St. Louis police were investigating an incident in which a woman waving a gun inside a vehicle and saying she was “ready for Ferguson” apparently shot herself in the head by accident, CNN reported Sunday…
[Becca] Campbell’s 33-year-old boyfriend, who was not identified, was driving the car and told investigators that Campbell began waving a gun around and joking that the couple were ready for Ferguson, the sources said.
The boyfriend said he rear-ended another car while ducking to avoid the gun, which then discharged and struck Campbell in the head, the sources said. The victim later died at a hospital.
The stupid… it burns so much.
I have to go to work now, but expect an update as soon as i can think of a song that’s about stupidity. I’d go with “Journey to the Center of Your Empty Fucking Skull” -so fitting in so many ways- but I posted that a few weeks ago.
ETA: And here’s the soundtrack:
I think we can close nominations for this year’s Darwin Awards.
[Becca] Campbell’s 33-year-old boyfriend, who was not identified, was driving the car and told investigators that Campbell began waving a gun around and joking that the couple were ready for Ferguson, the sources said.
The boyfriend said he rear-ended another car while ducking to avoid the gun, which then discharged and struck Campbell in the head, the sources said. The victim later died at a hospital.
He was lucky he wasn’t shot. Such stupid people.
I’m withholding judgement on this story because it is CNN that is hyping the stupidity part. And CNN in St. Louis right now is Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper and their sources, with Lemon being the closest to law enforcement there.
Here is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story:
That likely is the official police statement.
From the Twitter stream, we know that she was involved in the Ferguson protests in some way. And was in a confrontation with the St. Louis County PD on 8/18.
Also, according to a tweet for a lady who claimed to be a friend, she had not just purchased the gun but had owned a gun for two years. That claim should be able to be verified.
Police likely are further investigating the story of the 33-year-old guy who was in the car and whose statement as reported by yet another anonymous law enforcement officer is the basis of the CNN story.
I’m smelling disinformation being spread by national media again.
The incident more likely unrelated to Ferguson and directly related to the relationship between Becca Campbell and the 33-year-old guy, who just got himself a wild alibi planted in almost any jury.
The national media are corrupt. Even though this is repetition bait for folks wanting sane gun laws, it might not be that way at all. Just a hunch.
Ferguson was just too quiet and the CNN crew had to justify their expensive trip.
From a local (in St. Louis) freelance journalist.
‘seems there’s no way to delay this stupid growing everyday…’