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iDriveX · Oct 3, 2005, 02:01 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/03/okl....ap/index.html

So this kid committed suicide by strapping a bomb to himself and blew himself up outside the U of O football game. No one was hurt, no structure was hurt. I can't really fathom why this kid would want to do this. He obviously had problems. Part of me is happy that he decided to go out like that and not put others at risk or any buildings. Had he killed a bunch of people it would have been labeled as the first "suicide bombing" in the US via a person with a bomb strapped to his chest. But, why then? THere are so much easier ways to go....OD on Pills, Jump off a building, slit your wrists etc. Makes me wonder if he really intended to hurt people but there was some sort of a mistake and the bomb went off prematurely?

nredman · Oct 3, 2005, 02:10 PM

thats too bad, good to see he didnt kill anyone else.

Mark Larr · Oct 3, 2005, 02:16 PM

Man he blew it.

ReggieX · Oct 3, 2005, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by iDriveX

Makes me wonder if he really intended to hurt people but there was some sort of a mistake and the bomb went off prematurely?

Well, ya don't go to a crowded place with a bomb strapped to yourself if you're only intending on taking yourself out. As usual, it's a "if I'm going, I'm taking a lot of people with me!" egotistical maneuver.

Originally Posted by Mark Larr

Man he blew it.

Nah, I'd say he rather succeeded!

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Oct 3, 2005, 02:23 PM

"No spectators were injured. The game continued without interruption, and no announcement was made until the final minutes. Spectators were kept from leaving until about 30 minutes after the blast."

What a burn on him. I hope he read that from hell

runningdog · Oct 3, 2005, 02:49 PM

Pretend I did blow up the school. All the schools. Now that you're dead, what are you gonna do with your life?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

i love Heathers.

PacHead · Oct 3, 2005, 03:08 PM

What a dork and a loser. If some loser wants to kill themselves then fine just go do it, plenty of people do it all of the time, no need to make a scene or a big fuss about it. Don't try to be a murderer in the process or a publicity whore. I doubt many people will miss him.

Eug Wanker · Oct 3, 2005, 03:09 PM

[bad taste]

At least he went out with a bang.

[/bad taste]

iREZ · Oct 3, 2005, 03:12 PM

[sarcasm]

the fuse was too short

[/sarcasm]

historylme · Oct 3, 2005, 03:21 PM

He went out on a blaze of ironic/moranic glory.

Rev-O · Oct 3, 2005, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by runningdog

Pretend I did blow up the school. All the schools. Now that you're dead, what are you gonna do with your life?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

i love Heathers.

Great flick.
Wonder if anyone lit a ciggie off the explosion?

JoshuaZ · Oct 3, 2005, 11:11 PM

That is odd, though really, what more could you expect from Oklahoma?

Oklahoma. Land so bad, we forced the Indians onto it!

PacHead · Oct 3, 2005, 11:30 PM

There may be more to this story than has been let out. Nothing is confirmed so I won't mention anything specific yet. Just a few interesting things I've read on a few sites.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Oct 3, 2005, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by PacHead

There may be more to this story than has been let out. Nothing is confirmed so I won't mention anything specific yet. Just a few interesting things I've read on a few sites.

What like he was really Arab?

You're just going to get pissy they can't race profile his white ass.

Cubeoid · Oct 3, 2005, 11:43 PM

I hope he had a blast. [/terrible]

Rev-O · 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by PacHead

There may be more to this story than has been let out. Nothing is confirmed so I won't mention anything specific yet. Just a few interesting things I've read on a few sites.

Why so secretive and not put up a link that blows open (pun intended) the Islamic Conspiarcy at work here? Or did you just want to play a rousing bit of 'I've got a secret'?

If, as according to this website, the kid accidentally detonated a bomb trying to attatch it to a bus and only managed to pulverized a wooden park bench and himself in the process, he really was a criminal mastermind. Good thing he's out of the gene pool.

PacHead · Oct 3, 2005, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO

What like he was really Arab?

You're just going to get pissy they can't race profile his white ass.

I've stated before that profiling solely based upon race is not that effective. Combine a few important factors together, and you have yourselves an effective profiling scheme.

Cubeoid · Oct 4, 2005, 12:04 AM

Like what food he liked, where he liked to play "Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting" how he liked to arrange his books and dvds.. stuff like that really helps out. I should be a detective. I can see it now.

Chief: Detective Cubeoid, you're on the case!
Me: Yes Sir Chief!
Chief: Go get em kid!

:I drive off in my car:

Rolling Bones · Oct 4, 2005, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO

What like he was really Arab?

You're just going to get pissy they can't race profile his white ass.

Paranoid Pachead prolly thinks he may have been a gay muslim.

He was probably just very sad. Poor guy.

ReggieX · Oct 4, 2005, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by PacHead

There may be more to this story than has been let out. Nothing is confirmed so I won't mention anything specific yet. Just a few interesting things I've read on a few sites.

Oh boy, PacHead has a secret.

quote68 · Oct 4, 2005, 08:42 AM

I heard this guy had quite an explosive personality.

quote68 · Oct 4, 2005, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by history1me

He went out on a blaze of ironic/moranic glory.

WTF is a moran?

Warung · Oct 4, 2005, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by PacHead

There may be more to this story than has been let out. Nothing is confirmed so I won't mention anything specific yet. Just a few interesting things I've read on a few sites.

quote68 · Oct 4, 2005, 08:45 AM

Isn't your sig a quote from Oscar Wilde?

Warung · Oct 4, 2005, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by quote68

Isn't your sig a quote from Oscar Wilde?

Affirmative.

historylme · Oct 4, 2005, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by quote68

WTF is a moran?

Well, if you don't know. No, not really. Just a type-o on my part.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Oct 4, 2005, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Rolling Bones

Paranoid Pachead prolly thinks he may have been a gay muslim.

He was probably just very sad. Poor guy.

Throw Canadian in there somewhere and you are onto something.

Dork. · Oct 4, 2005, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by quote68

WTF is a moran?

PacHead · Oct 4, 2005, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Rolling Bones

Paranoid Pachead prolly thinks he may have been a gay muslim.

He was probably just very sad. Poor guy.

Anybody with a minimum amount of intelligence knows that those islamic types hates gay people.

I know that the canadian star wars guy likes to imagine that I'm a bigot, but if he was in one of those messed up islamic countries he'd get his gay canadian butt flogged or he'd be stoned to death.

Rolling Bones · Oct 4, 2005, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by quote68

WTF is a moran?

Originally Posted by Dork.

5 lols out of five.

JoshuaZ · Oct 4, 2005, 07:15 PM

I love the USA. Mostly because of its colorful people.