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August 7, 2005 11:09 PM Subscribe
Man fatally shot in Kentucky over argument about Iraq war I know. I couldn't help myself. Newsfilter, Iraqfilter, Crapfilter, Onelinkpostfilter. I couldn't HELP myself, okay?
This post was deleted for the following reason: "I'm sorry for posting this. It should be deleted...."
I'm sorry for posting this. It should be deleted and I should be banned. But... It's got Iraq. Gunplay. Gunplay between gun dealers at a flea market. A Kentucky flea market. It's got the victim being the one who opposed the war and the shooter being the one who supports it and it looks like the shooter may get off on self defense. It's happened outside the Snack Shed. The Snack Shed. I couldn't help it, I couldn't resist posting it. I think the density of handy yet shallow controversy might implode, creating a whole new alternate universe Metafilter in its place. Can you resist the controversy? Nonetheless I am ashamed.
posted by nanojath at 11:19 PM on August 7, 2005
posted by nanojath at 11:19 PM on August 7, 2005
I'm sorry for posting this. It should be deleted and I should be banned.
Well, okay.
posted by jimmy at 11:20 PM on August 7, 2005
Well, okay.
posted by jimmy at 11:20 PM on August 7, 2005
...and the Culture Wars take their first casualty.
posted by ScottMorris at 11:20 PM on August 7, 2005
posted by ScottMorris at 11:20 PM on August 7, 2005
Well... at least the Iraq war supporter's actions are consistent with his beliefs.
posted by mosch at 11:30 PM on August 7, 2005
posted by mosch at 11:30 PM on August 7, 2005
One less America-hating hippy librul.
at least the Iraq war supporter's actions are consistent with his beliefs.
Where in the article does it list the positions on the war of the shooter and shot?
Seems to be quite a few militant "peace" activists these days.
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 11:38 PM on August 7, 2005
at least the Iraq war supporter's actions are consistent with his beliefs.
Where in the article does it list the positions on the war of the shooter and shot?
Seems to be quite a few militant "peace" activists these days.
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 11:38 PM on August 7, 2005
What possible angle could you have felt was worth discussing here?
Gunplay between gun dealers at a flea market. A Kentucky flea market...
Ooh, nice one. What a fucking crap post.
posted by mediareport at 11:42 PM on August 7, 2005
Gunplay between gun dealers at a flea market. A Kentucky flea market...
Ooh, nice one. What a fucking crap post.
posted by mediareport at 11:42 PM on August 7, 2005
Was there an orgy of gun lootin' after his death like in the Old Westerns? I hope someone got his boots.
One of my rules is to not get into any arguments with anyone who's got a gun on their person. Unless I got a bigger 'un!
posted by fenriq at 11:47 PM on August 7, 2005
One of my rules is to not get into any arguments with anyone who's got a gun on their person. Unless I got a bigger 'un!
posted by fenriq at 11:47 PM on August 7, 2005
Seems to be quite a few militant "peace" activists these days.
Yeah, the streets are running red with the blood of yellow-ribbon SUV drivers. Any other strawmen you'd like shot, Steve?
posted by Rothko at 11:52 PM on August 7, 2005
Yeah, the streets are running red with the blood of yellow-ribbon SUV drivers. Any other strawmen you'd like shot, Steve?
posted by Rothko at 11:52 PM on August 7, 2005
Seems to be quite a few militant "peace" activists these days.
Yeah be peaceful for i'll pop a cap in your ass!
posted by MrLint at 11:55 PM on August 7, 2005
Yeah be peaceful for i'll pop a cap in your ass!
posted by MrLint at 11:55 PM on August 7, 2005
Steve_At_Linnwood: Other articles which state the facts in the summary (opinions of shooter/victim, reason to believe it may have been self-defense, etc) are available here.
Of course that would ruin your chance to snark, so you wouldn't want to do that, no would you?
posted by mosch at 11:57 PM on August 7, 2005
Of course that would ruin your chance to snark, so you wouldn't want to do that, no would you?
posted by mosch at 11:57 PM on August 7, 2005
Where in the article does it list the positions on the war of the shooter and shot?
"Douglas Moore, 65, of Martin, who backs the war, shot and killed Harold Wayne Smith, 56, of Manchester, who opposed it."
posted by Rothko at 12:02 AM on August 8, 2005
"Douglas Moore, 65, of Martin, who backs the war, shot and killed Harold Wayne Smith, 56, of Manchester, who opposed it."
posted by Rothko at 12:02 AM on August 8, 2005
I love the "well, we all saw it coming" tone of the article.
Have we really resigned ourselves as a nation to being this predictably stupid? Obviously so.
posted by wakko at 12:21 AM on August 8, 2005
Have we really resigned ourselves as a nation to being this predictably stupid? Obviously so.
posted by wakko at 12:21 AM on August 8, 2005
It was the lib'rul guy that pulled the gun. But the neo-con won and lived.
posted by Balisong at 12:29 AM on August 8, 2005
posted by Balisong at 12:29 AM on August 8, 2005
As much as I just love trashing people who support the war, the guy was defending himself against someone who started beating him up.
posted by nightchrome at 12:30 AM on August 8, 2005
posted by nightchrome at 12:30 AM on August 8, 2005
"After police cleaned up the scene, it went back to business as usual here. Some vendors chose to leave, but others chose to stay."
Editor: "Johnson! I need a 340 word article on the snack shack shooting by noon!"
posted by Jack Karaoke at 12:44 AM on August 8, 2005
Editor: "Johnson! I need a 340 word article on the snack shack shooting by noon!"
posted by Jack Karaoke at 12:44 AM on August 8, 2005
Words fail me. No, really. They fail me. Nano, you must be easily amused.
I'm ashamed of your bottom, too, uncanny hengeman.
posted by dobbs at 1:23 AM on August 8, 2005
I'm ashamed of your bottom, too, uncanny hengeman.
posted by dobbs at 1:23 AM on August 8, 2005
Onelinkpostfilter isn't a bad thing.
posted by Space Coyote at 1:57 AM on August 8, 2005
posted by Space Coyote at 1:57 AM on August 8, 2005
It's depressing and banal how this stuff can get started.
When my sister worked ER admitting years ago, she'd see fight (and even gunshot) vicitims come in having been grieviously injured over all manner of stupidly handled disagreements: "He was lookin' at my woman." "He touched my beer." "He's a Clemson fan and I'm a Gamecocks fan and we started arguing."
If anything, I guess this suggests that a large part of gun control is head control; if you can't keep cool over differences of opinion, you really shouldn't be around firearms.
Even though the original poster wants it gone, it'll be a shame if this gets deleted; perfectly good fodder for a snarkfest.
posted by alumshubby at 5:14 AM on August 8, 2005
When my sister worked ER admitting years ago, she'd see fight (and even gunshot) vicitims come in having been grieviously injured over all manner of stupidly handled disagreements: "He was lookin' at my woman." "He touched my beer." "He's a Clemson fan and I'm a Gamecocks fan and we started arguing."
If anything, I guess this suggests that a large part of gun control is head control; if you can't keep cool over differences of opinion, you really shouldn't be around firearms.
Even though the original poster wants it gone, it'll be a shame if this gets deleted; perfectly good fodder for a snarkfest.
posted by alumshubby at 5:14 AM on August 8, 2005
Those crazy rednecks. They sure are fun to laugh at since we are so much better than they are.
posted by Pollomacho at 5:26 AM on August 8, 2005
posted by Pollomacho at 5:26 AM on August 8, 2005
Thanks Pollomacho. You are right. Sure is fun to sit up here and look down upon those so less "cultured" than we. Nothing like a feeling of justified schadenfreude to help bolster our egos.
posted by Dantien at 5:45 AM on August 8, 2005
posted by Dantien at 5:45 AM on August 8, 2005
Just wanted to add my two cents before the thread is deleted.
Hi mom!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 5:52 AM on August 8, 2005
Hi mom!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 5:52 AM on August 8, 2005
Is this the first casualty of the Iraq war on American soil?
Or just some worthless "Weird News" segment?
posted by Citizen Premier at 5:53 AM on August 8, 2005
Or just some worthless "Weird News" segment?
posted by Citizen Premier at 5:53 AM on August 8, 2005
Is this the first casualty of the Iraq war on American soil?
Nope: There have been a bunch of murders by Iraq vets (one of them)
posted by amberglow at 6:11 AM on August 8, 2005
Nope: There have been a bunch of murders by Iraq vets (one of them)
posted by amberglow at 6:11 AM on August 8, 2005
Citizen Premier: Both?
posted by alumshubby at 6:11 AM on August 8, 2005
posted by alumshubby at 6:11 AM on August 8, 2005
nanojath: “I couldn’t HELP myself, okay?”
Actually, you could. You chose not to.
posted by signal at 6:23 AM on August 8, 2005
Actually, you could. You chose not to.
posted by signal at 6:23 AM on August 8, 2005
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