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Post by jcceadotcom on Jul 26, 2006 2:05:49 GMT -5
Just heard thru the LE grapevine they J3'd a 17 yo for the "sniper" shootings. The kid had been on a depredation hunt in Jackson Co and was the only person not to take a deer.
His buddies razzed him about not hitting anything, he replied he would shoot something before he got home.
Granted he had to have been unstable but I guarantee you the media will dial in on hunting and we're all all going to take a hit for what he did. All because he couldn't stand to not measure up.
Something like this makes me sick. This guy was no more a hunter than I'm an astronaut. As far as I'm concerned he's just an idiot with no respect for life of any kind that wanted to see something go slack in the cross hairs.
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Post by kevin1 on Jul 26, 2006 4:52:40 GMT -5
According to the spokesman for the state police I saw on the news last night the weapon used during the sniping incidents was a .270 , you can use those for dep hunts ?
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 26, 2006 6:05:42 GMT -5
According to the spokesman for the state police I saw on the news last night the weapon used during the sniping incidents was a .270 , you can use those for dep hunts ? The DNR does not stipulate what you can use on these nuisance deer killings. It can be all the way from a .22 to .50 bmg. I have a hard time calling it a "hunt" by just sitting on a bean field in July waiting for deer to come out and blasting it with a centerfire. Yes, this will be played up big time by the media. I'm surprised that the headlines aren't.. A DEER HUNTER is the highway sniper!! I hope they send him away for good.
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Post by Decatur on Jul 26, 2006 6:09:19 GMT -5
What a freak!
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Post by RiverJim on Jul 26, 2006 6:10:46 GMT -5
According to the spokesman for the state police I saw on the news last night the weapon used during the sniping incidents was a .270 , you can use those for dep hunts ? A guy that use to live by me would use a 30/30 off the combine, by the combine lights.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 26, 2006 6:26:39 GMT -5
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Post by DaWG on Jul 26, 2006 6:38:11 GMT -5
I watched the news this morning on Channel 13, Indpls. They did not mention the deer hunting portion of this story. Lets hope this aspect of the story stays buried.
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Post by bsutravis on Jul 26, 2006 6:55:11 GMT -5
Dawg........that's cause I was the shooter and editor of the stories that aired last night at 11pm and again this morning on our Sunrise broadcasts. I told Alex (the reporter) to not spin this whack job of a kid into some renegade "hunter" and he didn't. I don't know what will be said in days to come....I'm off till Saturday, but I did what I could with what I could control last night.
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Post by jstalljon on Jul 26, 2006 7:34:39 GMT -5
Dawg........that's cause I was the shooter and editor of the stories that aired last night at 11pm and again this morning on our Sunrise broadcasts. I told Alex (the reporter) to not spin this whack job of a kid into some renegade "hunter" and he didn't. I don't know what will be said in days to come....I'm off till Saturday, but I did what I could with what I could control last night. Well done Travis, glad you did what you could. Unfortunately though I'm sure this will get out somehow. Sad...truly sad.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Jul 26, 2006 8:03:13 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 26, 2006 8:15:06 GMT -5
I don't know what it is with FOX. Pasting a URL from FOX here gets cut off everytime. .
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 26, 2006 8:18:34 GMT -5
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jul 26, 2006 8:33:45 GMT -5
Dawg........that's cause I was the shooter and editor of the stories that aired last night at 11pm and again this morning on our Sunrise broadcasts. I told Alex (the reporter) to not spin this whack job of a kid into some renegade "hunter" and he didn't. I don't know what will be said in days to come....I'm off till Saturday, but I did what I could with what I could control last night. Glad you are on our team travis. A thank you to Alex is also in order. I hope the legal system buries this piece of crap.
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Post by gunner on Jul 26, 2006 8:59:28 GMT -5
A whole new meaning to "Hunting Indiana" in lots of people's minds. Too sad!
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Post by Decatur on Jul 26, 2006 9:04:36 GMT -5
A real rebel without a clue!
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Post by bsutravis on Jul 26, 2006 11:13:38 GMT -5
My guess is this guy will never go to trial. The prosecutor hasn't said it yet, but I believe he has a basis to go for the death penalty since the shooter "laid in waiting for his victims" which I think is one of the criteria for a capital punishment case. I'd say that since Blanton has confessed, the prosecutor will go for a plea bargain of life without parole.....OR if they don't take the plea he will threaten the death penalty (which I doubt Barton would ever get).
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 26, 2006 11:42:36 GMT -5
My guess is this guy will never go to trial. The prosecutor hasn't said it yet, but I believe he has a basis to go for the death penalty since the shooter "laid in waiting for his victims" which I think is one of the criteria for a capital punishment case. I'd say that since Blanton has confessed, the prosecutor will go for a plea bargain of life without parole.....OR if they don't take the plea he will threaten the death penalty (which I doubt Barton would ever get). I agree. His age is for him in a death trial. Although his rather large phsyical appearance it might be hard for the defenders to claim "poor little boy". Either way he's toast..
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Post by hoosier on Jul 26, 2006 13:40:45 GMT -5
Think back guys...can you imagine what you would have thrown down the drain if you had done these cowardly acts of violence as a teenager? Sad, sad, sad. Prayers for the victims' families are in order. I can't imagine losing a loved one to such a senseless whim of someone I never knew!
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Post by coyote6974 on Jul 27, 2006 5:54:02 GMT -5
Because this piece of scum is 17 the worst he can get is life without parol. A year or two ago they outlawed the death penalty for juveniles even if they are tried as adults.
Coyote 6974
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 27, 2006 7:00:33 GMT -5
Hmm....I heard on a report on AM 1070's news this morning that the prosecutor is considering filing for the the death penalty? ?
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