In late: Where he shot that farmer was about 1 mile from my house. My wifes entire family farms that area. Needless to say I was a little anxious to make that phone call to find out if they were alright.
They STILL haven't caught him???
+1 for the kids at the rural high school.
It seems the Indiana State Police have a professional sketch artist on their staff (at least he's still not in grade school art class).
Semi-interesting story about how this all affected my week...
So, I was doing what I do every fall and visiting high schools. It just so happened that I was in the rural part of Illinois just west of Morocco, Lowell, etc. Soooo, pretty much every school I went to had to question me extra hard and escort me around since they were keeping an extra careful watch. No problem, I understand. Apparently, my 2011 Ford Fusion (rental for work - I don't bother buying new - and I like 4 wheel drive) and my black skirt is easily confused with a gray/white pick up and green jacket.
Oh yeah hun everytime I fantasize...errm I mean see you in a black skirt I think terrorist.
I have news for you.......Indy is only 80 miles away from IL......
Perhaps he just assumes Chicago is all of illinois?
& every hour that goes by is another hour the case gets colder and colder.
Does give me some hope that one day IL could be a free state but alas for eveyr 1 rural kid that knows what is RIGHT there are 1,000 urban kids that depend on the "golden fed milk" to tell them what is right.
I would just like to see more news stories that read: "Gunman attempts shooting spree, gets shot by several armed citizens."
Perhaps not everyone who works in Indy actually LIVES in Indy or west of it?
Haha - some of my friends think so. When I was at the STL Arch last weekend, security had to spend time examining my pocket knife closely before allowing me in - and then they had trouble closing it. But then they had a musket demonstration in the museum, so that was pretty cool. There are a ton of guns in that place!
Agreed that the rural kids got it together. My wife's students typically have some sort of assignment that combines artistic creativity with their personal interests. While the schools may have an anti-gun policy on the books, many of the kids bring in gun related work that consists of shotgun shells, rifle casings, targets, photos of deer they have harvested over the years, etc. My wife hangs these things up on the walls or dangles them from the ceiling in her classroom. None of the administrators have given her any grief for this and its been going on for several years in her classroom.Anyway, at one of the schools in Illinois there were several students upset because they had to wait inside instead of their usual outside spot for the bus to take them to the career center. They then decided they would like to go home, grab their guns, and then go on a man-hunt 'cause they'd rather be outside. One kid said they weren't allowed to have guns in Illinois, and the rest jumped in and explained to him step by step how to get his FOID and buy a gun. The kid getting the instruction then said he'd feel better with a required safety course, but then the others replied that it was their right, not a right after they took a safety course.
+1 for the kids at the rural high school.
I just think you have a poor knowledge of distances. It's not a big deal.....just admit it
The REASON this one looks better is because the sketch was from the farmer that talked face to face with the gunman before he got shot and not from people that just saw him at a distance. I mean wouldn't you remember the person that just shot you easier than someone that just saw someone shot?