Dick Whitman
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I was being light-hearted, champ.
Just making sure you got it.
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I was being light-hearted, champ.
My favorite moments here are when guys who get pissy on the Internet make fun of other people for getting pissy on the Internet.
You're so above it, JohnHammond.
Bravo.
... tightening restrictions for gun purchases by social security recipients who have been ruled incompetent to manage their own financial affairs.
You watch guys slice their heads open with razor blades, and that makes you squeamish?
'Cuz there ain't no one for to give you no name ...Actually, it's America's Horse With No Name.
Loser:
The family has also told investigators that the 24-year-old had been abusing drugs for some time, according to a source familiar with the family's interviews with investigators. The drugs reportedly included "party drugs" and marijuana. Petty, Abdulazeez's friend, told CNN that his buddy had a drug problem and used marijuana heavily, to the point that his parents were constantly calling to check on his whereabouts.
Chattanooga shooting: New details emerge about gunman - CNN.com
He realized he was a loser. He had failed at life, and failed Allah. He felt like he was in a prison.
Jihad was the only way to redeem himself:
I've said it before, as recently as today:
These guys drink, and smoke, and whatnot, and so people say, "he wasn't even religious," as if to say that Islam was not the motive.
But, this loser like the Boston Marathon bombers, and so many others, saw Jihad as a way to get redemtion from their sins, and get right with Allah:
The gunman who killed five American troops in a Chattanooga shooting spree last week did online research for militant Islamist "guidance" on committing violence that he may have believed would wipe away in the afterlife his sins on earth including drug and alcohol abuse, an arrest and a lost job, officials said on Monday.
The Internet searches were discovered on electronic devices such as his smartphone analyzed over the weekend by the FBI Lab in Quantico, Virginia, several counter-terrorism officials confirmed to ABC News.
Chattanooga Shooter Researched Religious Justification For Violence: Official - ABC News