The Disturbed Right-Winger Rampages Thread

[JWBear]

As they're getting more and more frequent, I thought they needed their own thread.

Here's the latest.

[scaeagles]

Never mind.

I'll just suffice it to say that there are disturbed people in all areas of society.

[innerSpaceman]

Disturbed murderers, scaeagles?


I'm not cataloguing this stuff, but I don't recall many violent killers being of liberal bent.

Could be my selective memory, I admit. Is there a case study or something?

[CoasterMatt]

I think there was more disturbed people in the comments portion of that link than anybody involved in the actual situation.

[scaeagles]

John Wayne Gacy had aspirations of going into politics and worked with the Democratic township committeeman where he lived. I suppose I could dig more and find examples, just as anyone could about pretty much any group.

Dan White of the "twinkie defense" was a democrat city supervisor in San Francisco who murdered the mayor of San Francisco. Edited to add - Good lord - he killed Harvey Milk, too, didn't he? But I suppose just because he was a democrat doesn't mean he was a leftist....just like someone who was disturbed about Obama becoming President doesn't mean he voted for McCain or is even a right winger.

I could come up with probably hundreds just as anyone could about the right. Or any group.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

John Wayne Gacy had aspirations of going into politics and worked with the Democratic township committeeman where he lived. I suppose I could dig more and find examples, just as anyone could about pretty much any group.

Dan White of the "twinkie defense" was a democrat city supervisor in San Francisco who murdered the mayor of San Francisco. Edited to add - Good lord - he killed Harvey Milk, too, didn't he? But I suppose just because he was a democrat doesn't mean he was a leftist....just like someone who was disturbed about Obama becoming President doesn't mean he voted for McCain or is even a right winger.

I could come up with probably hundreds just as anyone could about the right. Or any group.

Leo, neither of these are comparable. Show me someone on the left who has gone on a shooting spree in response to a general political climate that they do not agree with. Show me someone who went on a shooting spree over something they feared Bush was doing (whether or not their fear had any basis in fact).

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Leo, neither of these are comparable. Show me someone on the left who has gone on a shooting spree in response to a general political climate that they do not agree with. Show me someone who went on a shooting spree over something they feared Bush was doing (whether or not their fear had any basis in fact).

I disagree that he went on a rampage due to the current political climate. That seems like but one cog in the wheel of his disturbed being. I think there are those who want it to be because of right wing paranoia to suit political purposes.

[Alex]

I'm guessing the guy who killed four cops up here last month wasn't a Republican. But that is just profiling on my part.

[scaeagles]

I've been doing a bit of looking around and I can find PLENTY of left leaning murderers out there just here in AZ.

[Not Afraid]

I'm sure there are as many left wing whakjobs out there as right ones.