continuing proofs America is wacko [2]

Pettytyrant101 wrote:I watched some of the speeches at the NRA rally- um...   

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But the most out their crazy I've heard so far was from LaPierre who said -

“There are terrorists and home invaders and drug cartels and carjackers and knockout gamers and rapers, haters, campus killers, airport killers, shopping mall killers, road-rage killers, and killers who scheme to destroy our country with massive storms of violence against our power grids, or vicious waves of chemicals or disease that could collapse the society that sustains us all.”

[Douglas Kenrick]...did an experiment.

His method had the elegance of all great science: He recruited a volunteer to stop her car at a green light and he counted the seconds until the driver behind honked the horn. He did this once a week from April to August on days when the high temperature ranged from 84 degrees to 108, [29 to 42 C] and he found that the thermometer accurately predicted how soon, and how many times, thwarted drivers would protest before the light changed.

"When the weather was comfortably cool, the typical driver just politely tapped on the horn for a second," Kenrick wrote, "When it got near 100, though, they started blaring their horns, yelling out the window, and making hand signals they probably did not learn in driver's education."

David H wrote:Now THIS is good science!   

[Douglas Kenrick]...did an experiment.

His method had the elegance of all great science: He recruited a volunteer to stop her car at a green light and he counted the seconds until the driver behind honked the horn. He did this once a week from April to August on days when the high temperature ranged from 84 degrees to 108, [29 to 42 C] and he found that the thermometer accurately predicted how soon, and how many times, thwarted drivers would protest before the light changed.

"When the weather was comfortably cool, the typical driver just politely tapped on the horn for a second," Kenrick wrote, "When it got near 100, though, they started blaring their horns, yelling out the window, and making hand signals they probably did not learn in driver's education."

bungobaggins wrote:

Mrs Figg wrote:I always thought the movie Tremors part of the NRA propaganda?    brilliant film   

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Exactly which part of this carefully researched and ethically grounded statement do you take issue with?- Halfy

All of it   

America certainly dodged a bullet as it were not electing Palin- she is off her rocker.

"She called gun-free school zones "stupid on steroids."

Yeah because lethal weaponry and children are such a great mix!

A Minnesota homeowner who shot and killed two unarmed teenagers during a break-in was quickly convicted of premeditated murder Tuesday, with a jury taking about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense.

Byron Smith, a 65-year-old retiree who once set up security in American embassies for the U.S. State Department, shot Nick Brady, 17, and Haile Kifer, 18, multiple times after they broke into his home on Thanksgiving Day 2012.

Smith's attorney said he was fearful after previous burglaries. But prosecutors argued Smith waited in his basement and intended to kill the teens, with a setup so elaborate that lead prosecutor Pete Orput compared it to a deer stand. Their key evidence was an audio recording that captured the killings in chilling detail, including Smith's taunts as the teens died.

The mothers of the teens, who were cousins, cried as the verdicts were read: guilty on two counts each of first-degree and second-degree murder. Smith, who showed no emotion as he heard the verdicts, was immediately sentenced to life without parole. Defense attorney Steve Meshbesher said he would appeal.

Brady's grandmother, Bonnie Schaeffel, was among family members who addressed the court after the verdicts.

She said Smith seemed like a "sour, angry old recluse who felt he was above the law." She added she was sorry his house was burglarized, but said Kifer and Brady should have had the chance to grow up and learn from their mistake.

Kifer's aunt, Laurie Skipper, read a statement from her niece's parents: "Byron Smith made a conscious choice to shoot and kill our beautiful daughter Haile. ... The feelings of helplessness are overwhelming."

Smith's brother, Bruce, walked past reporters afterward without comment.

The teens' killings stirred debate around the state and in Little Falls — a Mississippi River city of 8,000 about 100 miles northwest of Minneapolis — about how far a homeowner can go in responding to a threat. Minnesota law allows deadly force to prevent a felony from taking place in one's home or dwelling, but one's actions must be considered reasonable under the circumstances.

Prosecutors said Smith's plan was set in motion on the morning of the killings, after Smith saw a neighbor whom he believed responsible for prior burglaries. Prosecutors say Smith moved his truck to make it look like no one was home, and then settled into a basement chair with a book, energy bars, a bottle of water and two guns.

Smith also set up a hand-held recorder on a bookshelf, which captured audio of the shootings, and had installed a surveillance system that recorded images of Brady trying to enter the house.

The audio, which was played several times in court, captured the sound of glass shattering, Brady descending the basement stairs and Smith shooting Brady three times. Smith can be heard saying, "You're dead." Prosecutors said Smith put Brady's body on a tarp and dragged him into another room, then sat down, reloaded his weapon and waited.

About 10 minutes later, Kifer came downstairs. More shots are heard on the recording as Kifer screams. Smith says, "You're dying," followed soon by the sound of another gunshot, which investigators said Smith described as "a good, clean finishing shot."

Later on the recording, Smith refers to the teens as "vermin." Smith waited a full day before asking a neighbor to call police.

'A BUCKFAST-themed funeral was held yesterday for a 17-year-old murder victim.....A “Buckfast shrine” outside the family’s home in Simon Crescent has steadily grown since Connor died last month from a single stab wound to the heart.'