DC - Twelve killed, 8 injured in shooting at Washington Navy Yard, 16 Sept 2013

[Charlie09]

People do things that contravene their putative religions or philosophies all the time.

Yes, they do.

 

[Softail]

Lots of misinformation, police chief asking media to confirm information prior to reporting.


:doh: What a concept!

 

[Gardenlady]

Oh for goodness sake! I just made a comment off your post, why does it have to turn into "I didn't say something" that no one said you did.
I merely said I have never heard of a buddhist being a mass killer before, and it seemed odd to me that his trip would have been for that reason....didn't really have anything to do with you except your post made me google, and I didn't come up with any other mass shooter as being buddhist.

Well forgive me for thinking you were directing it at me - after all you did quote and bold my post.

Back to the point, the name given of the meditation center he attended sounds Thai to me, much like one in my area, though I cannot find a website to confirm.

Also, your second paragraph is a good statement for why it's a bad idea to generalize about any religion.

 

[popsicle]

Presser now:


http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...r-at-Navy-Yard-One-Person-Shot-223897891.html

Nothing new.. Pretty much same as the 4:00 presser.

Not true. Norton just said DC is the safest city in the US! :scared: :floorlaugh:

 

[Softail]

Not true. Norton just said DC is the safest city in the US! :scared: :floorlaugh:

:lol: Well, yeah there is that!

 

[Charlie09]

Well forgive me for thinking you were directing it at me - after all you did quote and bold my post.

Back to the point, the name given of the meditation center he attended sounds Thai to me, much like one in my area, though I cannot find a website to confirm.

Also, your second paragraph is a good statement for why it's a bad idea to generalize about any religion.

I'll have to remember that...

 

[Softail]

The mayor also said they are still trying to identify the victims.

How sad for these families. Some still don't know if their loved one was killed. :cry:

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

He was a government contractor, and thats how he gained access to the building.

 

[scorekeeper]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...s-tell-how-navy-yard-gunman-shot-at-them?lite

 

[scorekeeper]

Pete Williams

LE now believe shooter had a grudge against the navy
and probably acted alone
moved to area 4 months ago
they are not sure if he was still a civilian contractor
he may have recently been let go
which may have set him off
he may have entered building using another person's ID

 

[MsFacetious]

[Updated at 6:02 p.m. ET] When asked whether Alexis was authorized to be at the Navy Yard, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said that was "part of the investigation."

"The only thing we know was that at one point, he was a Navy contractor. Whether he was today, I don’t know,” Mabus told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.


[Updated at 5:56 p.m. ET] Alexis was most recently a Navy contractor working in the area of information technology, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said.

We previously noted that Alexis left the Navy in January 2011 as an aviation electrician's mate 3rd class, after a nearly four-year Navy career. Mabus said that Alexis worked on airplane electrical systems.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/1...on-d-c-navy-yard-after-shots-fired/?hpt=hp_t1

 

[Snoopster]

Detectives later spoke with Alexis’ father, who lived in New York at the time, who told police Alexis had anger management problems associated with PTSD, and that Alexis had been an active participant in rescue attempts on September 11th, 2001.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...at-washington-navy-yard/#liveblog-entry-17885

I wonder if that is why he sought out Buddhism...to try to get a handle on his anger problems. It is difficult to fight the demons within. (NOT an apology for this guy....just a tragic reality.)

Sending my thoughts and love to the victims' loved ones and those terrorized by today's events.
:grouphug:

 

[liljim]

msnbc just introduced the violent video game angle.

saying that people said he would play online FPS games where you shoot people, that he played them a lot.

 

[corundogs]

EDIT - corrected that it was firecrackers.

OMG! Reports of gun fire in front of white house from ABC Evening News!!!

Person in custody, but still!!

 

[Lava]

I'd love to know where and when he converted to Buddhism. I have an ex that converted in Seattle and I cut off ties after feeling like the place he was worshiping at seemed a little cult-ish. This has nothing to do with Buddhism itself, I actually have some Buddhist tattoos and really enjoy a lot of it's positive concepts, it is more of a reflection of this specific group. They also made a trip to Thailand around the same time. Just throwing this out there as something I am wondering about and not making any statements about the religion itself.

 

[Isabelle]

Sounds like he "lost it"! Military, with anger problems, PTSD and 9/11 rescue involvement. 9/11 anniversary was less than a week ago. Wish we knew what made people snap!

 

[popsicle]

someone thought it would be funny to throw firecrackers over WH fence...

 

[corundogs]

someone thought it would be funny to throw firecrackers over WH fence...

Is that what it was...not gunshots?

Thank God...but that ain't funny!!! He is probably going to jail for an extended stay for that "funny" move!

 

[popsicle]

this isn't making sense... he's let go from Navy for pattern of bad conduct but then hired as contractor??

 

[popsicle]

they are clearing the buildings floor by floor and getting each persons info-hln