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FrodosPet

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42. Alas, yes I am

Reply to TexasMommaWithAHat (Reply #41)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:13 AM

Dec 2015

Damn this whole thing is so frustrating.

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How does a couple with a 7 month old baby daughter decide [View all] milestogo Dec 2015 OP

I've been asking myself the same question all day. Photographer Dec 2015 #1

I want to know, he's getting 72 Virgins, What was she getting? ileus Dec 2015 #2

Maybe he ordered her to obey him. Cleita Dec 2015 #8

From everything I'm reading, SHE radicalized HIM. nt B2G Dec 2015 #49

They are making assumptions. There is no evidence right now as to whom radicalized whom. Cleita Dec 2015 #70

Any you are making assumptions based on your upbringing. B2G Dec 2015 #73

No. I am putting out a theory and I could be wrong that maybe she's not at fault. Cleita Dec 2015 #75

Sorry, in no way is she a "victim". Yavin4 Dec 2015 #91

You have your opinion. Until more information comes out, I have mine. eom Cleita Dec 2015 #98

reading your post makes me so sad.... renate Dec 2015 #87

Hah, true dilemma, but I suspect she was "turned" and for that reason flamingdem Dec 2015 #12

LOL I'm going to assume their version of heaven doesn't give equality Marrah_G Dec 2015 #18

Why do you assume that it was the husband that convinced the wife? Yavin4 Dec 2015 #48

This. nt B2G Dec 2015 #50

That nasty Eve again raising her fruit eating devilish head bring about the fall of a man. eom Cleita Dec 2015 #71

Women are immune from being evil? Yavin4 Dec 2015 #89

Read my post #75 on this thread. eom Cleita Dec 2015 #90

No what I asked is if Allah promised 72 Virgins to Him, what is she promised ileus Dec 2015 #72

It's a mistranslation. librarylu Dec 2015 #88

Do they know this??? ileus Dec 2015 #95

Called radicalization. Going out as martyrs seemed to be the most important thing in their Waldorf Dec 2015 #3

That's the crazy part. Chan790 Dec 2015 #4

they hated others more than they loved her. they would probably killed her JI7 Dec 2015 #5

That is what I don't get about radical muslims. It seems like it would be human smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #13

"...seem to love their hate more..." Ilsa Dec 2015 #27

they love and obey their mythical sky creatures more than real life snooper2 Dec 2015 #54

Same with most religious extremists - family, too often, falls to the wayside. blm Dec 2015 #56

Fixation. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2015 #6

They may have saved her life Politicalboi Dec 2015 #7

That's against nature BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #9

Easy. Someone at his place of employment pissed him off... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #10

Workplace violence would explain a momentary TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #37

It's NOT terrorism FrodosPet Dec 2015 #40

You're joking, right? TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #41

Alas, yes I am FrodosPet Dec 2015 #42

Whew. TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author hifiguy Dec 2015 #104

There is no way this is your standard workplace violence theboss Dec 2015 #63

They had a specialist on who wrote a book on women who choose to do suicide bombs etc. Person 2713 Dec 2015 #11

So, assuming the child's grandmother will raise her CanonRay Dec 2015 #61

Depends on the guardians beliefs I suppose Person 2713 Dec 2015 #109

That is a textbook definition of hifiguy Dec 2015 #66

How about those parents with their church group who beat their child to death because Person 2713 Dec 2015 #107

Them too, no doubt about it. hifiguy Dec 2015 #108

No way to understand this. cwydro Dec 2015 #14

Fanatical religious dementia? When they come to believe thier imaginary cause is more underahedgerow Dec 2015 #15

Religion Marrah_G Dec 2015 #16

They loved their God more than they loved their daughter LittleBlue Dec 2015 #17

Radical Islam is a hell of a drug. linuxman Dec 2015 #19

It isn't just radical Islam--more like radical fundamentalism. Period. meow2u3 Dec 2015 #36

True, but it didn't seem like that piece of shit had much to live for ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #110

Maybe they were forced to with some threat to their baby. Rex Dec 2015 #20

I have a rough theory. moondust Dec 2015 #21

I think some of that makes a lot of sense. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #28

Yeah Dorian Gray Dec 2015 #31

Because one of his coworkers was also a fundamentalist jerk jeff47 Dec 2015 #52

Not the brightest bulbs pnwest Dec 2015 #62

I agree with you, also. I think they did believe they'd get away with it. nt. polly7 Dec 2015 #29

Easy: In their warped mind they sacrificed themselves for the baby... 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #22

They thought they'd get away with it. struggle4progress Dec 2015 #23

+1 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #25

Nobody ever gets away with a mass shooting. milestogo Dec 2015 #24

Girls have less value than boys to people with that kind of warped viewpoint. MADem Dec 2015 #26

Quite possible treestar Dec 2015 #57

I was thinking about that too. nt 2naSalit Dec 2015 #68

Amen. treestar Dec 2015 #30

Untreated mental illness. ladyVet Dec 2015 #32

They love death more than life. no_hypocrisy Dec 2015 #33

This ^^^^^^^ treestar Dec 2015 #55

Last year an Islamic father participated in the stoning to death of his own daughter. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #34

For good people to do evil things, that takes religion Fumesucker Dec 2015 #43

These are not "good people" (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #45

If they were raised from birth as you were do you think they would be different from you? Fumesucker Dec 2015 #46

I'm sure I wouldn't stone my own daughter to death, Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #59

One of my favorite quotes hifiguy Dec 2015 #67

Big difference treestar Dec 2015 #53

Versus an "adulteress" who might be more worthy of punishment? Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #58

I'm talking about from their mind, obviously treestar Dec 2015 #92

Point taken, Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #100

Holy shit- NO. Adultery should not be punishable by torture and death bettyellen Dec 2015 #74

I did not say that treestar Dec 2015 #93

You said "big difference" but not to them. Sorry but that sounded like your thoughts bettyellen Dec 2015 #96

that was obvious treestar Dec 2015 #97

It does seem like people are spoiling for a fight around here. Demit Dec 2015 #102

I think the child was part of their plan. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #35

baby shower enid602 Dec 2015 #38

Religious indoctrination is a potent poison Yorktown Dec 2015 #39

Sometimes quite literally. hifiguy Dec 2015 #105

Religion: the ultimate Kool Aid Yorktown Dec 2015 #117

No problem. I have been fascinated by Jonestown hifiguy Dec 2015 #118

Jonestown is a miniature replica of all religions Yorktown Dec 2015 #119

Blammo. hifiguy Dec 2015 #120

Remember culturally malaise Dec 2015 #47

Radicalized religion will do that to people. RandySF Dec 2015 #51

Having young children doesn't stop terrorists from committing their acts. LisaL Dec 2015 #60

We in the US appear not to have received the memo Tsiyu Dec 2015 #64

Religulous idiocy. hifiguy Dec 2015 #65

My theory: OldHippieChick Dec 2015 #69

A viable theory. TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #85

I don't think they planned on committing suicide. still_one Dec 2015 #76

Agreed Scootaloo Dec 2015 #79

They probably thought they would get away.... Historic NY Dec 2015 #81

In a way it was just luck. They were no where to be found for several hours after the slaughter still_one Dec 2015 #82

I wonder if that SUV had GPS Ex Lurker Dec 2015 #83

I'd imagine their cell phones did..... Historic NY Dec 2015 #84

Post partum psychosis? ecstatic Dec 2015 #77

once your logical skepticism is gone Skittles Dec 2015 #78

Drop the mic, Skittles. hifiguy Dec 2015 #106

I have heard Christians trashing the beliefs of others Skittles Dec 2015 #112

Of all human inventions, hifiguy Dec 2015 #113

...parting the Red Sea. ..nt TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #115

Absolutely... TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #114

the kids are pawns in a bigger plan. bettyellen Dec 2015 #80

That's the danger of adhering to factless, evidence-free belief systems Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #86

Religion. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #94

The simple fact is that Sam Harris was and is right. hifiguy Dec 2015 #111

Radical Islam is like the Hippie movement hollowdweller Dec 2015 #99

Gawd told them. nt valerief Dec 2015 #101

They were embarking on a killing spree, why would they give a fuck about the kid? PeteSelman Dec 2015 #103

They were saving that for another day. TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #116