Cop kills wife and 5 year old son then himself, all were shot in the head !

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Don_D
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Re: Apparently Joe's point
In reply to Chato, 5 months ago

Chato wrote:

Collett wrote:

Chato wrote:

Mentor_1 wrote:

RobertSigmund wrote:

Joe Ogiba wrote:

Authorities identified the shooter as Hans Walters, 52, a lieutenant with more than 20 years on the force. His wife, Kathryn, 46, was a retired officer. Their son, Maximilian, was 5 years old.

All were shot in the head.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642392-las-vegas-police-in-shock-after-lieutenant-kills-wife-son-self?lite



Had Maximilian had a gun he could have shot his father in self-defense. Always mind the NRA wisdom: the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun!

Robert I think that was little low and uncalled for. We may not like what goes on there but,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Is that this crazed lunatic could simply not have committed these crimes without a gun.

Somehow I just don't buy this concept.

I don't either, but guns do seem to be the weapon of choice of crazed lunatics and they can sure do a lot more damage with an assault weapon than a knife.

Much has been made of the lunatic responsible for Newtown, was not known to anyone as being a lunatic. Turns out that is incorrect. He was regulerly seeing a psychiatrist, and was actually ​on anti-psychotic medication. As were just about all the lunatics out there committing these kinds of crimes.

So he was getting treatment (I haven't seen this report) as are so many others.

It is easy to say after the fact that he should have had "better" treatment or that he should have been confined....but I don't think it's that easy to spot those who suddenly go berserk.  Plenty of "normal" people go nuts without any warning.

We should prevent them from buying guns, however....that part seems easy by comparison.  All gun sales should be subject to background checks.


​Could it be that our problem with mass murder, (and a lot of smaller incidents like this) is that my country simply doesn't give a sht about the mentally ill?

Dave

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