Famed Navy seal Chris Kyle fatally shot - Page 2

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 02-03-13, 01:57 PM

Well to call a shooting "random" really depends on citcumstances of the shooting. If the killer(s) target a person who they know or know well then its not ramdom because the person who was killed, was killed for a specific reason. Such things have happened in school shootings and when workers have gone "postal" because the victim or victims is someone who is hated by killer or the person(s) had done something to the killer in their past which warrented revenge or someother course of action in the mind of the killer.
For a shooting to be considered random the killer and the victim normally do not know each other or if they do know each other then they don't know each other very well. A good example of a random shooting was last night in the local news a cyclist was shot for what appers to be no reason so until the evidence shows otherwise it will probably be considered a random shooting by the police who are investigating.
Link to the article:
http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-flori...z/-/index.html

Edit: I just did a quick bit of reasearch on the first person who went "postal", which was Patrick Sherrill a USPS worker who worked at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma. The proposed movites for his actions where " On the afternoon of Aug. 19, 1986, Sherrill was reprimanded by two supervisors in a glassed-in office over personal matters unrelated to the profession. This coupled with the fact that he thought he was he was going to be fired could be possible motives." The two supervisors who reprimanded Sherrill where killed becuase they where talking about personal and private matters relating to Sherrill and the fact that Sherrill thought he was going to be fired. So two of the fourteen victims he killed he a reason to kill them, the other 12 who where killed where killed for no reason and could be considered shot at random.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sherrill

TFatseas · 02-03-13, 05:54 PM

Apparently the shooter had an extreme case of PTSD, as in, been committed to a psych hospital.

Just what I'm gathering from the web.

Onkel Neal · 02-04-13, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

Not exactly a random shooting when the victims and killer knew each other, just saying.

I think August was saying, this was not a random shooting. Although, I think it's splitting hairs.

August · 02-04-13, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I think August was saying, this was not a random shooting. Although, I think it's splitting hairs.

Maybe it is splitting hairs Neal but the murders can and do happen anywhere people congregate.

When was the last time a nut bent on killing as many random people as he could tried it in a location where guns are plentiful? They deliberately pick locations where people are likely to be unarmed, such as gun free zones so hence my comment.

soopaman2 · 02-04-13, 10:32 AM

This guy punched out Jesse Ventura for being a toolbag and a lunatic.

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/...says-he-decked

Allegedly on the punching part, I am 100% sure Jesse is a toolbag and a lunatic. Not so sure about the KO part.

Yeah it was him, I knew this name was familiar.

Looks like his temper got the best of him?

yubba · 02-04-13, 09:06 PM

It might have been kar ma, or something like Wild Bill Hickok, I wasn't to thrilled that Chris cashed in on his military service, he made himself a target endangered himself and his family and since I never read his book I can't say if he gave away secrets that indangers other snipers, a rule of a sniper is not to be seen and only heard once.

02-03-13, 01:57 PM	#16
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,279 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Well to call a shooting "random" really depends on citcumstances of the shooting. If the killer(s) target a person who they know or know well then its not ramdom because the person who was killed, was killed for a specific reason. Such things have happened in school shootings and when workers have gone "postal" because the victim or victims is someone who is hated by killer or the person(s) had done something to the killer in their past which warrented revenge or someother course of action in the mind of the killer. For a shooting to be considered random the killer and the victim normally do not know each other or if they do know each other then they don't know each other very well. A good example of a random shooting was last night in the local news a cyclist was shot for what appers to be no reason so until the evidence shows otherwise it will probably be considered a random shooting by the police who are investigating. Link to the article: http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-flori...z/-/index.html Edit: I just did a quick bit of reasearch on the first person who went "postal", which was Patrick Sherrill a USPS worker who worked at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma. The proposed movites for his actions where " On the afternoon of Aug. 19, 1986, Sherrill was reprimanded by two supervisors in a glassed-in office over personal matters unrelated to the profession. This coupled with the fact that he thought he was he was going to be fired could be possible motives." The two supervisors who reprimanded Sherrill where killed becuase they where talking about personal and private matters relating to Sherrill and the fact that Sherrill thought he was going to be fired. So two of the fourteen victims he killed he a reason to kill them, the other 12 who where killed where killed for no reason and could be considered shot at random.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sherrill __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin Last edited by Kptlt. Neuerburg; 02-03-13 at 02:36 PM.

02-04-13, 10:32 AM	#20
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	This guy punched out Jesse Ventura for being a toolbag and a lunatic. http://www.twincities.com/localnews/...says-he-decked Allegedly on the punching part, I am 100% sure Jesse is a toolbag and a lunatic. Not so sure about the KO part. Yeah it was him, I knew this name was familiar. Looks like his temper got the best of him? __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

02-03-13, 05:54 PM	#17
TFatseas Medic Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 166 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Apparently the shooter had an extreme case of PTSD, as in, been committed to a psych hospital. Just what I'm gathering from the web.

02-04-13, 09:06 PM	#21
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	It might have been kar ma, or something like Wild Bill Hickok, I wasn't to thrilled that Chris cashed in on his military service, he made himself a target endangered himself and his family and since I never read his book I can't say if he gave away secrets that indangers other snipers, a rule of a sniper is not to be seen and only heard once.