Kansas Crimson

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:27 pm

Sparko wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:01 pm Circular firing squad.

And yet like clockwork, the usual goons are out with their coded language (simply put, it's a "thug" problem).

twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:43 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:27 pm

Sparko wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:01 pm Circular firing squad.

And yet like clockwork, the usual goons are out with their coded language (simply put, it's a "thug" problem).

I think it was reported that neither person arrested had been in legal trouble before. Literally every early assumption has turned out to be incorrect.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:00 am without reading, i’m confident that the “easily accessible” is the issue

we had shotguns (for pheasants and turkey), rifles (for deer), and a couple hand-me-down pistols (grandfather was a cop for a bit). all were locked in a massive gun safe and only my pops new where the key was

i currently own a 9 and a .22 revolver, both are stored in a biometric lock box that is programmed for me alone

edit: after looking at that article there is one obvious thing that seems to stand out…the fetishization. guns were never a prominent part of our lives. we didn’t brag about them; we didn’t take selfies with them to post on social media or on christmas cards; and we didn’t nerd out with all the excess tactical gear. we got them out to hunt, to clean, and maybe once a year just prior to hunting season to have some target practice

in other words, guns were never a defining aspect of my family

The man charged in the Thursday fatal shooting of a civil process server and Independence police officer had recently lost his home and property over unpaid taxes.

As civil process server Drexel Mack attempted to serve eviction papers, a man at the home opened fire, authorities said Thursday. They identified that man Friday morning as Larry D. Acree, the home’s former owner. He has been charged two counts of first-degree murder, assault in the first degree for wounding a police officer and three additional counts of armed criminal action.

Three Independence police officers who arrived to help were also shot, one fatally.

Mack, 42, and Officer Cody Allen, 35, died at an Independence hospital. The two other officers were wounded but are expected to make full recoveries, police said.

Jackson County property records show that an Independence man purchased the home and property — valued in 2023 at $675,500 — and had just paid back taxes on it last week. The new owner wrote a personal check for $18,543 to cover taxes from 2022 and 2023.

According to the probable cause affidavit explaining the charges, a “notice to vacate” was posted in a conspicuous place on the premises on Feb. 23. It said the notice was a result of a request for a “writ of possession” that was completed Feb. 9.

Mack arrived at the home in the 1110 block of North Elsea Smith Road shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Independence police said that he was shot, leaving him wounded outside the home.

Acree was taken into custody and transported to an area hospital. Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman on Thursday would not discuss his injuries or any details about what happened at the home.

Larry D. Acree’s tax problems

Jackson County property records show Acree bought the 9-acre property in 2005. The three-bedroom house — which is 2,419 square feet — was built the same year, records indicate.

Court and property records also show that Acree has had financial troubles for years, filing bankruptcy in 1992 and again in 2004. In 2012, the Missouri Department of Revenue filed a tax lien on him, and a judgment was entered for $12,628.

His wages were garnished from GSM Corp., and the judgment was satisfied in 2016.

Records show Acree also owed back taxes from 2019 through 2023 of $1,150 for a livestock trailer, two utility trailers, a pickup, an SUV and two horse trailers.

In the summer of 2023, a roofing company issued a real estate lien against Acree’s property for $32,155.34.

Records show the new owner bought the property on Aug. 14, 2023, for $260,000 in a delinquent tax sale. The sale was confirmed on Nov. 20. On Feb. 22, records show the new owner paid the $18,543 in back taxes.

‘Simply devastated’

Two law enforcement communities in Jackson County are struggling with the loss of Allen and Mack.

Officer Allen “always had a smile” on his face, Dustman said.

“He was the guy that when you went out on a call he would be there and he would defuse things in a moment’s notice,” Dustman said Thursday. “He was right there to back you up.”

Presiding Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jalilah Otto said in a release Thursday evening that the impact of the loss would linger.

“We are simply devastated that someone who is doing their job on behalf of the Court could be shot and killed,” Otto said. “We send our sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Mack, and the families of the Independence Police Department officers who also suffered tragedies today.”

Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:23 pm "50 ambulances on the scene."

The 2nd link has video of the actual shooting, from inside the concert hall.

Three armed men opened fire inside the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region in what officials are expecting to be a mass casualty event.

Footages show unidentified gunmen opening fire at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:46 am Maybe they were just trying to get the Nazis? The US isn't perfect either you guys.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:35 pm Mass stabbing in Rockford IL. Not sure if it's 9 or 11 stabbed but 4 are dead.
Apparently the dude just went around stabbing random people in a many block radius.
Former co-worker has a sister who works in a hospital there. She said all the docs and nurses got alerts to prepare for a mass casualty situation. The weren't told immediately what it was. Kind of hard to "prepare" when you don't know what you are preparing for.
I'm waiting for the inevitable sarcastic (and moronic) "ban knives" social media posts.