I wondered what happened
jdhdiggs
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Saw a bunch of cop cars and news vans on my way to work and was curious as to what went on:
This: http://www.wgal.com/slideshow/news/20274276/detail.html
happened from some 150 yds from our house. They seemed like a nice old couple, WTH is wrong with people?
The story link: http://www.wgal.com/news/20274210/detail.html If you look at the map, we live where locust grove curves
This: http://www.wgal.com/slideshow/news/20274276/detail.html
happened from some 150 yds from our house. They seemed like a nice old couple, WTH is wrong with people?
The story link: http://www.wgal.com/news/20274210/detail.html If you look at the map, we live where locust grove curves
There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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Given his age I would guess a mild stroke or an acute attacke of some form of dementia which drastically altered his view on reality and what was going on around him.
Being a gun-toting sort of dude, his reaction was the get the gun, blow away the other person in the house, and kill himself, possibly when his brain started working right and he realized what just happened.
When someone is getting up in age, probably a good idea to get rid of the guns. Not a good thing to have around when you can't trust your mind to be functioning.
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Given his age I would guess a mild stroke or an acute attacke of some form of dementia which drastically altered his view on reality and what was going on around him.
Being a gun-toting sort of dude, his reaction was the get the gun, blow away the other person in the house, and kill himself, possibly when his brain started working right and he realized what just happened.
When someone is getting up in age, probably a good idea to get rid of the guns. Not a good thing to have around when you can't trust your mind to be functioning.
But, just a guess.
Kenneth Miller was a retired Springettsbury Township police seargent. He served for 26 years.
So this is a " gun-toting sort of dude " whose reaction from a mild stroke is to kill those around him :eek: I guess the next time I see an officer complaining of a little numbness or slurring his speech its time to run for the hills. :rolleyes:
I shoot with many active and retired officers, as well as military personnel....some in their 60's...70's...80's...and even 90's...most are still damn good shooters. It would be an honor to help any one of them during a medical emergency, even at the range with a loaded weapon. The first thing any one of them would do feeling the onset of losing control would be to put the weapon down.
That person shooting his wife didnt do it because of his age...it was personal and could of happened at any age. Hell , she probably just banged the number caller at the bingo hall.
Now if it was a Dementia or Alzheimer's type of physical condition that was diagnosed as a problem ( At any age mind you ) ....then of course you would have to take steps to protect everybody involved, up to and including removing firearms from his/her access.
But just boldly saying as you did " When someone is getting up in age, probably a good idea to get rid of the guns. " ......that has no merit whatsoever.The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club -
Guess who the criminals love to pray on?
Yes you got it right.
Off subject a little.
Wouldn't it be nice to be in a position to help an elderly person out when a low life scumbag and recently paroled coward comes in to rob them. -
shadowofnight wrote: »Kenneth Miller was a retired Springettsbury Township police seargent. He served for 26 years.
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That person shooting his wife didnt do it because of his age...it was personal and could of happened at any age. Hell , she probably just banged the number caller at the bingo hall.
Given the first part of the above quote, his community service, life experience, and training, the second part of the quote doesn't seem to me a likely possibility.
Some severe change in his brain and perception of reality seems a better wild guess to me.So this is a " gun-toting sort of dude " whose reaction from a mild stroke is to kill those around him
That's the thing about a stroke. It affects the brain. Who knows, for some it may be the typical loss of control and slurring. But any part of the brain can be taken out -- take out the right (wrong) part and who knows how it manifests. The possibility of it changing your perceptions of the situation you are in is not that far fetched.
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Given the first part of the above quote, his community service, life experience, and training, the second part of the quote doesn't seem to me a likely possibility.
Your kidding right ? All of those add up to major stressors in the officers life...especially towards their spouses...example...
"So we see that stress has a profound effect on police officers lives, especially their home lives. Studies have called police work a "high risk lifestyle". Not high risk in terms of the physical dangers of the job, but a high risk in terms of developing attitudinal problems, behavioral problems, and intimacy and relationship problems. So you learn something about the effects of police work. You learn if you ask the average cop "Hey, what's been the scariest experience during your police career?" They will answer "My first marriage!"
The national divorce rate is 50%. All research shows police suffer a substantially higher divorce rate with estimates ranging from 60 to 75%. One of the casualties of police work is often the marriage. A police marriage, after all, is like a hurricane. A lot of sucking and blowing in the begging but in the end you lose your house. One poor (literally) officer I knew who had a few marriages gone bad told me, "If I ever decide to marry again, I'm just gonna find a woman I don't like very much and buy her a house."
People having strokes dont go postal.....:rolleyes:The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club -
He was suffering from Alzheimers is what we found out today. He seemed pretty normal when we last talked to the guy, but then that could have been on his good day...There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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Was there any mention of his wife being sick?
A friend of mind was one of the nicest guys you could meet (who was a retired postal worker-but unrelated I'm sure); Laid back, seemingly happy, until you heard about the long term illness his wife suffered and tormented through.
That also resulted in the same outcome as in the article. But it was more of a mercy thing out of love, than anything else.____________________
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