CNN News
Friday, February 8, 2008
Gunman kills 5 at City Council meeting
A gunman killed five people and wounded two at a City Council meeting in suburban St. Louis on Thursday night before officers shot and killed him, police said. Two of those killed were police officers.
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How do we mitigate such a thing from happening (before it happens) and maintain an individuals civil rights? There are early warning signs to this type of potential reaction. I believe that is just what it is...a reaction to years, sometimes decades, of personal issues that haven't been dealt with by productive and postivive measures. I submit Timothy McVeigh as the ultimate example - U.S. citizen, military service, raised in this country, educated in this country, and full of angry issues that were privatley held until one day those issues erupted into the bombing in Oklahoma City. Is it possible that we will never be able to completely prevent assassinations like this? With determination, I believe we can.
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