Man Orders Roses For Ft. Hood Suspect -Flower Shop Owner Reports Incident To Army

[The Straight Story]

Man Orders Roses For Ft. Hood Suspect
Flower Shop Owner Reports Incident To Army

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. -- A southwest Florida man who tried to send a dozen yellow roses to the Army major accused of last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, says he has drawn the attention of federal investigators.

Dan M. Ross ordered flowers for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan last week and requested a card that read "In God's eye, and those who submit, you are a hero!" Instead of completing the $59.95 order, the owner of the Texas flower shop said he reported it to the Army base and the FBI.

When the Naples Daily News asked the FBI about Ross' order, a spokesman declined comment.

The Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hood killed 12 soldiers and 1 civilian, and injured 29 others. Hasan was shot by civilian police and is recovering.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. No different than women who correspond with murderers in prison.

They are attractive because of their notoriety. I doubt there's a link between Hasan and his "well wisher".

[T Wolf]

2. At what point does this become bothersome? And for what reason? Sympathy for a killer or

concern for government over-reaching?

[FirstLight]

3. at first blush, this looks like paranoia, etc...

but the message is a little over the top, don't you think?
It's as if someone WANTED to be seen as a terrorist sympathizer with that kind of quote... yikes

I dunno, haven't been following the whole thing too closely, it turns my stomach and I wonder how much is specualtion and how much is just the reality that these soldiers are snapping left & right because these wars are HORRIFIC and WRONG and they are not getting the help they need (or maybe their brains are so fucked up from the multiple tours and 'army issue drugs' that they may never BE normal again...)

I can't bear to look... BRING THEM ALL HOME and HEAL THEIR WOUNDS!!!!!!

[paulsby]

4. good nt