"Why, why ... Please, I don't understand."

[bigtree]

Ohio man fatally shoots neighbor ‘because he thought he was a Democrat’

___His father is in the backyard and he is not breathing, the son says.

The suspect, “just walked back on to his property,” he tells the dispatcher.

According to the son, the neighbor “has come over multiple times making statements. He’s insane.”

The victim’s wife tells the dispatcher they were cutting grass and working in the yard when she came inside to let the dog out. That’s when she said she heard gunshots.

“I look in the backyard and that man is walking away from my husband and my husband is on the ground,” the woman says “He has come over like four times confronting my husband because he thought he was a Democrat, Why, why … Please, I don’t understand.”

https://www.journal-news.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-neighbor-outside-butler-county-home/XALOERKDY5C5DEPAGRIWIJUBLY/

...I'm personally not unfamiliar with being the target of unfathomable hatred.

It is all so very hard to understand.

[gratuitous]

1. The trigger man is simply doing what he's been told to do

But that is not an angle to this story that will be reported.

[barbtries]

20. no it won't,

in fact the article states that the murder was prompted by a "suspected political affiliation." Readers wouldn't even know that it was because the killer is a RWNJ if it wasn't for the direct quote by the wife included in the story.

[Rob in Htown]

61. Operation Mindcrime

"...here's a gun, take it home wait by the phone. We'll send someone over to bring you what you need. You're a one man death machine; make this city bleed."

[certainot]

67. and it might be from a local rw radio station that needs to get sued

[Hope22]

2. When will it stop?

Interesting that the police could arrest him without killing him. I wish everyone got the same consideration.

[donte]

39. I was thinking the same thing.

How do think the police would have reacted if it was a black man striking Paul Pelosi in the head with a hammer? Lethal force for sure!

[Hope22]

64. This! n/t

[GenXer47]

3. "he thought he was a Democrat"

This is the "well-organized militia"?

[plimsoll]

14. Let's hope it isn't

If it is the well organized militia we must expect more of this. The GOP has been tolerating eliminationist rhetoric against liberals, democrats, LGBTQ people/non-Christians for the past 2 decades. This may be the moment they realize that the verbal threats aren't working anymore and they'll have to start following through.

The offer you can't refuse needs an example of what refusal looks like.

[Otto_Harper]

50. I suspect that there will be a few members of that "militia" that will be greatly surprised

when they learn that their targets of elimination are neither as passive as they expect, and may well be better equipped, both in hardware and training to deal with them, as needed. For some, it may be their last great surprise.

[lostnfound]

73. He thought wrong, by the way...victim appears to have been a registered Republican.

Only 43 years old which means his kids are likely young adults at most.
The poor family.

[PatSeg]

4. That is absolutely horrifying

These people are like characters out of a Mad Max movie!

[MiHale]

5. He thought?

[MagickMuffin]

6. More Meth pretty please! Pic of deranged murderer

[sarge43]

7. Listening to the voices in his head n/t

[hatrack]

8. And the voices at Fox, and Newsmax, and OAN, and QAnon, and InfoWars and . . .

.

[Evolve Dammit]

52. EXACTLY. Decades of brain-washing and five years of seditious lies from a bloated orange anus. nt

[SouthernDem4ever]

76. exactly right, you can't blame it all on mental illness

just like you can't blame a gun for being easily acquired and someone using it

[MagickMuffin]

10. Meth can make one very paranoid and delusional

Ran into an acquaintance once who was addicted to meth. He heard voices, thought the feds were always watching him. It was sad to see his decline. He eventually was killed by the industry. Someone beat him to death.

Sad way to die.

[tazkcmo]

29. Yes it can

I went through this with my son who had paranoid delusions very often. To him it was reality. He's recovered and a contributing member of society again now but it was pretty damn scary before he hit rock bottom.

[NullTuples]

48. As can joining the Fox News / MAGA / Republican cult.

[Justice matters.]

12. Have a very, very long and boring life inside, murderous terrorist asshole.

Hope your cellmates are leaning left, neo-nazi prick!

[AllyCat]

13. Appears jaundiced. Liver failure? Or trick if the light?

Mentally deranged. Hope he stays the rest of his life in a little cell.

[littlemissmartypants]

71. The whites of his eyes are clear. Possibly the lighting. ❤️

[True Blue American]

74. But if you look at the pupils there is no one there.

I know that look.

[plimsoll]

17. Mugshot.

Most people look pretty crappy in them. I suspect that's why most white collar criminals are allowed to turn themselves in and part of Rudy's ploy for the perp walk. If the police get a chance to cuff and push them into a patrol car their going to look disheveled and probably a little dangerous. A good lawyer will get this guy a suit, and a non-edgy haircut and he'll be just fine looking.

[Emile]

24. Looks like my neighbors grown son who tested positive for meth

at our local high school where he was a part time wrestling coach.

[iemanja]

44. That guy was looking for an excuse to kill

and Trump and the GOP gave him one.

[NullTuples]

49. Do meth addicts who've lost reality shave regularly & have good skin?

My money is on, "This is what joining QAnon & MAGA does to you. Any questions?"

[Old Crow]

65. Agreed.

I think other commenters on this thread are making a big mistake in dismissing this as an attack by a meth addict or crazy person. Like you, I would guess this is a person who's on the far-right spectrum inhabited by perhaps as much as 35% of U.S. society today.

For one thing: His eyes look very focused. He isn't out of it. He was on a mission.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

68. This guy isnt a meth head.

He is a sociopath that was itching to kill a Dem. He got off on it too I bet.
1 in 4 people in america are on the spectrum of narcissist/ sociopath.

That alone explains why there are so many. Dangerous rwnj's

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

60. That was my first thought as well.

There is what I call the "Meth Face." This is it.

[Emile]

9. JESUS, sick sobl

[twodogsbarking]

11. I got nothin. Moving to another country looks more appealing every day.

[childfreebychoice]

15. Come on down. Panama, Costa Rica are great. Nt

Have small family unit me, two bros, two nieces one nephew. None live in amerikkka. All are childfree by choice. Hubby has no relatives, so move was easy. I am studying to become Panamanian citizen. One friend moved to Thailand, one to Vietnam, one to Belize, and two to ghana

[twodogsbarking]

27. Thanks.

[Patterson]

42. I have three friends who moved to Panama and love it.

[barbtries]

16. thank you fox news

thank you mitch mcconnell
thank you rush limbaugh and all your hate talk heirs
thank you corporate media with your fucking both sides bullshit
thank you trump and your pathetic cult

i hate republicans. this is heartbreaking.

[Evolve Dammit]

53. Me too and it is.

[childfreebychoice]

18. Moot issue, but I wonder if they ever reported him to police for

Harassment. Everyday, becomes easier to understand why the age old tradition of political bumper stickers, and yard signs, are going the way of the whigs/know nothing parties

[Fla Dem]

19. But let's just keep giving out guns like candy.

Effective June 13, 2022, Ohio Senate Bill (S.B.) No. 215, which Governor Mike DeWine has already signed into law, will permit a "qualifying adult" to legally carry, possess, or conceal a handgun without a license, background check, or training requirements

Jun 13, 2022

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/exreq/pages/details.aspx?erid=1182#:~:text=Effective%20June%2013%2C%202022%2C%20Ohio,background%20check%2C%20or%20training%20requirements.

[KS Toronado]

37. reQublicOns will not be happy until everybody is carrying

And that'll include football players on the field, hope none ever "fear for their life"

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

62. That is literally a scene from a movie.

Starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans, called "The Last Boy Scout." (1991) In the opening, a football player walks out onto the field and shoots opposing team members then turns the gun on himself.

I remember thinking how improbable that was, but that was 22 years ago.

[hadEnuf]

40. The GOP loves this and wants more and more.

We are going to be forced into being ready to defend ourselves or this will keep happening.

I'm not trying to talk tough but that asshole never should have made it across the yard.

[progressoid]

21. ...

[PaulRevere08]

22. How does a cold-blooded murderer even get bail??

[sakabatou]

23. I don't know.

[Maru Kitteh]

45. By being white and male. That's how. nt

[tiredtoo]

25. We all must vote today

To rid our country of this hateful anger!

[judesedit]

26. Wish I didn't have to say this, but I hope dems are armed up good.

[Otto_Harper]

51. I have spent years hearing the Conservofascist mantra that

Libs don't have guns.
Works for me. Just saying.

[StarryNite]

28. Is Kari Lake going to joke about this too?

[OldBaldy1701E]

30. Hammurabi. That is all. (n/t)

[TeamProg]

31. WTF ?!?!?! FAUX NEWS is driving their viewers insane.. That, I understand. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

32. I completely understand this. So sad

I hope Garland is working to give us an announcement tomorrow.

[Evolve Dammit]

54. Maybe...

[AllaN01Bear]

33. yet another case of someone being god , judge , joury and executioner

[SoCalDavidS]

34. Shithole Country nt

[LudwigPastorius]

35. Trump, activating more stochastic terrorists every day.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/07/trump-calls-pelosi-animal-00065578

[Beacool]

36. Horrible!!!

I blame Trump and the rest of the nut jobs that he and the GOP have enabled. They have spent years spreading hate and persuading their followers that the 2020 election was "stolen". Their toxicity has pushed already mentally unstable people to violence.

My condolences to the victim's family. May he rest in peace.

[dlk]

38. Republicans have declared open season on Democrats

And the mainstream media is complicit. I fear this won’t be an isolated incident.

[BComplex]

41. FOX NEWS.

This has to stop.

[SoBlueInFL]

43. I'm in NW FL. I've been accosted for carrying a "Science Doesn't Care What You Believe" tote r/o

and for wearing my Rachel Maddow t-shirt. We no longer put up political signs, wouldn't dare put bumper stickers on our car, and I am careful where I carry that tote and wear that t-shirt. We also drive with the assumption that the *sshole drivers are Rep. and packing. One of my husband's former work associates was arrested for brandishing a gun during a road rage incident more than two decades ago. People around here were nuts long before the Trump/MAGA madness.

These nuts are totally willing to shoot their perceived enemies.

[republianmushroom]

46. the man with the gun was programmed to do this . IMO

[czarjak]

47. Getting people to believe bullshit is how propaganda works...

Correct me if I'm wrong. Following Real Freaks isn't helpful either. Open Season was declared in 2016, BTW.

[The Jungle 1]

55. It is called right wing political terrorism!

The right has gone full fascist

[GreenWave]

56. If convicted death penalty! I am tired of hearing this bs

But he's a Caucasian. Let's all hear his story while we focus on bad things the deceased did to deflect the story.

They must face consequences for being fascists.

[raccoon]

57. Lock him up!

[IcyPeas]

58. or what the GOP calls collateral damage.

[Missn-Hitch]

59. And that's why I have a conceal carry permit.

FOUR times this guy caused trouble.

[Old Crow]

63. Why in God's name did the judge set a bond?!

This man should NEVER be released back into society pending his court appearance. WTF?!

Editing to add the following:

In case any readers are unaware, you can purchase a surety bond for 10% of the full bond set by the judge -- meaning if Mr. Combs can come up with $95K, he's out of jail. All it would take is for some far-right website or talk radio show to establish a GoFundMe for this "patriot" and that sum would be raised in no time.

AGAIN: WTF is the judge thinking?!

[SunSeeker]

70. Right? It's infuriating. nt

[liberal N proud]

66. It has literally gotten that SICK!

[SunSeeker]

69. K & R for exposure.

[markodochartaigh]

72. Any charges for his dad helping him escape?

"Combs was taken into custody in a Jeep at the Ohio 126 West of Chapel Road. Both Combs and his father were in the vehicle."

[rizlaplus]

75. Radicalized by the hateful GOP

Killer walked casually way from the slain man