An unemployed motorcycle mechanic who gunned down airport screening officers at Los Angeles International Airport in a 2013 attack that sent passengers running for their lives pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and 10 other charges.
Paul Ciancia agreed last week to plead guilty to all 11 charges in the rampage that killed one officer and wounded two others and a teacher who was headed for a flight.
Ciancia, 26, was spared the death penalty by entering the plea but faces a mandatory life term in prison.
[...] Ciancia, who was living in the Los Angeles area after growing up in Pennsville, New Jersey, said in the note that he wanted to kill at least one TSA officer but hoped to kill more.
"If you want to play that game where you pretend that every American is a terrorist, you're going to learn what a self-fulfilling prophecy is," his note said, according to court documents.
The note added, "I want to instill fear in your traitorous minds. I want it to always be in the back of your head just how easy it is to take a weapon to the beginning of your Nazi checkpoints."
Ciancia signed the note with his name, adding beneath it, "Pissed-off Patriot."
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LA_AIRPORT_SHOOTING
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Los_Angeles_International_Airport_shooting
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @07:23AM
No one will remember. No one will care. Nothing will Change. America continues to be pure Evil.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @07:58AM
Obama will fix this! Pardons for Patriots! Abolish the TSA! Change We Need! Yes We Can!
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Gravis on Thursday September 08 2016, @09:26AM
Some of his ideas are valid but unfortunately he choose an ill-fated path to resolve this conflict. I don't claim to know his exact thoughts but I do know there are a growing number of people who have given up on the very notion of political reform, believing that violent revolt is the only solution and it seems like he may be one of those people. While the system may not change overnight, the system will be changed if the people want it to be changed by choosing an alternative. It's the inability to see that an alternative is even possible that lands people in a vicious cycle of ever growing anger and resentment.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Jiro on Thursday September 08 2016, @01:30PM
It's funny you never hear anyone say this about right-wing shooters (at least not in most of the media and Internet). Anyone who tries gets told he's a right-wing shitlord who's making excuses for violence and he must immediately and completely condemn the shooter.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @03:07PM
> It's funny you never hear anyone say this about right-wing shooters (at least not in most of the media and Internet)
Hello? You never hear anyone say this about any terrorists.
You know the Boston Bombers? They were pissed about US military involvement in muslim countries. The surviving brother literally wrote a confession while he was hiding in that boat that said, “Stop killing our innocent people and we will stop.”
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Saturday September 10 2016, @11:57PM
how do you know anything about the political leaning of this person?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @03:01PM
> I do know there are a growing number of people who have given up on the very notion of political reform,
How do you know that?
Radical and reactionary terrorism is nothing new.
Here is a very incomplete list you might recognize:
Timothy McVeigh
Ted Kaczynski
Symbionese Liberation Army
Arthur Bremer
John Hinckley Jr
Sirhan Sirhan
Lee Harvey Oswald
There are hundreds more cases from just the 20th century alone.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Fauxlosopher on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:43PM
A big barrier to this is that if you choose a non-violent alternative which you have the moral AND legal standing to do, it carries a significant risk of violence being brought to you. (Now, this shouldn't stop people from trying, but it needs to be kept in mind.) Another barrier is bystanding people who hold fast to the mistaken idea that just because government (i.e. law enforcement) takes action against someone, it means that someone did something wrong.
One example is an article published by Oathkeepers, in which a woman was killed in her home during a confrontation with police after she pointed a shotgun in the cops' direction. Check your thought process now: was the woman deserving of the confrontation? A more complete version of the story starts with her first interaction with police: some time ago she was pulled over after a cop saw her car had a homemade placard instead of license plates. Everything else that resulted began at that seminal event: "government" initated the association; "government" refused to leave her alone; "government" tracked her down to her home and sent armed men to drag her out; therefore it is safe to say that Korryn Gaines was murdered because her car didn't have proper government-mandated ornamentation. [oathkeepers.org] If you describe yourself as someone who "supports the police", then in this case, you must also support killing people who object to being forced to pay for and display government identification (the license plates, in this case).
Since when do free people need government licenses to work (e-verify), travel (RealID [papersplease.org], literal passports), build domiciles (Carl Drega, Adam Kokesh [youtube.com]), or conduct mutually-voluntary trade (Roger Bean [lewrockwell.com])? I assert that free people do not require government licensing, and that all attempts to force compliance is literally criminal. [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:25PM
exactly. the armchair quarterbacks who say that non violent means would have been better have not actually tried to live free. they will quickly find that the government doesn't condone freedom of association, religion, the 2nd amendment, etc. just look at Waco. want to live with like minded people and raise your kids while preparing for government intervention and maybe a rapture or two? Janet Reno's got a cheap rental car to run over your kids charred carcass with! Or ruby ridge where they shoot your wife in the head while she's holding a baby and kill your kids dog then spray him up the back with an mp5. these traitors only understand power. nothing else.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:41PM
> who say that non violent means would have been better have not actually tried to live free.
And how have those violent means worked out so far? We've had well over two centuries in which violence has never achieved the intended results.
In fact, every social milestone in this country was achieved through non-violence. Just because non-violence frequently fails doesn't make violence successful.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @08:49PM
Political power IS violence. Don't just take an AC's word for it: "Every Communist must grasp the truth: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." -Chairman Mao Zedong
Violence itself is a tool, much like a knife - it has an essential place in human life. It is morally (and legally) used only in defense. This is why political power is so insidious: its use is initiated against people and this is largely perceived as proper. Violence created the United States of America. Violence conquered the Confederate States of America. Violence wrested power away from corrupt law enforcement in Athens, Tennessee. Violence caused the USA to greviously wound its own self in late 2001. The threat of violence and the means to use it prevented a slaughter at the Bundy family's Nevada ranch in ~2014.
The use of violence has accomplished much more than you want to give credit for. I don't advocate for the use of violence except as a last resort in response to another's violence, but to damn violence wholesale is to invite your own violent death... and the deaths of many others [jpfo.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @08:49PM
She shouldn't have been driving on roads that my tax dollars pay for maintaining. Yes, you do need to display government ornamentation or however you want to put it if you want to drive on those roads. Build your own roads and knock yourself out if you want to drive without government ornamentation.
This is the ultimate problem with the "taxes are theft!" crowd. You want all the benefits of civilization without paying for them. Basically, you want free shit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @09:03PM
So, you are of the opinion that it was good that Korryn Gaines was killed - killed because she did not display identification government agents demanded? Not much I can say to this mindset other than point it out in plain terms. Here's the kicker: Korryn Gaines was not a freeloader - she paid for her use of the roads just as you do: via the gasoline tax.
You also are likely woefully wrong about the supposed benefits of civilization that you think you are getting. To start you off with just one: the police are not responsible for your safety [jpfo.org]. In fact, you can be a woman who called the police because rapists are in your house right now, raping your friends downstairs, and if the cops decide to never show up, they can't be held responsible even if their station is right down the street. If that sounds incredulous, look at the court case of Warren vs D.C. [wikipedia.org] and discover to your horror that this actually happened.
Civilization is the thinnest of veneers, and it's best to figure this out before you are confronted with harsh reality and the inevitable consequences for supporting, even indirectly, the murder of people you don't like.
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Saturday September 10 2016, @07:09PM
Government licensing is only needed when your actions (or lack thereof) could impact other members of society. If you have no interface with society then you are free to do as you please. The rules are a way to avoid conflict which paradoxically means violating the rules causes conflict. The real question is, how many people's freedom are you willing to violate in the name of your own freedom?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 11 2016, @09:40AM
You are presumably a male and thus presumably have a penis. Thus you have the equipment and a potential motive to rape someone else. Please report to your nearest federal government center to apply for your penis-possession license.
More plainly: it doesn't matter how unsafe you feel regarding other people doing things you are afraid of, because you have zero authority to make them take any action so long as they am not actually harming you or your property. Because you have no such authority, you therefore cannot delegate something you don't have to a government. If you choose to live in a sardine box with other fish that possess teeth, you have no authority to demand the other fishes' teeth be pulled because you're nervous about the possibility of being bitten. If you want to feel safer from other people, try moving your own self away from the people you're scared of - you DO have THAT authority.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @01:55PM
Probably should be deported because we don't know what their intentions are.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday September 08 2016, @02:08PM
Why not deport those who made their intentions very clear, instead?
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @02:51PM
Woooosh!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @03:12PM
Was that a double wooosh or just one?
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday September 09 2016, @06:59AM
one woosh and a half. I wasn't aware he was trolling at all, OTOH my suggestion was mainly driven by the desire of optimization.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @03:59PM
Deport those so-called 'leaders' who bring death and destruction. And their supporters too, for they provided financial support. Better yet, stand them in front of a firing squad. Spend a few bullets and you're done ... until the ruling class finds ways to defeat justice. And the cycle repeats.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @09:40PM
If Donald Trump had been in charge, the killer would not have been allowed into the United States. “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @03:50PM
If one is pissed about something, they should wait and study the problem more. Doing the first thing that comes to your mind is usually not in your best interest or able to fix the problem. After a detailed investigation of the issue, write about ways to fix the problem. Discuss with other people; find out what they have thought about the problem (you can't be the only one).
Then it can be fixed with combined effort. When you are young, you make mistakes; which is why one should always wait and study the problem more before committing all resources to solve it. Your views are still being developed while young.
The gentleman was around 23 when he took a gun and hurt a few people. His actions changed little (if anything). That shows the immaturity of his approach. If he had studied the problem more, he would have acted differently over the longer term. If you are on the right path and not corrupted by promises of zionist money and power, people will follow you to hell.
your Nazi checkpoints.
Although intended to offend, it was funny. The person shows a lifetime (23 years in his case) of brainwashing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:20PM
> If one is pissed about something, they should wait and study the problem more.
> ...
> The person shows a lifetime (23 years in his case) of brainwashing.
So, if a lifetime isn't long enough to understand the problem, how long should they spend studying it?
Maybe your theories don't really apply to the reality of most terrorism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:43PM
Innocents being judged will someday judge you. Terrorism is another name for the creation of pissed-off people and giving them reason to take revenge for the harm you caused them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:45PM
Ok, you are not very bright.
Here's the point: If 23 years was not long enough to convince him to take another choice, why do you think any amount of time would?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @07:51PM
You are not very bright.
-- Chapter 3: POLITICAL REFLECTIONS ARISING OUT OF MY SOJOURN IN VIENNA
A man, who has given his ideas reasonable thought will come to the conclusion that killing people is not a solution. It will only worsen the problem -- generally, people are not very smart (just like you) and will allow themselves to be shafted more thoroughly after a single fondler is killed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @06:26PM
I'm guessing this guy doesn't understand human nature one bit. His actions were worse than ineffective--he gave TPTB yet another reason that we need security theater lockdown.
How did we get security theater lockdown? Certainly there are guilty parties who sold the idea to the American people, but the American people bought it. They may bitch, moan, complain, and kvetch about it now and then, but they want it, in an indirect way.
The ballot box is not broken, unless credible evidence emerges this November that it is. It's just that the ballot box does not magically produce the policy decisions most people want. As you indicated, if one is pissed about a problem, one should talk to others and get their thoughts as well. One day we may need to escalate to the ammo box, but that's only if enough people are ready to escalate to the ammo box. People just need to stop voting the same lizards in over and over again. Nothing will change, no matter how compelling this campaign or that campaign is, as long as that continues.
As long as the majority of people have food and a home, they'll be complacent. People are perfectly fine showing their papers, and they're perfectly fine with locking up weirdos and undesirables. In fact, the more they struggle to get food and a home, the more effort they want put into locking up weirdos and undesirables.
Of course, that's not sustainable because eventually a significant portion of the population are weirdos and undesirables that another significant portion of the population want to lock up. Sometimes cooler heads prevail and a society makes progress. Other times it ends in civil war and revolution--and there's no guarantee that the end result of a revolution will in any way resemble the high-minded ideals of liberty many of us here value.
What disturbs me is the alt-right. They believe that "progress" itself is evil. The only argument that they will accept is a bullet. I think we're headed for something similar to civil war again. Just remember that the last time around, Abe had a habit of imprisoning reporters. I imagine with the internet and the advent of the amateur journalist, one would need some very large prisons. The FEMA camps might just do, even if that's what they weren't originally provisioned for. (Well, who's to say that major riots that destroy enough housing wouldn't fall under FEMA's bailiwick?)