When your told to put down the gun... DO IT!

[MPicciotto]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_us/nazi_uniform_shooting

Matt

 

[thunderw21]

I saw that yesterday. Makes you wonder if he was a member of this forum. [huh]

 

[Spitfire]

Running round in nazi uniform firering blanks isn't the most sane thing to do.

 

[Rachael]

I saw that yesterday. Makes you wonder if he was a member of this forum. [huh]

I wondered the same thing.

 

[KittyT]

I wondered the same thing.

Every member of this forum, even the craziest, seems smart enough to put down their gun when told to by the police.

 

[Not-Bogart13]

His name seems familiar to me, but it's possible I know him on another forum, or just has "one of those names."
This is really a terrible thing from all sides. It sounds like the cops did what they had to do, though. I'm surprised they didn't shoot as soon as he brought the gun to bear. My best guess is that Mr. Murphy was too drunk to exercise the good judgement that would normally prevail.

 

[Eyemo]

Drunk/Deathwish..Both?.. Very sad for ALL concerned....

 

[Foofoogal]

I used to live not far from Huntsville P R I S O N in Texas. Almost everytime I went by there I always wondered how many people were in there maybe for a very long time for getting drunk one night and being really stupid or blacked out.
This story is very, very sad but with the state of affairs recently it makes it well whatever....

 

[ScionPI2005]

An unfortunate turn of events. Still, it would have been wise to put down the gun. Makes me wonder if there are any more newspaper articles on this event; I wonder how and why he encountered the police in the first place.

 

[Story]

How trendy : dressing up like a Nazi, toting a Mauser and tangling with police.
http://www.knoe.com/Global/story.asp?S=9380534

 

[Son_of_Atropos]

His vest is too short.

 

[Feraud]

Guns and stupidity don't mix.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Well, here in London we have recent (and past) evidence of where and where not to believe the word of the police in these cases. (No information as to armed police, no warning, no confirmation of suspect status: shoot 7 times in head on busy train. Guns and stupidity (idiot police) don't mix)

I await an investigation on the case presented here.

His vest isn't short, his trousers waist is too low.

bk

 

[Jerekson]

Devastating...although I do wonder what was going through his mind.

 

[DeaconKC]

Guns and stupidity don't mix.

Isn't that the awful truth?
A very sad ending if it was just drunken stupidity.

 

[KilroyCD]

A tragic turn of events. It shows how enough alcohol can really cloud one's judgement. I'll bet if he had been sober, he'd still be alive today.
Notice how his photo looks like it could be a Lounge avatar?

 

[Charlie Noodles]

I think there's a good chance that they're covering their butts because they shot this kid in a panic and didn't give him time to respond.

 

[Tomasso]

Well, here in London we have recent (and past) evidence of where and where not to believe the word of the police in these cases.

I await an investigation on the case presented here.

Hear, Hear!

It's astounding that most here are swallowing the police account without question. :eusa_doh:

 

[KilroyCD]

Hear, Hear!

It's astounding that most here are swallowing the police account without question. :eusa_doh:

it's not a case of swallowing or not swallowing the police account. I haven't seen or heard other accounts to confirm or refute the police claims. I was merely commenting on the news report. We really don't have much else to go by at this point in time.

 

[Feraud]

it's not a case of swallowing or not swallowing the police account. I haven't seen or heard other accounts to confirm or refute the police claims. I was merely commenting on the news report. We really don't have much else to go by at this point in time.

Agreed.