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<P><STRONG>Thanks, Saundra, for the link. . . . now that the mystery girl who was pushed to the floor has a name, I realize she was my neighbor in the apartments in back of Gambino's and the ex-wife of one of my cooks. I am very thankful she and her little girl were not one of his targets last Saturday night.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Ellen Roskovich</STRONG><BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Saundra Lund" <sslund@roadrunner.com></I><BR>To: <I>"'Ellen Roskovich'" <gussie443@hotmail.com>,<vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>RE: [Vision2020] mad as hell . . . .</I><BR>Date: <I>Wed, 23 May 2007 19:01:19 -0700</I><BR>>Hi Ellen & Visionaires:<BR>><BR>>Ellen, I see from your subsequent post that you got the<BR>>facts-as-currently-reported straightened out. To me, it seems like the more<BR>>we learn about Jason Hamilton, the more it seems there's plenty of reason to<BR>>be sad & mad as hell about this tragedy. It is still very early in the<BR>>information process, but already many important questions have arisen.<BR>>While we may never know exactly what precipitated Hamilton's lethal<BR>>explosion Saturday night, there are still questions
that *can* be answered<BR>>-- that *must* be answered.<BR>><BR>>How is it that a man with quite a history of violent behavior -- and a<BR>>history of irresponsible behavior with guns here -- was given a concealed<BR>>weapons permit?<BR>><BR>>Of course, I'm also flabbergasted that a man with such a violent history<BR>>towards women and animals -- classic red flags -- going back at least 15<BR>>years is able to get a federal permit to possess automatic weapons as has<BR>>been reported. I'm less optimistic that we can fix that broken system, but<BR>>in a small community like this, I'm optimistic we can find the flaws that<BR>>allowed a dangerous Hamilton a concealed weapons permit.<BR>><BR>>How does a man with such an extensive violent history get unsupervised<BR>>probation here two different times for separate offenses (one using a
gun &<BR>>the using violence against a woman)? Clearly, Hamilton was a man who had<BR>>earned -- through his own actions -- much closer scrutiny that the courts<BR>>gave him.<BR>><BR>>Why wasn't Hamilton questioned about the September 2005 choking incident<BR>>until nearly two months after the crime? It will be very difficult, it<BR>>seems to me, to convince other victims to speak up unless we address that<BR>>glaring lapse.<BR>><BR>>And, why was his 2/5/2005 attack on another woman not even filed until<BR>>almost a *year* later? Had LCSO known about that violent attack on yet<BR>>another woman, one would hope there would have been a greater sense of<BR>>urgency to question Hamilton about the attempted strangulation.<BR>><BR>>For those who aren't already aware, Latah County has made quite a bit
of<BR>>information about some of Jason Hamilton's encounters with local law<BR>>enforcement available via the County Web site:<BR>>http://www.latah.id.us/index.htm<BR>><BR>>Kudos to the district court clerk staff for being able to make the time<BR>>amidst their grief and being inundated by the press to get the stuff scanned<BR>>and up!<BR>><BR>>One final point I want to make: Jason Hamilton alone is responsible for the<BR>>horror he visited upon our community. From what I've read, I think the<BR>>issue is less one of mental illness than of having a dangerous sociopath in<BR>>our midst. Regardless of the final analysis, if there are things that this<BR>>senseless tragedy has shown us we can do better, I hope we make learn the<BR>>lesson.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Saundra Lund<BR>>Moscow,
ID<BR>><BR>>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do<BR>>nothing.<BR>>- Edmund Burke<BR>><BR>>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2006 through life plus<BR>>70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside<BR>>the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the<BR>>author.*****<BR>><BR>><BR>>-----Original Message-----<BR>>From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>>On Behalf Of Ellen Roskovich<BR>>Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:16 AM<BR>>To: vision2020@moscow.com; carolwstrobel@hotmail.com<BR>>Subject: [Vision2020] mad as hell . . . .<BR>><BR>>The horrible shock of what happened the other night hasn't had a chance to<BR>>wear off and now I find myself dealing with yet another emotion. . . I'm
mad<BR>>as hell.<BR>><BR>>While awaiting trial on attempted murder, he was arrested for injury to<BR>>another woman? And they still went ahead with a plea bargain on the first<BR>>charge and dropped the second?<BR>><BR>>Why? Shouldn't we all be asking, WHY?<BR>><BR>>Why was he allowed to plead guilty, under oath, in a court of law, to a<BR>>fairy tale that was fabricated for him by suits behind a desk?<BR>><BR>>He was a walking timebomb that was set loose on a community. . . and he went<BR>>off.<BR>><BR>>Ellen A. Roskovich<BR>><BR>>________________________________<BR>><BR>>PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best Web mail—award-winning Windows<BR>>Live Hotmail. <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2746??PS=47575><BR>><BR>><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear=all><hr> <a
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