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Originally posted by Lillydale
Originally posted by Josephus23
links and references please and not just more of the same sad ad hominem attacks. (I am hoping that you know what that is)
LINKS AND REFERENCES PLEASE. BACK UP WHAT YOU SAY.
If you can.
But you can't.
I am just curious here but since a cop was shot in the head, who is it you suppose actually did that if cooper could not from where he was?
Originally posted by Josephus23
I am not trying to be a pain in the butt, but you statement was a logical fallacy.
It was a negative proof fallacy. The ONLY thing that I said was that the angle in which ramble blah blah blah.......
Originally posted by turk182
...according to COOPER(and some others), UFO magazine was a CIA funded publication.
Originally posted by turk182
reply to post by Lillydale
I merely provided the information that I was referring to. All are welcome to make up their own minds ,of course.
As I previously stated, I merely wanted to make it known(when someone was using UFO Mag articles against Cooper for their argument) that , according to COOPER(and some others), UFO magazine was a CIA funded publication.
I would , after reading it again now, retract my wording and not call what Cooper provided,"Proof" though. Not by a long-shot.
I do think it is fair to say that SOME people do not trust UFO magazine.
Now, if some people want to say that those people are idiots, and blind Cooper worshipers , OK, go ahead.
I believe people are capable of deciding these things for themselves. If they were to be humiliated into agreeing with all of the intelligently worded ,condescending posts by some people here who want them to dismiss EVERYTHING Bill Cooper ever said, I think they would be allowing themselves to be manipulated.
I am not telling anyone what to believe. Make up your own mind.
PEACE
Originally posted by ThinkLogic
You've all seen movies where cop 1 shoots Mr Civilian, then shoots cop 2, making out that the civilian opened fire first and killed cop 2/
Originally posted by ThinkLogic
Either way, the UFOlogy community lost a friend...
Originally posted by ThinkLogic
someone who seemed pleasant and who spoke from the heart.
Originally posted by ThinkLogic
The fact is, a man came forward and told what he knew about government coverups and suffered an attempt on his life....
Originally posted by ThinkLogic
You've all seen movies where cop 1 shoots Mr Civilian, then shoots cop 2, making out that the civilian opened fire first and killed cop 2.
Self defence setup is common, as is faked suicide. The fact is, a man came forward and told what he knew about government coverups and suffered an attempt on his life. He continued to speak and eventually he ended up dead. Either way, the UFOlogy community lost a friend... someone who seemed pleasant and who spoke from the heart.
I believe Mr Cooper. He wasn't the first to be killed by his own government, i doubt he will be the last. We must not be frightened though.
Hurling abuse over the internet is one thing, but hurling abuse over the internet to a dead man is another. Give the guy a break. He paid with his life.
According to Police, Cooper lived on a hilltop over looking several undeveloped areas and other homes below. Despite not owning the land below his home, Cooper was known to chase teenagers or young lovers off the land and Police decided to use this to lure Cooper away from his home. Det. Valenzuela stated that two undercover Sheriff's Deputies were sent in a pick-up truck to the area below Cooper's home. There were also two uniformed Deputies in the bed of the pick-up. As expected, Cooper drove down to that area from his home and told the two undercover Deputies to leave.
But Cooper left and drove away toward his home before the undercover deputies could do anything. While on his way back up the hill, a fully marked Sheriff's patrol vehicle blocked the road(1) in front of Cooper. Uniformed members of the Sheriff's Department SWAT Team (2) exited that marked vehicle and told Cooper to stop, keep his hands where they could see them and exit the vehicle. They say Cooper placed one hand outside his window, then accelerated around the police car, trying to run over a Sheriff Sergeant. Police gave brief chase to Cooper's home.
Police say Cooper exited his vehicle, drew a handgun and began firing at Deputies as he ran toward his house. One Deputy Sheriff was struck at least once and possibly twice in the head.(3) Another Deputy returned fire, hitting Cooper several times. The wounded Deputy was evacuated by Helicopter to a hospital in Phoenix. Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics who were at the scene standing-by
The following questions arise from this incident: (1) Cooper would have had to pass the marked Police patrol Vehicle while going down the hill. Why would he do so without seeing it and fleeing? Further, how could he drive around it once it came onto the road while Cooper was enroute back to his home? (2) If Police intended a peaceful, non-violent arrest, why send a SWAT Team? (3) If Cooper drew a gun and fired "while running back toward his home" as police say, how could he hit a Deputy once and possibly twice in the head? A head-shot is a difficult thing to accomplish with a hand gun, never mind two head shots while the shooter is running! (4) Why were Paramedics "on the scene standing-by" if Sheriffs intended this to be a peaceful arrest?
I also find it hard to trust someone who is a criminal. I mean he was accused of not paying his taxes from 1992 to 1994. Criminals tend to be dishonest. Criminals whose crimes revolve around money are the kind of people that have no problem lying to get more money. See where I am going with this line of thinking?
Would it change your mind at all if before he died, he threatened the United States government? Would that at least shed a little doubt on how exactly you think he died? Knowing that he promised to bring harm to any government agent attempting to carry out the law kind of makes me think that just maybe he did shoot a cop.
Aside from that though, he made no secret of his love for guns and his detest of the government. These things are known facts by his own words. Add to that the many many many accounts claiming he was an alcoholic and it is a little easier to believe a paranoid gun-loving government hating lying drunk shot at a cop rather than the other theory but I am certainly entertaining evidence.
It seems like from just the little I have learned from this thread and links provided in it, the UFO community lost someone who was using them as unwitting dupes in order to finance his fantasies. That is just my opinion though. I am leaning one way but I am still technically on the fence.
Originally posted by Josephus23
THIS IS A RESPECTFUL REPLY TO LILLYDALE:
Star for the effort Lillydale.
However...
I would like to say that you made a couple of errors regarding Cooper's character. What I am saying should not be misconstrued as me trying to pick a fight with you. I am only trying to clear up any misunderstandings regarding Cooper.
Being accused of not paying taxes is in no way criminal. The 16th Amendment is unconstitutional because it requires taxpayers to pay a direct UN-APPORTIONED tax. This is in direct violation to the constitution. People blindly follow this supposed law because the lower courts put people in jail for not paying their taxes, but the Supreme Court has declared the income tax unconstitutional. You can find more information about this here.
None of that really matters anyway. We are all innocent until proven guilty.
Unfortunately Cooper was never afforded that chance.
The Federal "Government" of the United States is actually a corporation masquerading as our country.
See here. Scroll down for the definition of the United States.
Cooper was not an anarchist. He was respectful of the Constitution for the united states of America. He swore his allegiance to uphold the Constitution in just about every single radio show in his archive.
What Cooper did not respect was the United States Federal Government.
(see corporation)
I know of no evidence that he was in any way dependent upon Alcohol.
I have heard people tell stories about his alcohol use, but these stories NEVER come from any of Cooper's colleagues and ALWAYS come from people who seek to discredit Cooper.
BTW...I have also heard people tell me stories that two planes took down WTC 1 and 2.
Cooper may have been paranoid, but I think that he had good reason.
And as I have discussed before, Cooper was not against local government nor the country of America.
What Cooper detested was the proxy government that masquerades as our country.
I don't think that he was using anyone and I hope that I might have switched your opinion regarding him.
Listen to his mystery babylon series.
In this series he continually swears his allegiance to uphold the Constitution.
Originally posted by Josephus23
Exactly what do you mean by "listen to him to hear how crazy he is"?