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[justaguy]

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[GregM]

As he fired at City Attorney John Hessel, Hessel tried to fight off the attacker by throwing chairs, McNichols said.

Even if you don't have a gun, you can still fight back.

[David]

The brother's comments (Gerald) are absurd. If he's actually suggesting that this attack was in any way the next logical step to take in his "war" with the city, then he's clearly got the same genes as his brother. At least the other brother sounded somewhat sane.

[BRIT_in_the_weeds]

The most troubling comment, for me was this:-

But a judge in St. Louis tossed out the lawsuit Jan. 28, writing that "any restrictions on Thornton's speech were reasonable, viewpoint neutral, and served important governmental interests."

Reasonable restrictions......mmmm where have I heard that before

Remember the old adage "We're from the government, we're here to help you"

[GregM]

Thornton was often a contentious presence at the council's meetings; he had twice been convicted of disorderly conduct for disrupting meetings in May 2006.

The weekly Webster-Kirkwood Times quoted Swoboda as saying in June 2006 that Thornton's contentious remarks over the years created "one of the most embarrassing situations that I have experienced in my many years of public service."

The mayor's comments came during a meeting attended by Thornton two weeks after he was forcibly removed from the chambers. Swoboda had said the council considered banning Thornton from future meetings but decided against it.

So he takes his case to a federal court. And what was this all about? Parking tickets.

Cookie Thornton was a ticking bomb.

[Fast351]

Cookie Thornton was a ticking bomb.

Yep, and while I'm in no way endorsing what Mr Thornton did, the City Council seemed amused by poking that ticking timebomb with a stick, and surprise, surprise, it blew up in their faces.

[GregM]

Cookie Thornton was a ticking bomb.

Yep, and while I'm in no way endorsing what Mr Thornton did, the City Council seemed amused by poking that ticking timebomb with a stick, and surprise, surprise, it blew up in their faces.

It's not just the city council. It's the police department (who issued the parking tickets), the city council (who ejected Thornton from their meeting), the district court (who convicted Thornton twice for disrupting earlier city council meetings), and the federal court (who dismissed Thornton's case).

Maybe we should give each of them 25% of the blame.