill AND unstable. I mean, come on, with that guys background, (history of criminal behavior etc..) and the fact that his OWN family, along with at least ONE doctor felt he should be committed for the safety of the community, HOW could the judge not have tried to at least do SOMETHING? If each person were evaluated on a case by case basis, then it shouldn't cost THAT much. What's better to fund? A place for these people to be treated, or builing more PRISONS to house them once they've commited such heinous crimes? Sad. So VERY sad. I hope that judge who refused to deal with that person sleeps well at night. (NOT!!!)
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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