Just how stupid is Tiller's murderer?

[Neecy]

The getaway car was registered to an address in Merriam, KS, which is a suburb of Kansas City (and, I might add, it's a pretty nice suburb. I half expected this guy to be from Shawnee, and my fellow Kansans know of what I speak).

So, the guy drives more than three hours to commit the crime, and then what does he do? He's not far from the Oklahoma border, so he could try to make a run for it there. He could try to switch cars, assuming the getaway car was stolen, although I'm guessing it wasn't.

OR he could take a series of rural highways in an effort to keep a low profile.

But what does he do? He drives the same car on I-35, a MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, back to Johnson County where no doubt the cops were on high alert for him.

Typical right-wing freak - not a brain in his head. Stupid as shit.

[Blue_In_AK]

1. He's on a mission from God, doncha know...

I'm sure he thought God would protect him.

[d_b]

20. lolz

oh sweet jesus save me from that roadblock.

[CatWoman]

2. he probably thought he would be greeted as a liberator

and pelted with flowers and candy.

[bluestateguy]

3. Come on now

He/she (oh, I'm sure it's a he) most likely went to some fundamentalistwacko "Christian" school that denies evolution, denies global warming and thinks the Bible mandates racial segregation. Or maybe he was homeschooled by his nutjob parents. Then he probably went on to Bob Jones University before heading off to Liberty University. What would you expect?

[Mojambo]

4. He wanted to be caught. n/t

[Dappleganger]

9. You're probably right.

He's anxious for the publicity.

[tabatha]

5. I would not liked to have been the cop in front of the car.

[old mark]

6. At 4PM, CNN retorted that people from the scene at thr church recognized the killer

as one of the people who had previously picketed the church, also he threatened to shoot another church member who moved to stop his "getaway". I have little doubt he is a member of one of the "christian" groups who have become terrorists on Kansas over the last few years...

FWIW, they also stated the FBI was called in.

Hate crime do you think?

mark

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Merriam - nice??

Pockets of it, yes. But there is lots more $$$ in Shawnee than in Merriam.

[Neecy]

11. I have a friend in Merriam

It's in a really nice part of town.

Shawnee may have more money, but it's a hornet's nest of RW nutters.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Merriam also has really trashy areas

And have you been to downtown Merriam lately?

I do agree about the RW nuts in Shawnee though. Mary Pilcher Cook immediately comes to mind.

But in Johnson County, Olathe takes the prize for rw frootloops.

[Neecy]

26. come to think of it....

I'm not sure I've ever been to downtown Merriam. It'll be interesting to see what his house looks like.

I've been on a lot of these rural Kansas highways lately, though. It's the only way to get somewhere. I've seen a Trooper exactly once and he was doing a driver's license check on the outskirts of town (apparently, driving w/o a license is common down here in Libertarian Land).

[Starry Messenger]

8. I think getting caught was part of the plan.

:(

[KittyWampus]

18. can you explain the mindset? Someone wants to be a martyr? Someone is acting as an agent

for a group with a plan to stir up shit?o

[Swede]

10. The search warrant of his home should turn up some interesting stuff.

Like how often he visited Free Republic on his computer.

[napi21]

12. People like that don't try to get away. They did what they wahted to do,

realizing very well that they will most likely be caught, but theyu don"t care. They made the decision to kill someone who THEY THOUGHT was evil and they're satisfied with their accomplishment.

[MuseRider]

13. Either that or he

wants to be a martyr.

I was thinking Lenexa but Shawnee is a good bet too.

EDIT to add: Lenexa? I may have my L areas mixed up. I will edit again if I remember. Yikes!

EDIT #2 I was thinking of Olathe, sorry to those in Lenexa. Lance Kinzer territory.

[Neecy]

15. possibly parts of Olathe, too

[MuseRider]

22. 2nd edit above

I thought of it finally and Olathe is what I originally meant but confused the names.

[kckc]

14. you are so right

and thanks for the small laugh about Shawnee (I live in JoCo, about 5 minutes from Merriam, so I know of what you speak. If the house wasn't closed up with the AC on I could probably hear the news choppers). Actually, the first thought that popped into my head was if the perp might be the protester I see all the time on my way to work. I pass the Planned Parenthood building daily and there is one man that protests there quite frequently. The description so far doesn't sound quite like him but you never know. Next time I see him I don't know if I'll be able to hold my tongue.

[Adsos Letter]

16. Running from the cops was probably too much work.

Much less work to ambush someone in a church, and think about the real consequences later.

I seriously hope he had a flash of reality on his leisurely drive home.

He obviously didn't care that they caught him.

[KittyWampus]

21. Your Avatar seems oddly appropriate/rather ironic.

[Adsos Letter]

24. "We're on a mission from God..."

which only involved helping someone...and some excellent music and dance along the way. :D

[Sebastian Doyle]

17. Well, he did shoot a man in a church, presumably in front of dozens of witnesses

This type doesn't care about getting away with the crime though. I'm sure he's fully expecting to be tried, convicted, and executed (if Kansas has the death penalty?) so he can be a "martyr" for the sickening cause.

[liberal N proud]

23. This man is no different than the men who flew airplanes into buildings

They are fundamentalist and out of their minds with the hate that is within them.

[Rectangle]

25. How much you wanna bet, we find his abode filled with books/media by

O'Reilly, Hannity, Savage, Limbaugh, Beck ect....
egging him on.
It's a guy in his 50's.
Sound a lot like the Knoxville shooter almost a year ago,
doesn't it?
From the sounds of it, O'Reilly should (almost) be an accessory to
murder- straight up!!!

[Bolo Boffin]

27. A suspect has now been taken into custody.

No word on identity.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/national/dpg_Tiller_Shooting_SAB_05312009_2527610

[liberalmuse]

28. He probably wanted to get caught...

He'll be like a hero to the Republicans. I can see it now, "Joe the Fetus Avenger".

[Midwestlady]

29. Republican

All that stupidity PROVES beyond a shadow of a doubt that man is a Republican. Wait a minute, does anybody know where Rush Limbaugh is right now???