MN SEP-20-2004 Anoka County sheriff claims serial killer behind two deaths

[AmyStrange]

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/9714277.htm



What is the point of my post, you may ask, since it so clearly seems not to be political, and thus not really DU material in any way, shape, or form?

What is the point of ANY post, but to inform and/ or create discussion. Missing persons deserve as much democratic consideration and justice as any other person.

Personally, I think they deserve it more so, because their voices (unless they are a young white college kid or white clean-cut mostly female rich person - for example, Smart, Sjodin, Levy, Peterson, Hacking etc.) are rarely heard from or written about or acknowledged in any way shape or form.

Do you know how many persons went missing in California at about the same time as Laci Peterson? Two that I know of specifically. One was hispanic (and also pregnant and also found murdered not too long AFTER Laci) and another was a prostitute, but guess which was talked about incessantly by the media?

And finally, missing persons and serial killers are an example of why the budgets of LE (both here in the U.S and abroad) should be raised (and NOT just for homeland security) which is A VERY POLITICAL subject - in my opinion,

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[hermetic]

1. The political aspect here is

this kid had guns. And he was a well-documented nutcase and criminal. Who clearly had no difficulty obtaining weapons. I would like to see people tear out newspaper articles every time someone gets shot in the Twin Cities, which is just about every day now, and send them to Puhlenty and Coldman and say: This is what's happening on your watch and you're fired.

[AmyStrange]

2. good advice and welcome to the DU...

sorry for the late welcome, but be sure to check out the "unofficial" DU slang Dictionary:

http://DUG.SeattleActivist.org/

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[trotsky]

3. Unsettling "news" report on this today

On a local morning program, they interviewed the suspect's brother, who said a few words about the suspect's drug problems. But the creepy/unsettling part of it was how this guy chuckled, almost giggled, when he said it.

DUDE, YOUR F*CKED UP BRO JUST KILLED TWO INNOCENT PEOPLE! CAN YOU KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE FOR KORESH'S SAKE?!? I feel so badly for the victims' families and hope they don't have to see that.