Man arrested after mass suicide pact e-mail (Oregon, Washington)

Seattle Times ^ | February 10, 2005 | The Associated Press

[austinaero]

Is it possible to bring in the mother who was willing to kill her children? Maybe not in Oregon, I don't know the law....

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah - I thought the local news would lead with it because it has all the bizarre human factors of a 'big' story... but they are leading with the Supreme Court lifting of the Pierce smoking ban. I'm thinking about just going to a bar in Tacoma and lighting a bunch of cigarettes all at once. :~D

[Mark was here]

There's potentially some kids that would pay with their lives for that kind of "patience".

This mother who would threaten her children, could use a time out.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, it is for them that I am glad they took action ~before~ the event.

[Tall_Texan]

Kerry Voters?

[Ramius]

That's odd... since the Pierce smoking ban was effectively lifted months ago. Judge put a stay on the ban while waiting for the WASC to do their thing. I think pretty much everybody expected this ruling. It was a slam dunk.

Has their been word of a political angle on this suicide thing? I'm picturing a bunch of over-the-top DU types that have convinced themselves that the world is coming to an end because Dubya won the election.

[MisterRepublican]

Weird freakiness from Oregon. I'm not surprised.

[HairOfTheDog]

They didn't hint at all about what brought them together or what kind of chat site it was.

[MisterRepublican]

So if someone put out a contract to kill you, you'd want the police to wait until after someone killed you to do something about it?

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Jimmy Jones Kool-Aid alert!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

GMTA (see my post above...)

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

This mother who would threaten her children, could use a time out.

I hope her kids are taken away from her and that she's sterilized!

[Captain Ray]

I live in Oregon, and sadly have to agree! Weird freaking stuff indeed.. The last weird one was the Nazi party adopts a road, and now we are soliciting suicides on the internet..

[Mark was here]

So if someone put out a contract to kill you, you'd want the police to wait until after someone killed you to do something about it?

I was thinking more in line of dopes taking out contracts on themselves.

I am glad innocent lives were protected.

[pennyfarmer]

Time out in my naughty chair.

It's kinda funny cause my kids think it looks just like my FOOT. You only have sit for a moment but you feel it for awhile.

[WaterDragon]

Anyone hear why the suicide pact and why on Valentine's Day specifically? Very weird.

[WaterDragon]

The creep is a sadistic sicko who sought out fragile personalities. He found them. I'm glad he's locked up now.

[blackie]

It always baffles me that sicko's like him can influence others to do such bizarre things. *sigh*

[Salvation]

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[fab_apocalypse]

first time using this board.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_021105_news_mass_suicide_pact_.9a87bbb8.html

maybe this will answer a few questions.