Gunman posted plan: (Log in info)
More information is coming out about William Freund the 19-year-old kid who went on a shooting spree in his California neighborhood, killing two before turning his shotgun on himself.
Another disturbing post he made on the Asperger syndrome support forum…
“I’m going cause a lot of damage with my Remington 870,” he said in an Oct. 15 posting. “And is super heavy to whack people with. … Not I have never whacked anyone but I’m guessing that’s why its so heavy.” He went on to say in the message, “I look forward for the 870, a gun made since the 1950s In blowing some parts of me out of 2006 style with some of the latest ammo.”
And a familiar theme is starting to emerge…
Lonnie Pestano, a longtime Freund family friend, painted a picture of Freund as a “painfully shy” boy she met about 16 years ago. He was quick to smile and hug those nearby, and “wouldn’t hurt a fly.” Pestano said Freund’s mother spoke often of school bullying, saying that Freund was spit on and had his head put in the toilet.
And…
“There has been some discussion about whether Asperger’s has anything to do with what he did,” said Grover. “It sounds like he was picked on a lot and those of us with Asperger’s have symptoms that cause us to be picked on. We don’t speak in the right tone, don’t look people in the eye, we don’t read body language. Some people pick on us for that.”
I don’t doubt that William Freund was picked on because of his condition. Yesterday I was a little more forgiving because of his condition, but not anymore.
Asperger’s doesn’t affect your ability to tell the difference between right and wrong. Not only that, why did he choose Vernon and Christina Smith, a father, and daughter, as his victims?
What I’m also afraid of is that if, God forbid, there should be any future shootings like this where the shooter claims to be bullied, that they may all of a sudden contract Asperger’s.
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