LDS missionary shot and killed in Jamaica

KSL Television ^ | January 17th | ksl.com

[Ripliancum]

A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was shot and killed in Kingston, Jamaica, Monday.

Elder Jermaine Luther Walker was shot by a stray bullet from a police shootout. The LDS Church confirmed Elder Jermaine Luther Walker was shot when he and a group of elders got caught in the crossfire of a police shootout. Elder Walker was a native of Kingston, Jamaica.

"It appears the van they were in was caught in the crossfire as local police were pursuing another vehicle," a statement from the Church read. "Elder Walker was immediately driven to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead."

[Rome2000]

I hit the abuse button as well, but evidently hate speech towards this murdered young man is acceptable on this forum.

Not in any way, shape, or form.

[EverOnward]

Then why hasn’t the comment been pulled?

[Tijeras_Slim]

I owned a bike shop in the 80’s, and as such dealt with a number of these young men. They didn’t bug me, and I kept them on the road.

They’re just good kids.

Rethink your ways.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

It has.

[EverOnward]

Then I apologize and thank the moderators for pulling a very insensitive comment.

[flowerplough]

“Rethink your ways.”

I’ll get right on that. Thank you for telling me what I should do. Wish there were more people like you, and more Mormon missionaries.

[flowerplough]

More rethinking:

Upon further review, mightn’t this incident come under “Mess with the bull, watch you don’t get the horns”?

Travel to a virtually lawless, tropical hades, accost strangers with unasked-for religous advice, and meet a tragic, early death? The mostly-female, summer ‘07 Korean Afghanistan missionaries that got shot up some and raped some more, SSDD? Hayna or no?

[T Minus Four]

This is so sad. Prayers for those who loved him.

[Ripliancum]

The missionary was a native of Jamaica. Not only is your rhetoric offensive, you didn’t even bother to read the article.

[Osage Orange]

Sorry you took that as a physical threat...it wasn't.

Speaking of strategies...probably not a good one to assume you know what I'm thinking.

[BlueMoose]

Elder Walker was a native of Kingston, Jamaica

[BlueMoose]

No it is not SSDD?

[SZonian]

Tragic and sad, prayers for this young man’s family and his companion.

[flowerplough]

So it's "live in a virtually lawless, tropical hades, accost strangers with unasked-for religous advice, and meet a tragic, early death?" Not quite as foolhardy as the mostly-female, summer ‘07 Korean Afghanistan missionaries that got shot up some and raped some more, SSDD? Hayna or no?

[Ripliancum]

FR really needs an ignore button.