A Brief Break From the Hilarity

[dave from knoxville]

We had a church shooting here in Knoxville yesterday. I have a number of friends who are members of the church, but were lucky enough not to be there.

Send good thoughts and wishes to the people who were involved.

Here's a link, if you wish to see details. The shooter was upset about the church's outreach to the GLBT community, and to liberals in general. I am sure Michael Savage is already on the air talking about the positive influence he has had in Knoxville.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/church-shooting-police-find-manifesto-suspects-car/

[Beth]

That's terrible, Dave. My thoughts go out to the victims of this completely senseless shooting, and to the poor children who had to witness it.

[Laurie]

That's awful. Good thoughts to my fellow Unitarian Universalists.

The UUA set up a website for everyone to send good thoughts and prayers.

[emma]

This is so horrible. Condolences to anyone you know who might have been affected in any way, yourself included.

[Stupornaut]

I've got a friend on another board who lives in the area and knew a couple of the parishioners, and it's been pretty difficult for him and his family, but it could have been a lot worse and you've got to appreciate the guts of anyone who would go so far as to take the shooter down unarmed.

[Son of Dorvid]

Yeah, that story broke my heart, Dave. 
At least they jumped on the guy before any children were shot.  I hope a couple of gay parishoners beat the fuck out of him until the the cops arrived.

Horrible horrible news.  My heart goes out to Knoxville.

[dave from knoxville]

I saw a blog post earlier this morning that basically said, it's a shame he finds "gay" so distasteful, because where he's going to wind up, he's going to get to experience it up close and repeatedly.

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I saw a blog post earlier this morning that basically said, it's a shame he finds "gay" so distasteful, because where he's going to wind up, he's going to get to experience it up close and repeatedly.

My thoughts were more along the lines that he felt so strongly about politics that... he threw away his right to vote.  That'll teach those filthy liberals.

[Forrest]

I have tried to post here several times now, and can't seem to find the right words. I don't want to post while emotional and feeling hatred for this monster, but I can't get my mind into any other place. The whole thing is just disgusting, and Dave and the rest of the good people of Knoxville never deserved to have such vermin as this senseless psychopath amongst them.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I'm really sorry about this, Dave.  It sucks.  I hope that, when he approaches the Aryan Nation for membership, they reject him and thereby really hurt his feelings.

[dave from knoxville]

I have tried to post here several times now, and can't seem to find the right words. I don't want to post while emotional and feeling hatred for this monster, but I can't get my mind into any other place. The whole thing is just disgusting, and Dave and the rest of the good people of Knoxville never deserved to have such vermin as this senseless psychopath amongst them.

I am right there with you, Forrest, emotionally and in my inability to express the confusing jumble of emotions. My first inclination is always to head towards the bad punchline; events that occur this close to home make you rethink that habit.

Thanks for everybody's nice thoughts; I will share them with my pals who are members over there.

[Fido]

This is just sickening.  I heard about the event, but did not hear all the details yesterday. I share everybody's sorrow.

[masterofsparks]

The people who took that guy down, unarmed, are true heroes.


Adkisson said he also was frustrated about not being able to obtain a job, Owen said.

Now there's a surprise.

[cutout]

Very sorry to hear about this, Dave, and sorry for the community of Knoxville.

That he believed what he believed, read what he read, and did what he did still isn't surprising. There is a large undercurrent in this country full of people on the verge of doing exactly as he did with only the slightest human impulses holding them back. If this shitbag wanted to look deeper into what's actually "destroying the country", he should have examined the recipe of guns + religion + fear & ignorance. It's responsible for a thousand times the bloodshed of "churches admitting gays".

[iAmBaronVonTito]

i read about this incident yesterday and didnt get all the way through; it was pretty gross.  i suppose im mostly confused than upset- his motive is such a foreign concept to me that i am more baffled at what happened, preventing me from absorbing emotionally what really happened. 

im sorry this happened in your community, dave.  however, Tennessee has tenacity; you shall overcome, brother.