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Smokey
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"The door was open." NOT As lono pointed out above, it was the wrong key to open the lock and there was a chair wedged under the door handle. I predict some backpedalling by the defendant.
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Get Out and Go
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According to the Wenatchee World, the suspect has skipped bail and told his family he's taking "a one-way trip to the mountains."  Be Advised Hikers. 
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/sep/15/suspect-who-bailed-out-on-twisp-murder-flees/
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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Yana
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Yana
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:14 pm |
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How is it that the man was arrested on Aug 14 but released on July 30th?
If any of the rest of the article is actually accurate, that's too bad. 
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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Toni
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:59 pm |
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 I'll be in the area, thanks for the warning!
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Malachai Constant
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Weekly Article
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Toonces
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:39 pm |
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| Get Out and Go wrote: | | Be Advised Hikers. |
This is really important advice!
The guy's letter to his family says he'd rather die than lose his gun rights, adding "as usual I am packing two pieces . . . let no one get in my way - I will not be very kind."
If you show fear, a monkey will bully you.
If you show fear, a monkey will bully you.
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kbatku
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| Quote: | | Gomez believes he’s already been condemned by society, and would rather be dead than lose his freedom and his gun rights |
So, do you have gun rights in the afterlife??
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Smokey
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Fifty-one years old and he writes, "I am actually amazed I have lasted this long." Why would he be amazed at that? Sounds like a wee bit of paranoia to me. His actions portray a whole lot of paranoia.
Pray he doesn't take another innocent person's life.
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Dave Workman
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| Yana wrote: | |
How is it that the man was arrested on Aug 14 but released on July 30th?
If any of the rest of the article is actually accurate, that's too bad. |
TYPO.
| toni wrote: | | I'll be in the area, thanks for the warning! |
You will be in what area?
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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DIYSteve
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:52 am |
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Awful. His pre-suicide note has this woe is me tone and ends with an apology that he caused embarrassment and financial burden for his family, but does not make any mention of regret or sympathy for the innocent victim and his family. He evens claims "I was in the right. . . that fateful night." WTF? And he even proudly identifies in detail the two firearms he'll be using for his "intentional exit." What a twisted and tormented mind. Is his forecast of an "intentional exit" sincere? Or is it merely cover for him to skip bail and go on the lam?
Sympathies to Tom Pfaeffle's family, friends, students and comrades. From all accounts, Tom was a lovely guy. How sad.
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Yana
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:50 am |
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Yes, Dave, I realize it's a typo. But if this fine news media outlet can't be bothered to notice easy to check facts like this, how can we be assured that the more complicated parts of the story are accurate?
BigSteve - I too noticed the lack of remorse or mention of the victim. However, if the man is actually suicidal, complete self-absorption is pretty typical and I'm not surprised no mention is made of the victim or his family. Notice that his note also doesn't apologize to his own family for what I assume is the senseless taking away of their loved one, either ("oh, sorry I got you in a financial jam and a media circus, but I'm sure you don't care whether or not I'm dead otherwise").
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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Dave Workman
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| Yana wrote: | | Yes, Dave, I realize it's a typo. But if this fine news media outlet can't be bothered to notice easy to check facts like this, how can we be assured that the more complicated parts of the story are accurate? |
Oh, I'm pretty sure the rest of the story is accurate.
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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GeoTom
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:22 am |
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How do you know Dave?
You weren't there. None of us were.
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Dave Workman
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| GeoTom wrote: | | How do you know Dave?
You weren't there. None of us were. |
Easy there, we're talking about the story regarding his flight from justice...or at least I am...that appeared in the Wenatchee World and several other newspapers, and that I wrote about this morning in my Examiner column.
As for the earlier accounts, everything I've read squares up pretty well with police reports and court documents. Anderson's piece in the Seattle Weekly was very thorough.
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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DIYSteve
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:29 am |
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Good points, Yana  I guess I was hopeful that, if a guy is going to check out from this world, he might do it with some grace. Yes, you are right, many suicides are designed to punish the survivors.
So sad. RIP Tom Pfaeffle.
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