• Woman opens fire at Houston ABC13 News Studios
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[QUOTE] HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A person opened fire outside the Channel 13 studios this morning, and was quickly taken into police custody, thanks to a quick-thinking eyewitness. He said, "She had her phone in one hand and I heard a shot. But she had her phone and she was trying to take a photo. I don't know what she was doing."Several shots hit glass on a second-story plate glass window. Several cars in the front parking lot were also struck. Houston Police Officer Julie Pleasant said, "We don't know how many shots were fired. We do know it was a semi-automatic handgun, probably with a capacity of about 12 rounds." Houston police believe it was the same car in which Burks was stopped that was in the station parking lot six weeks ago -- the morning during which several cars were hit by bullets. The driver's description doesn't match Burks, but police are investigating that connection. Then there are the Facebook messages Burks began sending to Channel 13 news staff in January, and some other media outlets were on Burks' list as well. She posted rambling, sometimes paranoid demands to remove cameras and listening devices from her home. Her post just before Thursday's incident echoed some of her earlier messages: "I am self-defense." Burks, who is in her mid-40s, is charged with felony deadly conduct. Additional charges may be added. A court records check shows no prior criminal history [/QUOTE] [URL]http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9481809[/URL]
Walk-by selfie?
The demands to take away all of the cameras and secret attention on her personal life kind of back-fired.
[QUOTE]Her post just before Thursday's incident echoed some of her earlier messages: [U][I][B]"I am self-defense."[/B][/I][/U][/QUOTE] what
Wellp. At least now there's no way she can have cameras watching her in her jail ce.. OH WAIT THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, CAUSE IT'S JAIL! :P
Strike a pose. Power and style.
[QUOTE=SFC003;44377324]what[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://sbwselfdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hand_i_am_selfDefense-164939_960x315.jpg[/IMG]
She's obviously mentally ill, and she has no prior criminal history, but she will be charged with a felony and treated as a criminal and have her life ruined even more instead of getting the help she needs to be a productive member of society. Murrica
[QUOTE=Milkdairy;44377342][IMG]http://sbwselfdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hand_i_am_selfDefense-164939_960x315.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I am unprovoked attack.
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44377347]She's obviously mentally ill, and she has no prior criminal history, but she will be charged with a felony and treated as a criminal and have her life ruined even more instead of getting the help she needs to be a productive member of society. Murrica[/QUOTE] she was fucking shooting at an office building dude, she deserves to be charged with a felony, mentally ill or not she was putting people in danger with a firearm. this might be able to get her the help she clearly needs, but just because she's off her rocker doesn't mean she shouldn't be charged.
[QUOTE=SFC003;44377324]what[/QUOTE] Her version of [B][I][U]"I am the law!"[/U][/I][/B]
[QUOTE=Milkdairy;44377342][IMG]http://sbwselfdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hand_i_am_selfDefense-164939_960x315.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Nobody would want to assault that anyway. I wouldn't want to be near her. Why does she need it? edit: [i]Why would she be* it[/i]
[QUOTE=Milkdairy;44377342][IMG]http://sbwselfdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hand_i_am_selfDefense-164939_960x315.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] she must think she's wearing an iron man suit
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44377347]She's obviously mentally ill, and she has no prior criminal history, but she will be charged with a felony and treated as a criminal and have her life ruined even more instead of getting the help she needs to be a productive member of society. Murrica[/QUOTE] thank you for testifying, dr. frozensoda, your input will be highly regarded i assure you
[QUOTE=JerryK;44378692]thank you for testifying, dr. frozensoda, your input will be highly regarded i assure you[/QUOTE] On the other hand, I kinda agree with him. If you click the link, you'll read that other than saying "I AM self defense", she made numerous other paranoid statements such as "Stop putting hidden cameras around my house" and "stop invading my privacy. Though I paraphrased, you get the idea. I was thinking that (given she had no previous history of any kind), it could have been the result of somebody slipping her some ACID!! :v:
Sounds like a publicity stunt for Steve Coogan's new movie, Alan Partridge.
[video=youtube;YtDitINFOoo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtDitINFOoo[/video] relevant, especially with that 'I am self defense' statement :v:
[QUOTE=DemonElite;44377381]she was fucking shooting at an office building dude, she deserves to be charged with a felony, mentally ill or not she was putting people in danger with a firearm. this might be able to get her the help she clearly needs, but just because she's off her rocker doesn't mean she shouldn't be charged.[/QUOTE] Do you have closed psychiatric wards in the states? It's an honest question, because I saw a documentary about a lot of soldiers with PTSD being put in prison after committing crimes, and it appeared to be the case with regular mentally ill people as well.
[QUOTE=Bonde;44380273]Do you have closed psychiatric wards in the states? It's an honest question, because I saw a documentary about a lot of soldiers with PTSD being put in prison after committing crimes, and it appeared to be the case with regular mentally ill people as well.[/QUOTE] There are psychiatric prisons here in the states, which function less like...well regular prisons and more like a hospital, but obviously involuntary and you can't leave until it's determined you're fit to do so (or whatever sentence a judge determines to be appropriate for the crime). There's just not always enough of them and their numbers will vary widely from state to state. I'm sure someone with a bit more knowledge on the prison system could correct me or elaborate a bit more, but I'm pretty sure prisons are required to provide some level of mental healthcare including medication, even if they don't have a psychiatric ward or an available psychiatric prison. That's not to say we couldn't be taking better care of our mentally ill and maybe not all of them deserve to be in prison, we definitely could be tackling this issue better. Some hospitals do have involuntary psychiatric care but that's not usually used for those who commit crimes (that i'm aware of at least, or at least not for serious crimes), but rather for those who are having a mental health crisis (such as an attempted suicide).
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