Posted on 03/03/2011 6:35:25 AM PST by Immerito
DENTON — An Army veteran whose remarks led to a 90-minute lockdown on the Texas Woman's University campus in Denton on Tuesday is now speaking out from behind bars.
Police said Christopher Gillette made threatening remarks, prompting the emergency action.
"What I basically said is that I'm extremely angry; I have specific military training; and I feel like tearing Washington down brick-by-brick," Gillette told News 8.
Following his remarks, security officers swept the TWU campus, fearing a man with a gun could do harm.
(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...
Just dang!
I’m gonna agree with the guy .... these men and women put their lives on the line for our country and other countries. The least our government could do for them is give them top notch medical care at little cost. They’ve earned it.
Related:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/TWU-students-father-apologies-for-sons-tirade-117256208.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Man-arrested-in-TWU-lockdown-incident-117192738.html
http://images.bimedia.net/documents/0301_gillette_letter.pdf
The letter he wrote (see post #3) is worth the read.
“If you are Saudi and from a radical Islamic sect that wants to blow up past Presidents, that’s OK” - Eric Holder
Wow .... quit a list of complaints there.
Ack ... “quit” should be “quite”
Yeah - that's where the Founders lost me in early American History class...
You should read his letter.
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