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Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:07 am
by FloPoErich
Another tragedy hit Kirkwood as a shooter entered city hall and killed 5, injuring 2 more, before being killed himself. According to a couple articles, I know one of the officers that was killed. He was an amazing guy... My thoughts and prayers go out all who lost someone they cared for and hope that they can be strong throughout this tragedy...
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:09 am
by stlmark
My thoughts and prayers to all who were hurt by this senseless tragedy. I'm glad the SOB that did this is dead.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:17 am
by tjk002
Flopo,
Are you referring to Tom Ballman? If so, I agree. He was one of my best friends growing up. We lived next door to each other for 18 years. He leaves behind two young children. A tradegy is an understatment.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:22 am
by goon attack
Much condolences to those who were killed and their families.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:34 am
by Blueline29
The whole thing is unbelievable. Many, many condolences to everyone touched by this tragedy.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:33 am
by BF44
JC Corcoran picked a bad week to make a crack about "picking off people with an AK-47"....................
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:06 pm
by F Keenan
Did anyone see the shooter's mom and brother on t.v.?????
http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/MyFox/pag ... cale=EN-US
un (Franking) ing real.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:43 pm
by goon attack
F Keenan, yeah I saw that crap. I guess that gene pool is very tainted. The other brother said "there's no excuse"
those other two are lunatics.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:36 pm
by tsblue
No surprise that some family members defending gunning down defenseless, innocent people. It shows the complete decadence of some in our culture.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:08 pm
by goon attack
Meacham Park meeting. Some dude calling "cookie" a "hero" followed by tons of applause per STLToday.com
Also, Kirkwood offered to drop every ticket they had given him if he agreed to follow the ordinances. He wouldn't.
Now it has descended into a race baiting fiasco.
I'm shocked.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:28 pm
by tsblue
The social consequences are enormous. Watch "regular" tv and the inane "judge" shows or any reality tv. There is no such thing as personal responsibility. Add in the adoration of gun violence...this is not surprising...at all.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:32 pm
by Rohan
I'm so sick of Meacham Park.
How many more cop killers are we going to see come out of that neighborhood?
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:34 pm
by crazy blues fan
Public Works Director Kenneth Yost is my uncle. He was a great person. Very involved in his church. Always willing to help anyone. On his vacation him and his wife went to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes. He will be missed.
I hope karma comes back and bites his family in the @$$ for their very insensitive comments.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:58 pm
by Rohan
crazy blues fan wrote:Public Works Director Kenneth Yost is my uncle. He was a great person. Very involved in his church. Always willing to help anyone. On his vacation him and his wife went to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes. He will be missed.
I hope karma comes back and bites his family in the @$$ for their very insensitive comments.
Sorry for your loss.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:28 pm
by Rohan
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument
Other speeches had a harder edge. Ben Gordon, a black man from Webster Groves, said, "To me, Cookie Thornton is a hero. He was an athlete... He opened a business. He went to court, but the system failed him... We are sorry, we grieve, but (Kirkwood officials) share in this responsibility."
Ending his speech to loud applause, Gordon called him "a soldier who paid the price for liberty."
A soldier?
Unfukin real.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:58 pm
by stlmark
crazy blues fan wrote:Public Works Director Kenneth Yost is my uncle. He was a great person. Very involved in his church. Always willing to help anyone. On his vacation him and his wife went to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes. He will be missed.
I hope karma comes back and bites his family in the @$$ for their very insensitive comments.
Man, I'm really sorry to hear that.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:11 pm
by gotslix
Just goes to show that those in positions of authority should stay professional at all times. This guy obviously felt the need for 'payback' because some badges (we don need no stinkin badges) were giving him a hard time.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:27 pm
by goon attack
crazy blues fan wrote:Public Works Director Kenneth Yost is my uncle. He was a great person. Very involved in his church. Always willing to help anyone. On his vacation him and his wife went to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes. He will be missed.
I hope karma comes back and bites his family in the @$$ for their very insensitive comments.
godspeed, cbf.
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:45 am
by crazy blues fan
Re: Shooting at Kirkwood City Hall
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:25 am
by Blueline29
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, cbf.
