But for today, let's talk about the shooting. I tracked down MaryLou Danley the second her name was released. I found her address, her Facebook page and found nothing suspicious at all on it. She wasn't political or religious in the slightest, mostly just pics of her traveling and chatting with friends. If she was some sort of religious plant, she hid it well. I don't think she had anything to do with this to be honest, with even the money she was wired not that suspicious. Danley was given $100,000 which may have been a farewell present for a woman he may have treated poorly on occasion (as was rumored from servers at a restaurant they frequented), but I really think he loved as well. I will surprised if she has any ties to this.
What did not surprise me was the one thing I was waiting for and that is was he on anti-depressants? Turns out he was. Shocker. It's also one of the things that applies to just about every mass shooter in history. The drug he was given, diazepam, aka Valium, has a tendency to cause aggression and psychotic breaks in a few. Was Paddock one of them? It would explain a lot. A hell of lot more study should be given to these things and, most likely, pulled off the market until their safety can be guaranteed. I don't know about you but any drug you give that may cause people to snap and kill hundreds is probably not something we should have mass marketed. But as Big Pharma is in complete control of our government now, that's not going to happen. And this wasn't because of one party, they both caused this. Citizen's United ended the country just like I explained to you it would. Congrats America, your laziness and apathy ended our democracy. Mazel Tov.
The United States has the highest level of anti-depression pills AND opiates prescribed even though we are not the top country for people suffering from depression or pain. There has also been a CLEAR link between the rise of anti-depressant use and mass shootings, one that has been ignored by the government regardless of who is in power. That tells us that no matter which side you vote for, you are going to get screwed. This also means this country is coming dangerously close to violent uprisings, as an alleged Antifa attack which is supposed to happen on November 4th warns us. I won't hold my breath for anything to happen, but if it does, I will also understand as peaceful protests are getting people nowhere. When the politicians stop listening to the people and start voting against the wishes of the masses, there is a 100% chance that shootings will increase and they won't be directed at innocent crowds this time.
The usual brand of conspiracy theories, like the increasingly unstable Alex Jones gives us, have come forward and so many of them are easily disproven. Videos of "shots" being fired from other areas of the hotel say there was more than one shooter but fails to explain if that was the case, why are the windows still intact? The more than one shooter crap is something you hear at every firefest because people are notoriously bad at taking in new information in a stressful situation. So far, Paddock doesn't appear to have any political or religious motivation and has no internet footprint at all, so Fox News can just shut the fuck up already with their outlandish theories. One was so bad that two of the male hosts from Fox and Friends were left dumbfounded when their female anchor and true blond stereotype blurted out maybe lack of faith was the reason for the shooting. Somehow, I highly doubt he was a militant atheist either, stupid.
Now that is not to say that there are not some odd things about this story. The strangest being the story of a Hispanic woman telling people they were about to die 45 minutes before the shooting. Coincidence? Maybe. Or did she know something? I still think it is the former that some drunk woman started spouting nonsense, in the same way Scott Peterson lied about his wife's death only to have it come true which is the only reason he is in jail. If a coincidence can happen like that, then it is possible here as well. It makes for a great story, but I don't think there is anything to it. If she did know, wouldn't going to the authorities make for a better idea? The only explication for why not is they were in on it, which is the ONLY conspiracy that is possible, even if at this point, I see as highly unlikely.
Paddock is a weird guy. What we know says he was a guy who had a middle class life, invested in real estate in the 90's and got to retire early. Entirely possible. I tried to do the same but could never get the funding to invest, so I lost out. Rats. He has no job since then which, if I was paranoid, could also suggest he got involved with off book government work, perhaps guns. If I was creating a story I could conceive of a way where Paddock is some sort of gun trader working for the government or even some shady black market dealer with political ties, because if this was a cover up, it could only happen at the highest levels. He goes to the hotel, the deal goes south by design and he is killed, to be used as the patsy while multiple gunman shoot from the two windows. They leave before the cops get there, hiding out in a nearby room, disguised as ordinary businessmen, leaving the next day. This is the only out there possibility that is even remotely likley.
There are some other odd question that should be addressed. In the photos there appears to be a note on the desk. Why have the contents of that note not been released yet? Why in the hell did it take police an hour and half to get the room? They had to know approximately what floor the shooting was taken place on and were there NO snipers available in SWAT at the time. Even sending several cops to each floor could have narrowed the area and they could have intervened quicker. Why did he move A LOT? Word is he had 27 homes over the last sixty years. That is a lot of moving.
But the most likley reason this guy killed everyone is he WANTED to. Some people are just evil. And while I admit this guy doesn't seem like the type, he sure seems like Occam's Razor at work. Could there be a more devious reason? Sure. But is it likley? At this point no. But here's the rub, if they try to start creating a narrative I know to be fake, I will change my perspective stat. I looked into every detail of their lives that I could find and if the government and press starts making Danley out be some sort of ISIS operative and Paddock the brainwashed idiot, I KNOW that is false. There is nothing in either of their backgrounds to suggest this. That would make me question everything about this case. But as that hasn't happened yet, we have to wait and see what Marylou Danley knows and what the press tells us.
Machine guns have no place in society. My baseline is that whatever the cops have, the public has. Only the most specialized cop, like SWAT, has a machine gun so this is something maybe the public shouldn't have. It is way too deadly for the average Joe to own. Paddock proved that. I would not be surprised to see genuine concern by both parties about this as they have to know that the public is one short fuse away of aiming those same guns their way. Had the baseball shooter had one of these, the death toll would have been significantly higher and Steve Scalise would be long dead. These are weapons that can cause mass casualties and very few ways to stop them. They should be banned. Period.
So that is the world we live in now. Trump came across like an idiot yesterday in Puerto Rice and rumor is Tillerson told that to his face. That's funny. And the Supreme Court is looking at gerrymandering which if gotten rid off, will all but doom the Republican stranglehold on the House along with some local races. It would shift power back to the people and away from the GOP. Any justice who votes against this is a traitor to this country and should be treated as such. They are telling you loud and clear that they have an allegiance to a party and not the country. Any justice not voting for American interests should be removed from office by any means possible (non violently please). I will go into this in greater detail in a future column.
So for now, watch what is said by the press about this case. So far, it appears to be just another loon shooting up innocent people. But even I have to admit this story is not the usual thing and bears close watching. Who exactly was Stephen Paddock? So far, he appears to be mental case who got a lot of guns and shot a bunch of people just because he could. Word is his appearance was not the best as of late, had lost weight, had been prescribed anti-depressants, and well, we know the rest. Because we let our mental patients free roam with zero supervision, as well as over prescribing a drug with dangerous side effects, and allow anyone with a pulse to buy a weapon capable of killing hundreds in a heartbeat, it is really surprising this doesn't happen more often.
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