I. Am. FURIOUS!!!!!!!!! (Part 2)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (68043)
United States
July 19, 2022 8:22pm CST
You might join me in a little irritation with this story.
Everybody in America should know Kendrick Simpo’s name. He is a Houston policeman who, in February 2022, thwarted a mass shooting at the Galleria in Houston. His quick thinking and action stopped a man, carrying over 100 rounds of ammo, an AR-15-style rifle, and a handgun (oh, and a Bible, like all good Christian mass murderers 
), from opening fire in a mall that was, at the time, hosting hundreds of children for an event.
WHY am I so upset?
Under Texas law, the guy didn’t shoot anyone, so he can’t be charged with any felony crime. So he gets one year in jail. That means that, come July 2023, this guy will be back on the streets.
What in the (Samuel L. Jackson word) is wrong with Texas? Since 1982 they’ve had twelve mass shootings. You may also remember that, in 1966, a mass shooting at the University of Texas basically ushered in the “modern era” of mass shootings.
I guess they haven’t buried enough Texans yet. Sadly, if they change the law tomorrow they cannot retroactively charge the slug. Maybe the federal government could step in and have some domestic terrorist charges to keep him off the streets a little longer.
Because we all know that he’ll get his guns back as soon as he gets out. That’s the “Texas way.” 
The story, from a Houston TV station:
), from opening fire in a mall that was, at the time, hosting hundreds of children for an event.
WHY am I so upset?
Under Texas law, the guy didn’t shoot anyone, so he can’t be charged with any felony crime. So he gets one year in jail. That means that, come July 2023, this guy will be back on the streets.
What in the (Samuel L. Jackson word) is wrong with Texas? Since 1982 they’ve had twelve mass shootings. You may also remember that, in 1966, a mass shooting at the University of Texas basically ushered in the “modern era” of mass shootings.
I guess they haven’t buried enough Texans yet. Sadly, if they change the law tomorrow they cannot retroactively charge the slug. Maybe the federal government could step in and have some domestic terrorist charges to keep him off the streets a little longer.
Because we all know that he’ll get his guns back as soon as he gets out. That’s the “Texas way.”
The story, from a Houston TV station:https://abc13.com/houston-crime-possible-mass-shooting-galleria-sergeant-thwarted-shootings/12054469/
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7 responses
@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
20 Jul 22
It's a shame that he didn't shoot that first shot (not hitting anyone of course). A year isn't enough time to serve.
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@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
20 Jul 22
In Texas it is. Guess I’ll cancel that trip to Galveston next February…..
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@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
21 Jul 22
@LindaOHio — well, not NOW as hot as it is, but it is beautiful.
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@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
21 Jul 22
@FourWalls Texas is not a state I'd like to visit.
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@JudyEv (340043)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul 22
@FourWalls I think there are a few Australians who shake their head in bewilderment.
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@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
22 Jul 22
@JudyEv — if it’ll help any, there are also a LOT of Americans shaking their heads in bewilderment as well.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
21 Jul 22
I wonder if he got a good mental health eval. Probably not. It is a scary world to me these days.+
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@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
21 Jul 22
I would hope. I’d love to see the TV station follow up, in a way pressuring officials, to see how they’re dealing with this guy.
@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
20 Jul 22
Yes; and, as I said, he’s just sitting in jail, counting days, probably becoming angrier and angrier.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
20 Jul 22
@FourWalls I am sure you are right. He is planning how many he can kill because he is wasting time in jail.
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@wolfgirl569 (106323)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jul 22
I hadnt seen that one yet. You are right about Texas
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jul 22
I remember the shooting at the college, we went there a few years later and I saw the tower. It was a strange occurrence then but not now.
That man should never get out of prison.
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@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
20 Jul 22
The thing that bothers me is that he’s 20-something, and he’s in jail (not prison, mind you), probably getting more radicalized. He’s being housed and fed, but what are they doing to help him psychologically?
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jul 22
@FourWalls I agree, He obviously needs mental help of some kind.
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@NJChicaa (119633)
• United States
20 Jul 22
That is seriously messed up. I read recently something about how you don't have to actually kill someone (or try/fail) in order to be charged with attempted murder. Prosecutors just have to prove that the *intent* was there. I wish I could remember what event the person was talking about.
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@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
20 Jul 22
There are laws dealing with “conspiracy to commit” a crime (including murder). Not applicable in Texas, apparently. As I said elsewhere, some prosecutor should come up with the idea of charging him with attempting to commit 100 (or however many kids were in the mall that day) post-birth abortions. 
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