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Uhh, Maybe If You Found God Before You Murdered People You Wouldn’t Have To Blame the Guns
Son of Sam condemns gun violence, as if the existence of guns is responsible for his crimes.
(Newser) – Exactly 35 years after his 13-month killing spree came to an end, notorious NYC serial killer David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, gave an interview to the New York Daily News in which he lamented gun violence and gave some insight into his reformed lifestyle. About 10 years after his arrest, he became a born again Christian, and now says he hopes that some day “guns will lose their glamour.” He expresses sympathy for the victims of “senseless” gun violence, including those in Colorado and Wisconsin as well as the victims of his crimes. “Society has to take the glory out of guns,” he says.
Burkowitz, now 59, says he is a different man from the “tormented” and “lost” killer that terrorized New York City. He spends his days working with prisoners suffering from mental illness, and says he finds solace acting as a mentor for his fellow inmates. In the late 1970s, Berkowitz shot 13 people, killing six. He remains behind bars and no longer seeks parole out of respect for his victims’ families. “I’ll be the first to say that I don’t deserve to have my life spared,” he says, “but I believe God spared my life for me to do the things I’m doing now.” He says he wishes he could talk to “those gangbanging teens” and tell them, “If you’re packing a gun, you’re making a big mistake and you’ll regret it.”
That’s all fine and dandy, but I’m not hearing the state say “we need to take away guns and supplant them with God.” I’m hearing, “we’ve removed God, now let’s remove guns. Then we will have the proles by the short-hairs. Hail to the STATE.”
Maudie N Mandeville
August 10th, 2012
You were almost paroled by Ed Assholer and Mike Ferret until you brought up God.
Xavier
August 10th, 2012
I’m thinking of a phrase containing the words zealot and convert.
Bob M.
August 10th, 2012
BAN FORKS!!! They make Rosie O’Donnell FAT!
BAN FACTS!!! They make Harry Reid look DUMB!
MaryfromMarin
August 10th, 2012
I’m willing to take his conversion as a fact, but he still has some analysis to do before he will see the true causal relationship between people, guns, and violence.
Modern-day prisons might not be the ideal place for thinking things through clearly. Much has changed since the days of John Bunyan.
Stirrin the B.S.
August 10th, 2012
Says SOS:
“….he hopes that some day “guns will lose their glamour.”….. “Society has to take the glory out of guns,……”
Uuummm, sport you’re not quite there yet. I don’t think that it’s the guns that are being glamourized and glorified.
Try looking into the mind of the criminal for those emotions.
Tim
August 10th, 2012
How convenient!
Re-Hatched Christian and Anti-Gun Zealot all rolled into one.
Didn’t his handlers tell him that islum is the ‘religion of peace’ – not Christianity?
Christians are sposed to be gun-totin hate-mongers.
Milwaukee Mike
August 10th, 2012
I was trying to think of an extreme analogy for this, but I have come to the conclusion that this is the extreme.
Example:
Barack, why would you ask a tax cheat to be the lead on economic policy? That’s like asking David Berkowitz for his opinion on gun control.
I’m sure there are much better out there.
TOWG
August 10th, 2012
I don’t care what this POS thinks now. I don’t care how ‘helping’ this POS is now. I don’t care how reformed this POS is now. He took 6 innocent lives. He shouldn’t even be here now.I hope the next time I hear his name it’s because he’s in hell.Heads up FDR, he’s headed your way!
muddjuice
August 10th, 2012
Hmmmmm
Thomas Jefferson or Son of Sam? Which one to listen to in regards to Americans and their guns?
Gee. That’s a really tough choice….
Plain Jane
August 10th, 2012
Did Holder offer him life parole in the Caribbean if he came out for gun control?
Honest Politicians 4 Sale
August 10th, 2012
The Left will consider him a genius now. Maybe replace the old Che t-shirts with his face as their new hero.
Murders, both.
Justsomebody
August 10th, 2012
Poster child for termination with extreme prejudice
like so many others.
CrustyB
August 10th, 2012
Guns are pretty glorious when used to put down murderers. No wonder he wants to deglamorize them.
Ham&Mothers
August 10th, 2012
I’ll tell ya, the man’s a saint! Lol!
Dano
August 10th, 2012
Oh, go FUCK YOURSELF you fucking COCK SUCKER!
Nutjob
August 11th, 2012
Advice on guns from a murderer who took advice from the neighbors dog……brilliant.
At least say something halfway intelligent like demon posessed talking dogs telling you to kill people should be banned.
Pickled Liver
August 11th, 2012
If they didn’t have ovens I wouldn’t have killed that many Jooooo’s
Son of Hitler
Tony R
August 11th, 2012
A conversion to Christianity would never have been noticed by the american press EXCEPT when it is combined with an anti-gun message.
MaryfromMarin
August 11th, 2012
@Tony R.–
Excellent point.