RIDING SHOTGUN: Thomas Pettigrew talks about being held at gunpoint at a car dealership by a woman he says was Amy Bishop, looking for a getaway car after her brother was shot dead in 1986. Read his account of his unexpected meeeting with Amy right after she killed her brother here.
What an interesting story is unfolding. Looks like she has a history of solving her problems the quick and dirty way: blowing away the areas of her life that cause her pain. And up until now, getting away with it. I don't think she's going to get off the hook anymore. In fact, I wonder if she could get capital punishment for this. Neo has a interesting piece on Amy's getting off the hook after shooting and killing her brother.
BTW, I'm starting to read that Amy is described as a fanatical Obama supporter. Think it's a cheap shot and has no bearing on this tragic story.
What an interesting story is unfolding. Looks like she has a history of solving her problems the quick and dirty way: blowing away the areas of her life that cause her pain. And up until now, getting away with it. I don't think she's going to get off the hook anymore. In fact, I wonder if she could get capital punishment for this. Neo has a interesting piece on Amy's getting off the hook after shooting and killing her brother.
BTW, I'm starting to read that Amy is described as a fanatical Obama supporter. Think it's a cheap shot and has no bearing on this tragic story.
Just goes to show, guns don't kill people. Ivy League Liberals kill people.
ReplyDeleteHA! A metaphor for sure!
ReplyDeleteI can feel for Pettigrew.
ReplyDeleteA long time ago (1975) I was walking home late at night, when a car pulled up alongside me.
I thought it was just someone asking for directions' until I saw an old rifle pointed at me from the back seat and the guy in the front passenger seat just said, "Hand it over".
Fortunately, they were content to just take the wallet and the meager amount of cash it held and just go on their way.
But, this was 1975, when there was a moratorium on the death penalty in Texas. Standard operating procedure, if you were a robber, was "shoot the victim", because after all, "What more could they do to you, and why leave a witness?".
To think, for just that moment, that this might be your last moment on Earth definitely leaves a mark; you never forget it.
Nor would you be able to forgive them if they were caught (they weren't). Nobody should ever have to feel that.
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Good story, thanks, Paul.
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