Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 9377550)

This statement. The notion that you can be trained and skilled out the ass plus have loaded guns all around you but still get your ass shot and killed in a moment you are not on watch for assailants.

Irony.

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 9377738)

Wow...awfully cold statement from Ron Paul.....



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2616520.html


Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) took to Twitter Monday to respond to this weekend's fatal shooting of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.

The suspect who allegedly shot Kyle and another man is Eddie Ray Routh, a veteran who authorities believe may have a mental illness related to his military service.

Paul wondered what Routh was doing at the Texas shooting range:

Kyle was the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, with 160 confirmed kills. After leaving the Navy in 2009, he wrote his autobiography, American Sniper, published last year



Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword." Treating PTSD at a firing range doesn't make sense

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9374153)

When PTSD is involved, it can be anything.

Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 9377798)

What is cold? He said what many, most, are wondering and/or thinking. The fact that this was military personnel suffering from PTSD makes this rather tricky for a number of parties involved. Was Routh getting proper treatment for his illness? Did a doctor or other medical professional suggest that someone suffering from PTSD be taken to a driving range? Was part of Routh's illness is that he seemed unable to turn off being at war making him a danger to himself and/or others?

We night not ever know the answers but I think the situation is sufficiently odd to warrant asking the questions.

Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 9377550)

This statement. The notion that you can be trained and skilled out the ass plus have loaded guns all around you but still get your ass shot and killed in a moment you are not on watch for assailants. Irony.

Especially considering he served four tours in a war zone. The idea of him standing alert every second of the day just struck me as funny.

Originally Posted by DJJasonp (Post 9378054)

Kyle wrote that he punched out Ventura in a bar over "unamerican" comments by Ventura.

Originally Posted by DJJasonp (Post 9378054)

Not really calling this "cold".......but for what it's worth:

Paul is friends with Jesse Ventura. Kyle wrote that he punched out Ventura in a bar over "unamerican" comments by Ventura.

Kyle says all these things on Fox News.....who is owned by the same company that published Kyle's book......

Ventura threatens lawsuit (as he claims it never happened and he said it just to sell more books).

Kyle tries to somewhat retract by citing first amendment protection.

Can't recall the rest of the story.....but an interesting story, nonetheless.

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 9378301)

He punched another vet in the face? What a hero

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 9378301)

He punched another vet in the face? What a hero

Originally Posted by Sorter (Post 9378253)

You're a fat piece of shit Denise.

Additionally, it is hard to utilize said skills when you're being shot in the back. I know it might be difficult to grasp with your mongoloid brain but human beings do not have eyes in the back of their skulls, telepathy, or the ability to see the future.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 9378335)

The day you do 1 worth while thing in your life is the day you can bash a veteran. That day hasnt happened yet Billay.

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 9378459)

Oh go **** yourself Marcellus. Your whiney ass doesnt know shit about anything other than being a cry baby on the interwebs.