Yes I Shot That Kid - Brian Cloninger
Thanks to skidmore for posting this in G.D.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023609885
8 year old little boy is shot by a 46 year old man .. .
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/06/white-dallas-man-shoots-8-year-old-black-boy-in-the-face-as-he-plays-tag/
Dallas police said that Donald Maiden Jr., who had just celebrated his 8th birthday on Sunday, was playing tag outside his apartment complex on Tuesday. According to his grandmother, Maiden ran inside to get some toys and was shot as came back outside.
Witnesses told police that 46-year-old Brian Cloninger had been seen waiving a handgun at people prior to the shooting, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Police reports said that Cloninger was seen standing beside his pickup truck as the boy was bleeding, and a witness asked him if he shot the boy.
Motive? Only motive I can see is he is an asshooooooooooooooole.
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I think race is less a factor than the fact that he random at willy nilly shot an 8 year old kid in a neighborhood he had no business being in.
Mugshots.com has this: http://mugshots.com/Current-Events/BRIAN-CLONINGER.67010360.html
That man said SOMETHING to that little boy that scared him. Again- cue the Greek Chorus . . .
Well if the little boy had JUST been nicer to the scary creep in his neighborhood he wouldn't have had to shoot him.
prevent crackpots like this from getting a gun, or track where guns go through registrations, because Liberty.
These dirtbags always get away with it. 
I think we are all just aware that the laws favor punks and dirtbags - not innocents shot by them. 
By the way, I love reading your posts and how you take it to the gun nuts.
Keep it up. 
BB. 
He just HAD to sign up and post that today! 
Advising someone not to fall into a trap is not the same as accusing them of falling into that trap. The particular trap I'm warning against is reading into the media account that this tragic event was intentional, ascribing bloodlust to the shooter, and letting that perception alter how you perceive the story (maybe even unconsciously changing the quote from "Yes, I shot that that kid" to a "sure, I shot the kid," thereby imparting an air of indifference to the shooter that cannot be found in the media reports).
And I reiterate, I haven't lectured anyone on what they can or cannot discuss. I've only offered what I believe are sage alternative ways of viewing the situation.
I've read this group's statement of purpose, and I've done nothing to violate it. For those who haven't read it, here it is:
Discuss how to enact progressive gun control reform in a supportive environment. The group serves as a safe haven in which to mobilize supporters in support of measures reducing gun violence by changing laws, culture and practice at the municipal, state, and federal levels. While there is no single solution to the tragic epidemic of gun violence, members agree that more guns are not the solution to gun violence, and are expected to be supportive of the policies of progressive gun control reform organizations.
None of this bears on this discussion. Maybe I've overlooked it, but I haven't seen any mention of gun policy.
Also, I haven't called anyone names (like "freeper"
. I haven't implied malicious intent (by calling in MIRT). I haven't accused anyone here of deception. All I've done is point out that some here may have lost perspective, which can happen to anyone, and invited anyone who is posting or just reading along to take a different tack.
So I've done nothing but contribute to this discussion and defend myself from the ensuing attacks.
My heart turned to stone in July - and that's that. I find no reason to be understanding towards anyone who blows a kids face off. If you want that - then you are in the wrong group.
It is completely rational to have zero tolerance for stupidity by gun owners.
Here's what you didnt read as a one day old member - both my husband and myself are ready and willing to go through extensive retroactive background checks - but then we are not insane, don't believe the "others" or the Gub'mint are out to get us, and would never unload a fire arm for shits and giggles.
Read between the lines on that.
So nope - I'm not going to be kissy face and "oh poor man" over this shooter. Basic gun training says - do not ever point a gun at another human being unless you intend to kill them because by design - that is their very purpose.
Guns are designed to kill.
He had one intent. . . if you start from there. Maybe you were taught differently. That was your father's right. But my father taught me to never point the damn thing at another human being unless you intend to kill them. This was not a three year old with irresponsible parents - this was a so called grown assed man and he needs to be punished - severely. He shattered that little boy's face.
Do you or do you not agree - he shattered a little boy's face?
It's that simple my friend - its that simple.
If you cannot see that, then this group at DU is not for you. As well, as you stick around over the years - you would be wise to not try to "control the conversation" in the way the mainstream media does. I'm not going to shut up and go away or be bullied into shutting up and going away because someone needs the vapors because "my language and beliefs" upset their delicate sensibilities.
His attorney?
His PR exec?
He shot first and asked questions later.
ANY of us in the GUN CONTROL AND REFORM ACTIVISM forum at Democratic Underground are allowed to 'type first and ask questions later' -
And oh - in the process - a little kid is not maimed for life.
So I can type WHATEVER I WANT WITHIN IN TOS and there's nothing you can do about it. 
And I whistle Dixie lady . . .
“He has a very strong, Christian-oriented family,” Ewing said.
He's a fucking monster that physically and emotionally scarred a child for life.
Watch this guy walk away with a slap on the wrist. He disgusts me.
