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  • The king is dead, long live the king

    The king is dead, long live the king

    Tenn. Killer Played GTA:

    I knew this was going to happen. I think we all did. Our favorite Miami ambulance chaser Jack Thompson has reared his ugly asshatted head and has come out and said that he will “swear under oath” that Ken Bartley played GTA. Bartley is 15. It’s almost like shooting fish in a barrel to say the kid played GTA…

    The revelation is considered significant by Thompson because initial accounts of the shooting show that the teen did not go to school with the intent to kill, and it appears that an event triggered the teenager into committing homicide, which was programmed into the brain via rehearsal in Grand Theft Auto. Here’s what the press release stated:

    …as it appears, based upon initial accounts of the shooting, that the 15-year-old boy did not go to school with the intent to kill. As has happened in other instances, as in the triple homicide in Fayette, Alabama, by an 18-year-old obsessive player of the cop-killing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a highly-charged emotional event can serve as a trigger for such a shooting. These killing games allow an individual, unwittingly, to rehearse for homicide. When pushed by fear, the game’s rehearsal function becomes the young brain’s “default setting.”

    Jack Thompson has ascended to ranks of assclownery of the likes that have only previously been obtained by Michael Moore. And Mr. Thompson reaches it in the same way, by being a morbid opportunist using as many tragedies as possible to further his viewpoint.

    Back to the point at hand. I’m sure it was GTA that made Ken Bartley kill. I’m sure it had nothing to do with a substance abuse problem.

    Congratulations, Jack, you have usurped Michael Moore’s throne and are now King of All Assclowns. Hail to the king.

  • Prior History

    Prior History

    Prosecutor: Boy should be tried as adult:

    This is just another article about how Campbell County prosecutors want to try Ken Bartley as an adult. However, I found this piece of the article interesting…

    Pam Cannon, a parent who has two sons at the high school, and several students said the boy stabbed Seale in the hand with a pencil when Seale was his middle school principal.

    That would be Principal Gary Seale, who was shot in the lower abdomen but survived.

    So it sounds like not only did Bartley have possibly a prior history of violence, but a history of violence with one of his victims.

  • Bartley’s gun came from home

    Bartley’s gun came from home

    School Shooting: Could it have been prevented?:

    The Campbell County sheriff’s department tells us 14-year old Kenneth Bartley brought the .22 caliber handgun into school from home.

    This leaves many wondering if the gun was locked up, could the shooting have been prevented.

    Um….YEAH!!!

  • Dyleski enters plea

    Dyleski enters plea

    Dyleski pleads not guilty: (Log in info)

    Nearly four weeks after his arrest, Scott Dyleski pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder in the killing of Pamela Vitale, a former high-tech executive and the wife of a well-known local defense attorney.

    The 17-year-old, who has been charged as an adult in the crime, entered his plea as he stood in “the cage,” a metal and glass structure that is reserved for defendants in custody.

    The District Attorney’s Office has charged Dyleski with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He faces up to 26 years to life in prison if convicted.

    Outside the courtroom Wednesday, three friends of Dyleski said they had showed up to support him. Immediately surrounded by cameras and reporters, they described him as kind and said they were shocked when they heard about his arrest.

  • D.A. wants to try Bartley as an adult

    D.A. wants to try Bartley as an adult

    D.A. wants accused school shooting suspect tried as an adult:

    Campbell County District Attorney Paul Phillips wants to have Kenneth Bartley Jr. tried as an adult. At present, Bartley is being charged with first-degree murder, among other charges. Also…

    Authorities have identified the source of the gun, although no charges will be filed against the owner.

  • Still More details on Campbell County High

    Still More details on Campbell County High

    More on: Kenneth Bartley- Accused school shooter:

    This is an article about the family history of Campbell County High School shooter Kenneth Bartley. Here are the things that stood out in this article for me…

    Misty turner worked in Kenny’s Deli and says she witnessed family difficulties, which she says began when the boy’s parents divorced.

    “He was in juvenile up in Scott County. They put him there for being an unruly child. This is his first year in public schools, I know for a long time,” Turner said.

    Which goes along with one of the blog entries that Steve Huff found from another CCHS student.

    But this was most disturbing…

    “They just said all day today he was asking his friends to feel his pocket. To feel his gun, and showing it off to everyone,” Turner said.

    “One of the students did report it to one of the principals, and when they called him into the office, that’s when he done it,” Turner said.

    I wonder how many kids he showed the gun to before one of them finally said something?

    According to this article, Principal Gary Seale and Asst. Principal Jim Pierce were injured while trying to subdue Bartley. Was Ken Bruce the intended target then, and Seale and Pierce are just fallout?

    Still no word on the motive.

    Again, a huge thanks to Tina.

  • Suspect named in Campbell County High Shooting

    Suspect named in Campbell County High Shooting

    Update: Suspect in Campbell County High School shooting taken into custody

    The suspect is 15-year-old Kenneth Bartley, a freshman at Campbell County High School. According to the article, he was treated at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Lafollette for a gunshot wound to the hand. A .22 caliber handgun has been recovered by authorities.

    They also have updates on the conditions of the two surviving victims…

    Assistant Principal Jim Pierce was released from surgery at UT Medical Center around 5:45 p.m. and has been upgraded from critical to stable condition.

    A spokesman for UT Medical Center says a bullet remains lodged behind Pierce’s heart. Doctors are examining x-rays to determine the best way to remove the bullet.

    Principal Gary Seale, also wounded in the shooting, has just been taken into surgery at UT Medical Center; he is listed in serious condition.

    Something I forgot to mention is that my prayers and condolences go out to the friends and family of Ken Bruce.

    A huge thanks to Tina.

  • More details on Campbell County High Shooting

    More details on Campbell County High Shooting

    One dead in Tennessee school shooting:

    According to CNN, the suspect is 15-years-old and allegedly slipped a gun under a napkin and fired at administrators. Still no name of the suspect or motive.

    UPDATE: The AP is reporting that students identified the shooter as a 14-year-old freshman.

  • Assistant Principal killed in Campbell County High shooting

    Assistant Principal killed in Campbell County High shooting

    Student Kills Asst. Principal in School Shooting:

    The Associated Press is reporting that Assistant Principal Ken Bruce was killed in the Campbell County High School shooting.

    Still no name on the suspect and still no motive.

  • Campbell County High School Shooting

    Campbell County High School Shooting

    Faculty members shot at Campbell County High School:

    A school shooting has happened at Campbell County High School in Jacksboro, Tennessee.

    3 faculty members, Principal Gary Seale, Assistant Principal Ken Bruce, and Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Jim Pierce, have been shot. No word on their conditions yet. No students were injured. A male student is in custody. More on this as it becomes available.

    TOF to Magnolia.