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From the Pima County Sheriff.

Posted: Jan 9, 2011

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik suggested Saturday, in the aftermath of the shooting, that those exercising their rights to free speech would do well to consider the effects of their words.

"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," said Sheriff Dupnik. "And unfortunately, Arizona I think has become sort of the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry."

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One thing this brings to mind...... - the 5 times law enforcement

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had to remove him from Pima County College and finally had to hand carry (law enforcement) a letter to him at his home stating he could not come back to college until it was proven he was not a danger to himself or others....

It seems to me that instead of pointing fingers law enforcement should have perhaps sought an order to have him committed against his will? And maybe start looking at trying to identify these powder kegs before they explode? Rather than targeting others and blaming them for what a deranged nutjob did...especially one who should have been on their radar?

When are we going to stop blaming each other and blame those responsible, and try to identify these issues BEFORE they become a problem? RATIONAL people cannot be motivated to shoot anyone, no matter what someone "says" or what a picture shows.

Exactly... and every time a mentally ill, deranged - person kill, we gonna blame others? ..

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there were tons of signs this guy was going to do something, but now that he has, lets blame the TEA party or something? THIS is insane! ...and yeah, an irrational person could have a million excuses that someone influenced them to commit a crime. Get real!

Sadly, these deranged people have the rights they are complaining about... - lka

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You know what I mean... he is blaming the government for everything (his paranoia and his "stuff," obviously because he is not playing with a full deck) and it is NOT easy for his school or even his parents to get him committed. It just is NOT... Anyhow, who knows about domestic abuse, how many woman get restraining orders against their abuser and out and out threats, and they are not protected either... until it's too late, like if they are murdered.

I did not hear that other poster blame the tea party, so I don't know why you say that??? I am with the sheriff on this one. Unfortunately, there are "some" in the tea party and both parties that try to divide this country, not unite, and therin lies the problem with inflaming the "nuts" to do what they do. There are not enough social workers or prisons or treatment facilities to house the mentally ill for one thing, and oh yes, they have their rights, their 1st Amendment rights. What do you want... socialism!!!

That sheriff was 100% on the money with his statement about AZ. - Too close for comfort.nm

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If he had confined it to Arizona, perhaps....but - he did not.

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and, law enforcement, wherever they are, should remain impartial. People get all up in arms about law enforcement targeting and profiling, and this man stood before cameras before he had any idea what if anything motivated the shooting, using his position of authority to assert that a certain political group was responsible.

That is wrong no matter how you cut it, it sends a bad message, and it made me suddenly glad I was not a Republican living in his county.

He should not have used this tragedy as a bully pulpit for political speech. Period.

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