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Minn. teen charged with killing Iowa store clerks
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ^ | November 16, 2010 | Peggy Senzarino

Posted on 11/16/2010 7:23:16 PM PST by xjcsa

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Git a rope.

1 posted on 11/16/2010 7:23:19 PM PST by xjcsa
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a person wearing a ski mask entered the Cenex convenience store in Algona and demanded cash and cigarettes. Bowman-Hall, who was behind the register, complied with the request and was shot. She died of her injuries

So much for the advice that your best bet is to simply comply. At least in this case.

2 posted on 11/16/2010 7:26:51 PM PST by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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He will be making some inmate a happy guy for a long time. He won’t be smirking then...


3 posted on 11/16/2010 7:29:13 PM PST by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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Creepy smirking little psychopath.


4 posted on 11/16/2010 7:38:03 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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You have to be kidding me? I was going to ask “where are his parents?” but never mind. I don’t think he has had any parental upbringing in, say about 17 years. Judging by the looks of him.


5 posted on 11/16/2010 7:39:12 PM PST by Wile E Coyote Genius (IQ 206....more than all Democrats combined)
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Sadly, Iowa has no death penalty as this guy certainly would be deserving of capital punishment.


6 posted on 11/16/2010 7:43:13 PM PST by The Great RJ (The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
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Wisconsin doesn't have a death penalty either. But they arranged a graceful exit for Jeffrey Dahmer, the cannibal killer. I don't remember all the gory details, but it involved another inmate who inflicted a lot more pain than a needle in the arm.
7 posted on 11/16/2010 7:58:33 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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Who is Michael Swanson?


8 posted on 11/16/2010 7:59:22 PM PST by Drew68
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The parents should be charged as accessories to murder for their lack of parenting from the time the kid was in diapers.


9 posted on 11/16/2010 8:02:50 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
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In the old days, bank tellers simply stood behind the counter. Now most of them are behind some sort of protection (metal bars, etc.).

These convenience store shootings are just heartbreaking. Perhaps it’s time to require owners to put their clerks behind bullet-resistant glass.

That wouldn’t say much for being a free society, but it’s a sign of the times.


10 posted on 11/16/2010 8:02:56 PM PST by Leaning Right
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Don’t let those who released him on probation off easy, either.


11 posted on 11/16/2010 8:04:28 PM PST by Leaning Right
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12 posted on 11/16/2010 8:08:31 PM PST by MplsSteve
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The parents should be charged as accessories to murder for their lack of parenting from the time the kid was in diapers.

I doubt it was their fault. Some kids just turn out to be sociopaths.

13 posted on 11/16/2010 8:10:27 PM PST by xjcsa (Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
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Swanson allegedly admitted entering the store with the intention of committing a robbery and shooting the clerk so that she could not later call the police or identify him.

He was videotaped. Did he know that convenience stores use security cameras? He could have tried to disguise himself, but did not. He decided his best bet was to shoot the clerks. I have encountered insects smarter than this guy.

It reminds me of the Randy Newman song "Little Criminals":

Got a gun from Uncle Freddy
Got a station all picked out
Got a plan and now we’re ready
Gonna take that station out
...
‘Cause we’ve almost made it
We’ve almost made it
We’ve almost made it to the top

14 posted on 11/16/2010 8:11:57 PM PST by TChad
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Dahmer was beaten to death with a mop handle.

He and another inmate were moping floors when the other inmate decided to kill him for an unknown reason.

15 posted on 11/16/2010 8:14:18 PM PST by Pontiac
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Broom handle through the eye socket, IIRC.


16 posted on 11/16/2010 8:14:54 PM PST by Hunton Peck (Endowed by my Creator with certain unalienable Rights)
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To: Keith in Iowa
Sociopaths have messed up brains. It can't be fixed by parenting. These folks called the cops on their little monster. They aren't part of the “my angel never hurt nobody “ crowd.
17 posted on 11/16/2010 8:20:16 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.8)
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To: Leaning Right
In the old days, bank tellers simply stood behind the counter. Now most of them are behind some sort of protection (metal bars, etc.).

These convenience store shootings are just heartbreaking. Perhaps it’s time to require owners to put their clerks behind bullet-resistant glass.

I have a better idea. Maybe their clerks should be armed.

By the way, bank tellers here are still just behind counters.

18 posted on 11/16/2010 8:23:50 PM PST by xjcsa (Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
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These convenience store shootings are just heartbreaking. Perhaps it’s time to require owners to put their clerks behind bullet-resistant glass.

Some have had those precautions for years.

Thirty years ago, the 24 hour gas stations and party stores had a chute installed in the face of the counter. You told the clerk what you wanted and you paid through a small basin under the security glass. After you paid, the clerk would put your items in the chute, lock their side and opened yours. Once you took your stuff they relocked your sides.

19 posted on 11/16/2010 8:24:29 PM PST by Grizzled Bear (Does not play well with others)
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To: Leaning Right

That should be “...the 24 hour gas stations and party stores IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD...”


20 posted on 11/16/2010 8:26:24 PM PST by Grizzled Bear (Does not play well with others)
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