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You would think such an item, Halloween decoration or not, would garner a tiny bit of interest in light of recent events, not to mention Loughner's wearing of a skull mask in "his" YouTube video, chillingly similar to the skull in his backyard. Not only would it be potential evidence and a treasure trove of information for the FBI profiling department, but any self respecting law officer would look into such a blatant example of potential cult activity at least to confirm or rule out possible accomplices. So soon after the event, he could have been a "militia" member, Neo-Nazi extremist, Muslim terrorist, Ron Paul supporter, drug cartel affiliate, juggalo, or a member of any number of other groups (The CIA?), foreign or domestic, who might target a U.S. Congresswoman and a Federal judge.
On the Autumn Equinox of 2004, Jared was stuck with a sharp object by another teenager while at school. Apparently a boy named Tony Kurz walked up and stuck Jared with a needle protruding from a Bic pen. The police were summoned to the high school and then proceeded to question Tony. In Reaganesque fashion, the boy "did not recall" whether he stuck Jared or not, and seemed to have misplaced the needle. Jared's parents did not wish to press charges, but they did request that Kurz be tested for HIV and other such diseases. This concluded Jared's first documented encounter with the police, whom he later referred to as "cult leaders."
At the final gathering he attended (until 2011), he posed a rather bizarre question to Giffords: "What is government if words have no meaning?" This statement is classic Loughner upon observing any of his game forum posts or YouTube videos, but one might assume that Ms. Giffords was caught quite off guard by the question. Apparently she fumbled for an answer before simply moving on to the next question, which supposedly angered Jared greatly.
What exactly is government if words have no meaning? As you will see, the interaction between Loughner and Giffords is a very important element in this saga, due to a significant piece of information disclosed shortly after the shooting. The question makes little sense, although it made perfect sense in Jared's mind. He had an understanding of the Orwellian connection between language and thought, and questions or statements such as this were very common for him. (Irresponsibly I will add that some have suggested this was a type of code phrase related to mind control) It would seem from Gifford's point of view this guy was some sort of a creep asking insane questions and her security team would need to do an immediate check on him. Whether this happened or not remains in the realm of the unknown. He does not seem to have held any sort of fascination with Giffords, nor does he appear to have been stalking her. When police went to his parents home, they allegedly recovered a letter from Giffords' office thanking Jared for attending an event on August 25, 2007.
Fifteen days later, on September 10th, 2007 (Jared's 19th birthday) Jared caught a drug paraphernalia charge in Tucson proper and was sentenced to a Diversion program which he completed in November of 2007. Loughner and a friend, Bryce Tierney, were driving around smoking marijuana, probably to celebrate Loughner's birthday, when they were pulled over, searched, and found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Both were ticketed and released. At his court appearance on October 4th, Jared was given a twenty dollar fine and sentenced to a Diversion program which he seems to have completed rather quickly. Exactly what Diversion program he completed is a bit of a mystery. According to Neal Cash, President of the Community Partnership of Southern Arizona - which manages publicly funded behavioral services in Tucson - "There's no record of his receiving publicly funded mental health treatment or anyone contacting the local mental health hot line about him." Cash's files would not include records of Loughner receiving private treatment.
Originally posted by Q:1984A:1776
reply to post by weKNOWtheSECRETSoftheFED
This part pissed me off:
"he could have been a "militia" member, Neo-Nazi extremist, Muslim terrorist, Ron Paul supporter, drug cartel affiliate, juggalo, or a member of any number of other groups (The CIA?), foreign or domestic, who might target a U.S. Congresswoman and a Federal judge"
Who the hell would throw Ron Paul in with Muslim extremists or Neo-Nazis or think that his supporters would do such a thing as murder children and defenseless women? Nothing that proceeded in that article held any validity in my opinion after I read that line. Why would you quote from a source that would say such #ed up #?
Didn't this guy have an ATS account?
Broken campaign promises are probably what upset that crazy who attacked the Congresswoman. That's my quess.
What does he mean by "What is government if words have no meaning?"
What do you think about all this ATS?
Originally posted by thejlxc
Originally posted by Q:1984A:1776
reply to post by weKNOWtheSECRETSoftheFED
This part pissed me off:
"he could have been a "militia" member, Neo-Nazi extremist, Muslim terrorist, Ron Paul supporter, drug cartel affiliate, juggalo, or a member of any number of other groups (The CIA?), foreign or domestic, who might target a U.S. Congresswoman and a Federal judge"
Who the hell would throw Ron Paul in with Muslim extremists or Neo-Nazis or think that his supporters would do such a thing as murder children and defenseless women? Nothing that proceeded in that article held any validity in my opinion after I read that line. Why would you quote from a source that would say such #ed up #?
Ron Paul Supporters and Juggalo's? WOW. Thanks for saying what I was thinking. I read the whole thing, but wow did that stand out in my mind.edit on 8-11-2011 by thejlxc because: (no reason given)