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25. Affadavit: Man admits church shooting, says liberals should die
Wed Feb 22, 2012, 01:33 PM
Feb 2012

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- A man accused of fatally shooting two adults and wounding seven others at a Knoxville church told police the church's liberal teachings prompted him to attack, according to court papers.

Jim David Adkisson told investigators all liberals should be killed and admitted he shot people Sunday morning at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, according to a search warrant affidavit obtained by CNN affiliate WBIR.

Also, a four-page letter police found in Adkisson's vehicle indicated he was motivated by frustration over being unable to obtain a job, authorities said Monday.

According to the affidavit requesting to search Adkisson's home, the suspect told investigators liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country. Adkisson also blamed Democrats for the country's decline, according to the affidavit.

"He felt that the Democrats had tied his country's hands in the war on terror and they had ruined every institution in America with the aid of major media outlets," the affidavit said. "Because he could not get to the leaders of the liberal movement ... he would then target those that had voted them into office."EDIT

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/28/church.shooting/

2009 Pittsburgh Police Shootings

The 2009 Pittsburgh police shootings was a shootout that took place on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at 1016 Fairfield Street[1] in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, stemming from an argument over a dog urinating in the house between a mother and her 22-year-old son.[2] At approximately 7:11 a.m. EDT, 22-year-old Richard Poplawski opened fire on two Pittsburgh Police officers responding to a 911 call from Poplawski's mother, who was attempting to get the police officers to remove her son from the home.[2] Three police officers were ultimately confirmed dead, and another two were seriously injured.[3]

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Edward Perkovic, a friend of Poplawski, said the gunman feared "the Obama gun ban that's on the way" and "didn't like our rights being infringed upon". Perkovic also stated that Poplawski "didn't like the Zionists controlling the media and controlling, you know, our freedom of speech" and that "He didn't like the control of the guns that was about to happen. He believed everything our forefathers put before us and thought that it was being distorted." Another longtime friend, Aaron Vire, said that Poplawski feared President Obama was going to take away his rights.[10]

Poplawski posted that he believed that "the federal government, mainstream media, and banking system in these United States are strongly under the influence of -- if not completely controlled by -- Zionist interest. An economic collapse of the financial system is inevitable, bringing with it some degree of civil unrest if not outright balkanization of the continental US, civil/revolutionary/racial war . . . This collapse is likely engineered by the elite Jewish powers that be in order to make for a power and asset grab."[11][12]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Pittsburgh_police_shootings

I-580 Shooter's Targets: ACLU & Tides Foundation

Here's a rather disturbing update on Byron Williams, the liberal-hating, parolee right-wing crazy guy who opened fire on the CHP last weekend.

Via KGO:

Court documents released Tuesday say Williams told investigators he intended to start a revolution by traveling to San Francisco to kill people at the ACLU and the Tides Foundation, an organization that says it promotes economic justice.

"His plan was to go there and wait until it opens up in the morning; our investigators brought up to him that those organizations are probably closed on Sundays and he said he was going to wait until they opened up," Oakland Police Department spokesperson Jeff Thomason said.

Armed to the teeth, and as a third-striker, not particularly concerned with his fate, too:

When the officers tried to contact Williams, a 12-minute-long gun battle ensued. Williams, armed with three guns, including a .308-caliber rifle that can penetrate ballistic body armor and vehicles, eventually surrendered and exited the vehicle.

Williams was arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday on four counts of attempted murder of a peace officer and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He received enhancements for wearing body armor. [Read more]

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/i-580-shooters-targets-aclu-and-tides-found

Suspect Charged in Holocaust Museum Attack

An 88-year-old white supremacist was charged with murder Thursday, a day after he left a signed anti-Semitic screed in his car outside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, then gunned down a security guard who opened the door to let him in, officials said.

Guard Stephen T. Johns was shot to death Wednesday by Holocaust denier James von Brunn, who left his car outside an entrance to the museum and walked in holding a rifle at his side, District Police Chief Cathy Lanier said at a news conference.

Von Brunn started shooting immediately, exchanging fire with two other guards who shot and critically injured him, Lanier said.

In his car, officers found a notebook with a handwritten note that read, "You want my weapons — this is how you'll get them. The Holocaust is a lie. Obama was created by Jews," according to a court affidavit.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31237522/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/suspect-charged-holocaust-museum-attack/#.T0UzFPVnDpw

Oh, sorry, better take off the tin foil.

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K&R Odin2005 Feb 2012 #1
You may want to loosen your tin foil hat a little Neue Regel Feb 2012 #2
Nothing like a good couple of smear terms to raise the tone of an intellectual discussion... saras Feb 2012 #3
I think it's a valid point. There are implications to labeling people murderers, etc. DirkGently Feb 2012 #4
certainly to dehumanizing. One of the steps in genocide. There are 10. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #5
"Tiller the baby killer" Incitatus Feb 2012 #7
That is a very good example of stochastic terrorism. backscatter712 Feb 2012 #12
Very enlightening, Poindexter. backscatter712 Feb 2012 #11
Does it only count when the rhetoric is from people on the right? Neue Regel Feb 2012 #45
I'm glad you brought that up loyalsister Feb 2012 #55
So you go from "It's not an issue at all." to "But the dems do it too!" EOTE Feb 2012 #65
Not red with blood, no krispos42 Feb 2012 #67
Would you please explain what you mean by that statement? BeHereNow Feb 2012 #14
It's happened already, or haven't you been paying attention? SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #16
Affadavit: Man admits church shooting, says liberals should die hatrack Feb 2012 #25
Have you not been paying attention for the last 60 years? GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #43
If Sanatarium is nuts enough to say it... socialindependocrat Feb 2012 #6
Those who live by the sword..... cliffordu Feb 2012 #8
When I was back there in Seminary School MustBeTheBooz Feb 2012 #23
Does that mean Maxine Waters leads the charge on the Democratic side? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #9
The difference... backscatter712 Feb 2012 #10
Like the way we called out McClurkin, who called us child killers, and that was followed Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #13
Maxine Waters does not have a daily radio show lapislzi Feb 2012 #27
To try and equate meanit Feb 2012 #49
I remember a speaker I heard 10 or so years ago talking about this- BeHereNow Feb 2012 #15
So true... ljm2002 Feb 2012 #17
Have you read Bugliosi's "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" BeHereNow Feb 2012 #20
Exactly! MustBeTheBooz Feb 2012 #24
Shake the crazy tree, and maybe a few nuts will fall out. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #18
"No one could have ever predicted!" backscatter712 Feb 2012 #19
This is why I think liberals and LGBT individuals should get armed. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #21
Mutually Assured Destruction? MustBeTheBooz Feb 2012 #26
Is a proven deterrent. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #28
The Doctor would not approve. randome Feb 2012 #29
False. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #31
Not every would-be hero would make the best decision. MustBeTheBooz Feb 2012 #46
Ironic thread is ironic Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #22
What is the irony? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #30
You know, I'm in a really awesome mood right now. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #33
If you're averse to 'serious discussion', then I recommend staying away from one, The Doctor. Feb 2012 #38
I gave a serious rejoinder. If you choose to ignore that fact that's not my fault Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #39
I didn't, but you ignored my deliberate response and then accused me of ignorance. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #42
The DKos article is dumb enough to refute itself Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #44
If it's possible to 'reason in ignorance', you've just demonstrated it. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #53
The OP is about stochastic terrorism Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #54
You've hit the deep end of irrational. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #56
"killed many more people" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #57
So you're arguing that it's just as bad to incite animal rights activists The Doctor. Feb 2012 #58
We do in fact agree Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #60
The lines are too easily drawn to permit a 'slippery slope' argument. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #61
You say its not difficult to identify the line between incitement and reporting. onenote Feb 2012 #62
No, I said 'easily drawn'. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #63
Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #37
Ummm.... wut? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #40
In reality ThoughtCriminal Feb 2012 #32
Or playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic... n/t backscatter712 Feb 2012 #36
Played that a few times.... The Doctor. Feb 2012 #41
There is libtodeath Feb 2012 #34
And this is why we have to remain non-violent and remind JDPriestly Feb 2012 #35
Knock out Republican's front runners SCREW UP THEIR PRIMARY we'll vote "Ron Paul" BleedBlueUSA Feb 2012 #47
No. Ron Paul appeals to low-information liberal and Democratic voters, especially tblue37 Feb 2012 #51
Knowledge is responsibility. gulliver Feb 2012 #48
If Santorum, the GOP, the wild eyed Fox news meanit Feb 2012 #50
They're trying to cater to their delusional base by using hyperbole. chrisa Feb 2012 #64
I sincerely hope you're not serious about this Major Nikon Feb 2012 #52
Have you ever considered that they don't think that far ahead?..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2012 #59
Interesting and empirically true. krispos42 Feb 2012 #66
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