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19. This is Jimmy Paiz.

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 05:58 PM

Dec 2022

He is a retired marine with 3 tours in Iraq. And yeah, his PTSD is well documented. This is from his website:

I’m Jimmy Arturo Paiz, an Honduran-American writer and maker living in Savannah, GA., although, originally from Metro, DC. — a beltway kid. I write prose poetically about the human condition, that is, existential ruminations about our species’ denial of its animal self, amongst other oddities and interests. Also, I art.

https://jimmyarturopaiz.com/about/

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Georgia man arrested for shooting boy campaigning for Sen. Warnock [View all] brooklynite Dec 2022 OP

May not have been politically motivated. louis-t Dec 2022 #1

Great minds! (See my post below.) n/t intheflow Dec 2022 #3

Article mentions possible PTSD. He shot the kid through a closed door, as well . . . Journeyman Dec 2022 #6

Hmmm. No word on the color of the victim. intheflow Dec 2022 #2

Article mentions possible PTSD. He shot the kid through a closed door, as well . . . Journeyman Dec 2022 #7

you have said that 3 times now. ZonkerHarris Dec 2022 #13

Yes, because others have repeated their speculation multiple times as well . . . Journeyman Dec 2022 #14

And you keep repeating your ill-informed take Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #22

And yet, everything I wrote is taken from the article . . . Journeyman Dec 2022 #23

Journeyman, I agree with you 100%. You are pointing out that the posters are ignoring powerful Martin68 Dec 2022 #27

Shot him through a closed door . . . Journeyman Dec 2022 #4

Who in their right mind would ruin their own (or rented) door by shooting through it? NullTuples Dec 2022 #9

Pretty sure he was not in his right mind. nt BWdem4life Dec 2022 #16

Having PTSD means you are not "in your right mind." You react uncontrollably to stimuli because of Martin68 Dec 2022 #28

PTSD, I can understand. I didn't know he had it, but that at least makes sense. Thank you. NullTuples Dec 2022 #38

I knew somebody who did routinely Warpy Dec 2022 #32

Nobody thought to remove that guy's guns? LisaL Dec 2022 #35

PTSD hasn't caused ME to shoot anyone. moriah Dec 2022 #17

Here's a hug for you, moriah. Lefta Dissenter Dec 2022 #37

Thank you. ((Hugs)) back. moriah Dec 2022 #39

I have had PTSD since I was quite young Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #21

I have commented on facts stated in the article, information which came . . . Journeyman Dec 2022 #24

PTSD 4Q2u2 Dec 2022 #30

PTSD takes many forms depending on the trauma that caused it. If, for example, he served in a war Martin68 Dec 2022 #29

A radicalized Latin American right-winger - not unlike Little Narco or Cancun Cruz peppertree Dec 2022 #5

He Looks Nice nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #8

Yeah, and also has a very friendly smile! RKP5637 Dec 2022 #12

Shooters are never political IronLionZion Dec 2022 #10

The face of Perpetual Outrage. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #11

Race or Politics. Take your pick. Kennah Dec 2022 #15

I'm so glad the kid will be Cha Dec 2022 #18

This is Jimmy Paiz. mn9driver Dec 2022 #19

And of course he had a gun. LisaL Dec 2022 #20

Why did he have a gun JustAnotherGen Dec 2022 #33

Probably upset moniss Dec 2022 #25

So does he routinely shoot at the mailman too? nt TigressDem Dec 2022 #26

Girl Scouts selling cookies watch out nt Withywindle Dec 2022 #41

For now, lets just be glad the kid wasn't killed or permanently maimed. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #31

We don't know if the kid isn't permanently maimed. LisaL Dec 2022 #34

You're right. I looked through all the news items I could find, and only see 'non life threatening' 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #36

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As stated, we citizen/voters are next. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2022 #42

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Dec 2022 #43

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