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P N Dr Lo R says

Strategist says

Could be a Muslim terrorist wannabe.

64 is awfully late in life for something like this. These kinds of things are usually done by the 20's or 30's.

There was a report he had an Indonesian wife, so she could have converted him.

P N Dr Lo R says

anonymous says

"special snowflakes"

At a country western concert?

Pretty sure the guy giving the finger to the gunman is the exact opposite of a snowflake.

I'm so not looking toward one more round of:
1 - no link with Islamic terrorism so far
2 - the guy was deranged
3 - The problem is weapons. Let's ban all assault weapon.
4 - Islam is a religion of peace.
etc, etc...

Strategist says

Anyone can get brainwashed

You certainly provide us with positive evidence this is true daily.

Heraclitusstudent says

I'm so not looking toward one more round of:
1 - no link with Islamic terrorism so far
2 - the guy was deranged
3 - The problem is weapons. Let's ban all assault weapon.
4 - Islam is a religion of peace.
etc, etc...

5. White Americans are the biggest threat, excepting 9/11, that their relative portion of White Christian population is immense compared to Muslims, and that the previous record was held by the Muslim 2nd Gen Afghan Refugee Orlando Shooter...

Las Vegas shooter's father was on FBI Most Wanted List for robbing banks in 1968.

Benjamin Paddock went by multiple aliases, like Perry Archer, Benjamin J. Butler, and Leo Genstein, among others. He also called himself "Big Daddy," and was known by his colleagues as "Old Baldy" and "Chromedome," the article reports. He worked as a garbage disposal salesman at the time of his arrest.

Two prior accusations of bank robberies surrounded Benjamin Paddock, but were dropped in court.

Police said Benjamin attempted to run over officers with his vehicle in Las Vegas when they arrested him for the Phoenix robbery.

Authorities at the time said Benjamin was a diagnosed psychopath and therefore, "extremely dangerous." The FBI also reported he had suicidal tendencies.

The Daily Citizen reported one officer in charge of the FBI Phoenix office said Benjamin Paddock was "a glib, smooth-talking man who is egotistical and arrogant."

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooters-father-most-wanted-list/723539001/

The suspect's twitter account, which he never tweeted from, had 5 followers. In the past few hours, it's up to 66 78 as fake sockpuppet political accounts are added by both sides to politicize the tragedy.
https://twitter.com/THEPADS
Here are 2 of his 5 original follows in 2010 before the account was discovered:

https://twitter.com/FranForeman
https://twitter.com/joeparker12

Par for the course....

The self-reinforcing nut nexus is the flip side of the ability to socialize on the internet.

You got anorexics egging each other on to lose more weight, telling each other that pictures of health weight people are still "Fat"
You got flat earthers and crystal healers networking like never before.

Black guy outraged a white guy is not called a terrorist.
Well, a terrorist, by definition, is someone with a political aim. This white guy may well indeed be a terrorist.

I find it fascinating that we are 12 hours in and no clear picture of who this guy was or his motives. No clear pic of his beliefs or politics, no social media rants, no reports of neighbors saying he was a nut, no ex spouse claiming violence, no proof of money problems, guy was a ghost!

Heraclitusstudent says

Well, a terrorist, by definition, is someone with a political aim. This white guy may well indeed be a terrorist.

Does it matter now what he is called? He's dead isn't he? How about just "dead old white dude".

komputodo says

Heraclitusstudent says

Well, a terrorist, by definition, is someone with a political aim. This white guy may well indeed be a terrorist.

Does it matter now what he is called? He's dead isn't he? How about just "dead old white dude".

How about just "dead mass murderer"?

anonymous says

Philippines casino shooting in June is a recent example.

The guy killed himself and his intent not known, police claims attempt to steal casino chips, not looking at other motives...
But certainly... casino chips thieves often appear with face uncovered and kill themselves on the spot.

I understand that rooms are available at Mandalay Bay real cheap right now.

So far, this one makes absolutely no sense. The guy’s brother is saying he was not religious, political, or on any medication for mental illness that he was aware of. Then there is the lady and her boyfriend in the crowd 45 minutes before the shooting saying “they are all around us! you are all going to die.”

I wish I could trust the media and the government to shed proper light on it eventually, but I fear they will only show us what they want us to see.

This is why real journalism needs to come back.

Booger says

I understand that rooms are available at Mandalay Bay real cheap right now.

Probably the safest place in the country at the moment.

deepcgi says

This is why real journalism needs to come back.

From when would that be?

BayArea says

deepcgi says

This is why real journalism needs to come back.

From when would that be?

There was a time I think when investigative journalism was the norm. Some news outlets still do. On a local level, David Goldstein for CBS 2 in Los Angeles is outstanding.

Deep CGI is just pointing out that a properly independent media functions as an additional check on the govt, but as it's currently composed the media just parrots whatever political party it supports.

Booger says

I understand that rooms are available at Mandalay Bay real cheap right now.

Groupies will make the 32nd floor room their next stop over after having sex on Jim Morrison's grave.

Trust me, if guys just spend their lives, fucking hoes and listening to classic rock, no mass murders would happen.

What this guy is ... is a larger scale repeat of the Texas Tower Sniper back in the 60s ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_tower_shooting

deepcgi says

So far, this one makes absolutely no sense. The guy’s brother is saying he was not religious, political, or on any medication for mental illness that he was aware of.

CIA mind control project.

Rin says

Trust me, if guys just spend their lives, fucking hoes and listening to classic rock, no mass murders would happen.

What this guy is ... is a larger scale repeat of the Texas Tower Sniper back in the 60s ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_tower_shooting

It would still happen. A ho actually told me(seriously) that there are too many bitch boys in this world.

It takes money to fuck ho's, drink, eat, enjoy sports, gambling...all the shit that men like that blows off steam.

Deficient dudes don't make money, don't get to do the above, and wind up pissed off at the world that they suck so bad.

You have proof positive in a few of the posters here at Pat.net.

Fucking White Male says

Deficient dudes don't make money, don't get to do the above, and wind up pissed off at the world that they suck so bad.

That's the blue collar way of stating Jordan Peterson's description of psychopathy.

Basically his explanation is that life is suffering. You either embrace the burden, make good decisions in life to thrive despite the suffering -OR- you let the suffering overcome you which always results in a victim complex, then declare existence worthless and finally go on a killing spree.

Fucking White Male says

It takes money to fuck ho's, drink, eat, enjoy sports, gambling...all the shit that men like that blows off steam.

Deficient dudes don't make money, don't get to do the above, and wind up pissed off at the world that they suck so bad.

You have proof positive in a few of the posters here at Pat.net.

Yup. I could name guys like Dan and Jazz, but I won't, for fear they might go on a shooting spree.

Fucking White Male says

It takes money to fuck ho's, drink, eat, enjoy sports, gambling...all the shit that men like that blows off steam.

Deficient dudes don't make money, don't get to do the above, and wind up pissed off at the world that they suck so bad.

Except the guy in question allegedly owned two planes and bunch of rental properties.

How much money did this guy lose gambling before he went on a shooting spree?

How many of the injuries were caused by bullets? How many injuries were caused by people fleeing the scene?

The poor guy couldn't sleep - country music right below - and he happened to have 10 guns right handy near his bed.

Guy's father was an officially designated psychopath who robbed banks and escaped from captivity. Later, he opened a Bingo in Oregon and the authorities never matched him to any records.

One son just killed almost 60 people, allegedly owns 27 properties, a plane, etc. but has never had a job and drops $20-30k a night in Las Vegas.

Not hard to figure it all out.

The family is lying about not having a clue, and he's moved sometimes 3 times in a year.

There was no art on the walls, not even a car in the driveway, Judy said, just a dining chair, a bed and two recliners. “It looked like he’d be ready to move at a moment’s notice,” Judy said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/02/las-vegas-gunman-liked-to-gamble-listened-to-country-music-lived-quiet-retired-life-before-massacre/?utm_term=.16e7e49dfdd0

Expect his financial victims to come forward soon.

If only we had eugenics for violent criminals, incidents like this could have been prevented.

News accounts typically exaggerate financial wealth, because large figures grab attention. If the guy hadn't gambled himself down to a nubbin, it would be a shock. The slip 'n fall lawsuit was also the kind of thing that professional legal clients do out of financial desperation.

Also, alcoholics and addicts often have gun obsessions when intoxicated, and like to fire them even in their homes, like Hunter Thompson and Richard Brautigan.

So called self styled gamblers that I have known are doing two things: trying to avoid people they owe money to, and trying to collect from people who owe them, with a general net loss over time, but always able to cut and run at a moment's notice.

Gamblers are also typically depressed, because the thrill of winning is never greater than the upset of losing, so their tendency is to lose more and become more depressed over time.

Booger says

I like you booger, but that was way too soon :/

TwoScoopsMcGee says

The family is lying about not having a clue, and he's moved sometimes 3 times in a year.

CIA mind control experiment?

Fucking White Male says

It takes money to fuck ho's, drink, eat, enjoy sports, gambling...all the shit that men like that blows off steam.

That's why we need sex robots ... one per household!