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backtoblue

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13. my heart goes out to your brother as well as the little boy

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 12:58 PM

Feb 2013

It must be one of the most difficult situations to be in and with every ounce of my being I hope this turns out with a safe child and an apprehended crazy man.

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Alabama abduction: Boy still held in underground bunker [View all] TomCADem Feb 2013 OP

sounds like an NRA posterboy Skittles Feb 2013 #1

Another psychopath who should have been permanently institutionalized decades ago Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #2

Or he could have VA_Jill Feb 2013 #32

Oh come on Scairp Feb 2013 #44

Can't believe this is still going on... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #3

This is effing horrendous. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #4

Support the troops. mikeysnot Feb 2013 #30

Apparently. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #31

"cared for"? I don't believe that he wanted to be cared for. FarCenter Feb 2013 #37

Perhaps not, but he needed some psychiatric care whether he wanted it or not. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #38

Right, he should have been involuntarily committed or charged with assault and imprisoned FarCenter Feb 2013 #42

That works for me. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #52

Note how little attention this is getting in the national media. yardwork Feb 2013 #5

because they can't call attention SemperEadem Feb 2013 #6

Good point about the Patriot Act. Lots of innocent people have been tortured yardwork Feb 2013 #8

Ironically i found out about this sad story go west young man Feb 2013 #25

it's also possible that backtoblue Feb 2013 #7

That would never stop the info-news media if they wanted to cover this story. yardwork Feb 2013 #9

so what is your theory as to why they aren't covering it? backtoblue Feb 2013 #12

It Does Not Fit Into The Narrative Of Blaming Video Games TomCADem Feb 2013 #14

It may be wise to limit media coverage of this case, but Fox News is ignoring it for another reason. yardwork Feb 2013 #40

This is true LizW Feb 2013 #10

my heart goes out to your brother as well as the little boy backtoblue Feb 2013 #13

Thanks, backtoblue LizW Feb 2013 #18

Oh, Liz. At least they care very much and I hope they can save him from this beast. freshwest Feb 2013 #50

Please tell your brother that millions of us appreciate what he is doing. yardwork Feb 2013 #41

The difference between this situation and a child falling down a pipe or the balloon boy story onenote Feb 2013 #36

What I get is that the U.S. has a very high tolerance for gun violence. yardwork Feb 2013 #39

Thank you Dr. Non-Sequitur. onenote Feb 2013 #43

Again, not even the same Scairp Feb 2013 #45

Why is that? lunasun Feb 2013 #53

If only the lunatic had guns, this never would have happened. valerief Feb 2013 #11

Grab the survivalists first question everything Feb 2013 #15

. Incitatus Feb 2013 #16

What is his relationship to the boy?... TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #17

Random LizW Feb 2013 #19

Thank you... TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #21

thank you for the updates sasha031 Feb 2013 #28

Plus he's five years old Scairp Feb 2013 #46

I don't think there was any. The man just wanted a child as a shield. He'd tried to grab others, freshwest Feb 2013 #51

This is so sad. drm604 Feb 2013 #20

because it is the most shocking and horrific thing they can do. arely staircase Feb 2013 #24

Awww ... I was hoping to see the little boy had been released this morning. polly7 Feb 2013 #22

It would interfere with Headline News' obsessive coverage of the Jodi Arrias murder trial. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #23

S-E-X VA_Jill Feb 2013 #33

Not related Scairp Feb 2013 #47

Tell him asteroid safely passed by and he can come out now. kiranon Feb 2013 #26

The outcome I'd like to see,ends with Flashmann Feb 2013 #27

Poor child obama2terms Feb 2013 #29

I would like to know more. RTick Feb 2013 #34

Viet Nam war was 1959-1975 and there are many vets still around. He is 65 and could easily be one. uppityperson Feb 2013 #35

I believe the Navy confirmed his service Scairp Feb 2013 #48

Untreated, PTSD is for life u4ic Feb 2013 #54

47% RTick Feb 2013 #55

Some people may self medicate u4ic Feb 2013 #56

still not sure RTick Feb 2013 #57

The poor child, the other children, the bus driver, all the families and neighbors. Sunlei Feb 2013 #49

I bet anything he's also an active alcoholic. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #58