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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I actually feel sorry for the comet pingpong gunman.  He believed what he read, and wanted to rescue the kids.  That was his intent.

For him, the problem was he was unable to discern the truth from fiction.

I felt sorry for him, but what he did is deplorable:  effectively attacking a restaurant.

Plea deal makes sense.  [/quote]

Remember that he fired shots through an office door with at least one bullet hitting a computer in the office. He could have hit someone hiding in the office. The offenses should not be excused because he is an idiot. [/quote]

I am not excusing his action.  I am saying that his intent was not horrible.  He did not go into to rob.  And he surrendered once he realized the truth.

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+1.

As a matter of fact, his intent was heroic.

As you say, once he realized his mistake, he simply surrendered.

If only all DC criminals behaved that way.[/quote]

Heroic intent is something that almost all terrorists would claim. 
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True.

Now, even a partisan Hillary-voter can probably notice a difference between BLM rioters destroying public spaces and killing cops, and a derangled gunman trying to save some kids and peacefully surrendering with NO ONE, absolutely NO ONE, harmed?[/quote]

He is not being charged with hurting anyone. I don't understand why he should not be held responsible for the crimes he committed. Are you suggesting that firing a gun in a restaurant is okay if you have good intentions? Also, I didn't vote for Clinton. [/quote]

If you are, say, a retired Marine in FL carrying concealed, who happens to be eating there when a robbery takes place?  Yes. The man I mention was not charged 
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Stopping a robbery, if that is what your are describing, is a far cry from randomly walking into a restaurant and firing off rounds.[/quote]

He thought he was rescuing children being held captive for the sex trade. That's not random.[/quote]

John Hinckley didn't act randomly.  Neither did Charles Manson or the Orlando
shooter.  I agree, no biggie.[/quote]

Their crimes were more severe. Their actions were completely different.[/quote]

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