[Lemmy]

Jughead Jughead:

Latest I heard, Routh has been charged with two counts of capital murder and is being held in custody at the Erath County Jail on $3 million bond.

Charged, not convicted. Care to wager on the outcome?

[Jughead]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Jughead Jughead:

Latest I heard, Routh has been charged with two counts of capital murder and is being held in custody at the Erath County Jail on $3 million bond.

Charged, not convicted. Care to wager on the outcome?

You're on! As this case involved multiple murders, and in Texas I am sure he will be convicted (of capital murder). Had this not occured in Texas, then I would not be so quick to wager.

[ShepherdsDog]

He'll be incarcerated in the mental health wing of a federal/state institution for an extended period of time

[Lemmy]

Jughead Jughead:

You're on! As this case involved multiple murders, and in Texas I am sure he will be convicted (of capital murder). Had this not occured in Texas, then I would not be so quick to wager.

It's not murder when there is no criminal intent. Crazy people cannot form criminal intent. He's going to the cracker factory, not the injection table.

[BartSimpson]

$1:

Iraq veteran and ex-US Navy seal Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in US history...

A couple things.

I never knew of Chris Kyle until this happened. I think he and his colleague were awesome guys for trying to help other veterans. That's awesome.

But I'm also getting a little weary of so many people who have done things whose details should follow them to the grave writing books and seeking publicity.

As to the claim that Kyle was the deadliest sniper in US history I can assure everyone reading this that he wasn't. Not even close. There's scores more guys who've done things that would just seem too fantastic to believe but then these guys eschew publicity so you'll never hear of them.

Up until recently 100% of these guys did their duty and kept their silence so as not to reveal capabilities, methods, tactics, and technologies so that no enemy would develop countermeasures for the same. Now it seems ever so fashionable for some of these guys to go off and write books that end up getting heavily analyzed by the enemy. I do not approve.

And why the Pentagon has started approving so many of these books truly disturbs me. I have no idea WTF the brass are thinking in allowing so much of this stuff to be published. Seems to me a bunch of colonels and generals should be warming a concrete bench in 6x8 for approving of this kind of treason.

[andyt]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

And why the Pentagon has started approving so many of these books truly disturbs me. I have no idea WTF the brass are thinking in allowing so much of this stuff to be published. Seems to me a bunch of colonels and generals should be warming a concrete bench in 6x8 for approving of this kind of treason.

Because you don't have compulsory military service anymore. More effective yet would be if they hired writers who described how using some hightech weapons system is better than any video game.

[N_Fiddledog]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

$1:

Iraq veteran and ex-US Navy seal Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in US history...

A couple things.

I never knew of Chris Kyle until this happened.

Seriously? Did you not hear the one when Kyle knocked out Jesse Ventura in a bar, because Ventura crashed a Navy Seal event using his "I used to be a seal" cred then started bashing Seals in a loud voice. Apparently it was a wake, parents of the deceased were there.

[BartSimpson]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

$1:

Iraq veteran and ex-US Navy seal Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in US history...

A couple things.

I never knew of Chris Kyle until this happened.

Seriously? Did you not hear the one when Kyle knocked out Jesse Ventura in a bar, because Ventura crashed a Navy Seal event using his "I used to be a seal" cred then started bashing Seals in a loud voice. Apparently it was a wake, parents of the deceased were there.

Honestly, I don't really follow the SEALs. Twenty-five years ago they were the sh*t, for sure. But anymore? The really serious people work in units that don't even have acronyms or names that are known to maybe about a dozen people. The SEAL teams are just where the serious folks do their recruiting.

[Zipperfish]

$1:

Travis Cox, director of a non-profit-making organisation Mr Kyle had helped found, told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Routh was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and that Mr Kyle and Mr Littlefield were trying to help him.

Like trying to help an alcoholic by taking him down to the local pub.

[BartSimpson]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

$1:

Travis Cox, director of a non-profit-making organisation Mr Kyle had helped found, told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Routh was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and that Mr Kyle and Mr Littlefield were trying to help him.

Like trying to help an alcoholic by taking him down to the local pub.

Shooting is actually quite relaxing for certain people. I like to do it myself for the reason that I necessarily need to clear my mind to focus on what I'm doing. It can be quite Zen-like.

[raydan]

Shooting darts will have the exact same effect.

[Lemmy]

raydan raydan:

Shooting darts will have the exact same effect.

...or tugging on your weiner.

[Zipperfish]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Shooting is actually quite relaxing for certain people. I like to do it myself for the reason that I necessarily need to clear my mind to focus on what I'm doing. It can be quite Zen-like.

Indubitavbly. Nopt likely to be relaxing for someone suffering from PTSD as a result of combat though.

[BartSimpson]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Shooting is actually quite relaxing for certain people. I like to do it myself for the reason that I necessarily need to clear my mind to focus on what I'm doing. It can be quite Zen-like.

Indubitavbly. Nopt likely to be relaxing for someone suffering from PTSD as a result of combat though.

Not for everyone, true, but for some guys who are having problems with PTSD shooting will still do for them what it does for me. It's just the nature of the sport.

[PluggyRug]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Shooting is actually quite relaxing for certain people. I like to do it myself for the reason that I necessarily need to clear my mind to focus on what I'm doing. It can be quite Zen-like.

Indubitavbly. Nopt likely to be relaxing for someone suffering from PTSD as a result of combat though.

Maybe not, but what's the first thing you do after falling off your horse.