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niyad

(113,348 posts)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:04 PM Dec 2015

Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Back In Court Wednesday


Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Back In Court Wednesday


The accused Planned Parenthood shooter, Robert Dear, will be back in court Wednesday afternoon.

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At Dear's last hearing a few weeks ago, his defense attorney was asking the judge for more time so they could have a doctor evaluate the suspect to see if he's competent to stand trial. There will likely be an update on those efforts during the status hearing. A claim of Dear's competency will have a big impact on what happens next.

At Dear's last hearing, he made it very clear that he did not want to be represented by his defense attorney, even shouting at one point, "I'm guilty! There's no trial! Do you know who this lawyer is? He's the lawyer for the Batman shooter; they drugged him up and that's what they want to do with me," Dear said, referring to defense attorney Daniel King's representation of the Aurora theater shooter, James Holmes.

11 News met with David Webster, a local attorney, who gave us his insight into the case.
"Based upon what that competency evaluation tells them, it can be a determination as to whether they want to proceed forward with making a plea for insanity or something like that," Webster said.

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http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Planned-Parenthood-Shooting-Suspect-Back-in-Court-Wednesday-363323621.html
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valerief

(53,235 posts)
1. If TPTB don't want Christians with guns to look bad, they'll deign Dear nuts. nt
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:07 PM
Dec 2015

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valerief

(53,235 posts)
3. Ah, well then, he must have gotten the guns legally, so they can't blame mental health.
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 07:15 PM
Dec 2015

Cuz when would a lunatic ever get a gun legally?

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
4. I'm pretty sure he's a radical leftist transgender activist who was really robbing
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 09:34 PM
Dec 2015

a grocery store a few thousand feet to the East of the clinic.

niyad

(113,348 posts)
5. well, that is exactly what his supporters on the local "news" sites here were saying during
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:28 PM
Dec 2015

his sick and murderous rampage. and they continue defending him to this day.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
6. That's a standard tactic of theirs. Stall for time by stating the most transparently
Thu Dec 24, 2015, 07:35 AM
Dec 2015

ridiculous and false 'information', to blunt the edge of outrage directed against their side. Then afterwards, they're never called out on their lies, or forced to shut up in disgrace.

Normal people would feel humiliated to be so wrong, but repugs are shameless, therefore incapable of embarrassment.

niyad

(113,348 posts)
7. you are absolutely correct about that. the bunch locally, even when their lies and the
Sat Dec 26, 2015, 01:12 PM
Dec 2015

truth were pointed out to them, insist that it is the "liberal" media (in fundieville!) spreading lies. and, sadly, there is apparently nothing that one can say or do that will cause them shame or embarrassment, or even one single moment of doubt. but one can amuse oneself in calling them out.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
9. The reich wing crafts an alt-reality bubble to live in. The only way their worldview can make sense
Sun Dec 27, 2015, 07:13 PM
Dec 2015

The corporate owned 'lib' media just isn't doing enough to call swine like cruz and fiorina out on their insane delusions once they're obviously proven to be lies.

I'm glad you can get some amusement destroying their fantasy worlds for them. I wish they could all just go live in their alternate reality, permanently, away from normal humans. If the rapture came, normal reality here would seem like paradise.

niyad

(113,348 posts)
10. the corporate media helps to create their alt-reality, will do nothing to dissuade them
Mon Dec 28, 2015, 12:17 PM
Dec 2015

from it, since it suits tptb far too well.

I keep asking the universe for them to experience their rapture, and leave the rest of us alone.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
11. They might control the public's airwaves, but they're not making a lot of progress controlling the
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 06:47 PM
Dec 2015

public's opinion on a lot of the issues.

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