My friend Warner Todd Huston is following the story closely (early reporting here) with some of the shooter’s info here in a second post:
A 22-year-old man named Jared Loughner has been arrested for attacking a group of people outside an Arizona grocery store with a firearm. Wounded in the attack was Arizona Representative Gabrielle Gifford and killed in the attack was Federal Judge John Roll. A 9-year-old girl was also killed in the nearly one dozen victims. Five deaths are being reported. (Judge Roll bio, pictured right)
Congresswoman Giffords is being reported as having survived with prospects for recovery good.
The killer is one prime nut.
According to Loughner’s YouTube channel his favorite books are:
I had favorite books: Animal Farm, Brave New World, The Wizard Of OZ, Aesop Fables, The Odyssey, Alice Adventures Into Wonderland, Fahrenheit 451, Peter Pan, To Kill A Mockingbird, We The Living, Phantom Toll Booth, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Pulp,Through The Looking Glass, The Communist Manifesto, Siddhartha, The Old Man And The Sea, Gulliver’s Travels, Mein Kampf, The Republic, and Meno.
Laughner has a YouTube video he titled “Hello” in which he lays out some of his insanity. This lunatic talks about a “new currency,” says he is a “conscience dreamer,” and complains of illiteracy in “English grammar” in those around him. Reading his rambling proves he has no clue about that latter himself. Apparently Loughner considered himself some sort of expert in “mind control.”
The video is all text and reads…
Hello, my name is Jared Lee Loughner.
This video is my introduction to you! My favorite activity os conscience dreaming: the greatest inspiration for mu political business information. Some of you don’t dream – sadly.
Firstly, the current government officials are in power for their currency, but I’m informing you for your new currency! Of you’re treasurer of a new money system, then you’re responsible for the distributing of a new currency. We now know — the treasurer for a new money system. is the distributor of the new currency. As a result, the people approve a new money system which is promising new information that’s accurate, and we truly believe in a new currency. Above all, you have your new currency, listener?
Secondly, my hope s for you to be literate! If you’re literate in English grammar, then you comprehend English grammar. The majority of people, who reside on District 8, are illiterate — hilarious. I don’t control your English grammar structure, but you control your English grammar structure.
Thirdly, I know who’s listening; Government Officials, and the People. Nearly all the people, who don’t know this accurate information of a new currency, aren’t aware of mind control and brainwashing methods. If I have my civil rights, then this message wouldn’t have happen.
In conclusion, my ambition — is for informing literate dreamers about a new currency, in a few days, you know I’m conscience dreaming! Thanks you!
There’s more over at his place – go take a look.
Certainly, it seems that this guy is a whack job; my hope, however, is that he will be judged to be competent. Given that he was tackled by bystanders, there should be no question as to the identity of the perpetrator and if indeed he is the person committing the violence, I hope that the full weight of the Law is laid upon him.
