Elisjsha Dicken.
Alex Parker, at Red State, chronicles the different reaction from our two confliicting cultures to the actions of the young man who stopped a mass shooting in an Indiana mall by shooting down the killer.
At the Greenwood Park Mall in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area, a man opened fire. As reported by Deseret News, 20-year-old Johnathan Sapirman got off 24 rifle rounds.
Tragically, three were murdered: Victor Gomez, 30; and couple Rosa Rivera de Pineda, 37, and Pedro Pineda, 56. Two more were injured: a 20-year-old female shot in the leg; and a 12-year minorly wounded by a deflected bullet.
After entering the mall, Sapirman headed straight to the bathroom and was there for over an hour before exiting the bathroom and opening fire.
“The most puzzling piece…was the amount of time that he was in the bathroom,” [Chief James Ison] said. “We believe he was getting ready.”
But the man’s plans were thwarted because more than bad guys carry guns. Elisjsha Dicken, 22, stopped the mass shooter’s spree.
Footage…showed that Dicken shot 10 rounds from his handgun, while motioning for citizens at the mall to exit behind him.
Chief James has praised Elisjsha’s intervention:
“Many more people would have died last night if a responsible, armed citizen hadn’t been present…”
On Sunday evening, the chief compared Elisjsha to a biblical character. He did so again Monday:
“The shooter was confronted by our Good Samaritan. … The Good Samaritan was armed with a pistol and engaged the shooter as he stood outside the restroom area firing into the food court. [Elisjsha] fired several rounds, striking the suspect. The suspect attempted to retreat back into the restroom [but] fell to the ground after being shot.”
Does that sound like a hero to you? It doesn’t to a Bloomington traffic anchor. Murrow Award-winning journalist Justin Kollar was flabbergasted by the chief’s framing. He expressed his dismay in a tweet:
“The term ‘Good Samaritan’ came from a Bible passage of a man from Samaria who stopped on the side of the road to help a man… I cannot believe we live in a world where the term can equally apply to someone *killing* someone… my God.”
The term, “Good Samaritan” came from a Bible passage of a man from Samaria who stopped on the side of the road to help a man who was injured and ignored.
I cannot believe we live in a world where the term can equally apply to someone *killing* someone… my God. https://t.co/0a3sgzejzD
— Justin Kollar (@kollarjustin) July 18, 2022
And he was none too impressed with Elisjsha packing heat.
“It’s against the @simonmalls code of conduct for anyone to carry a weapon inside the mall. However, Greenwood Police are thankful the…man was.” …
It’s against the @simonmalls code of conduct for anyone to carry a weapon inside the mall, however Greenwood Police are thankful the 22 year old Bartholomew Co. man was @FOX59 https://t.co/BV1lOnZOgM pic.twitter.com/XuWSR26ipF
— Justin Kollar (@kollarjustin) July 18, 2022
Some online were in agreement. One user offered, “What you have is two gunmen — one of whom obeyed the law for a little longer than the mass shooter.”
McChuck
Did anyone really need more evidence that the Left is evil? They mourn the wicked and condemn the hero. Every. Single. Time.
bobby b
I carry my own gun into many such “posted” places. As the law demands, if they ask me to leave, I leave.
And that’s all the law demands.
Nori
Justin Kollar drinks much liquid soy-laced caffeine.
His brain and testicles are now shriveled,along with good judgement.
Of course,Soy Kollar would never be caught dead in a food court.
Mike-SMO
Simon Property Group attempts to disarm victims with their signage but they do not hire security to protect their patrons. They own/operate malls everywhere. Use them at your risk. Apparently, the predators also know the SPG policies and may join you for a snack…..
Boligat
I sincerely hope that Mr. Dicken, having been identified, does not suffer any adverse consequences for his actions. It doesn’t sound like he will get any grief from the police, but since Mr. Kollar has expressed disapproval on that most important information source, Twitter, and since there were replies of support to his tweet, I just wonder if someone might take their disapproval directly to Mr. Dicken. It seems that people like that tend to do those kinds of things.
Dicken did the right thing and “Good Samaritan” does fit the circumstance. We are left to wonder what would have happened had the biblical Good Samaritan arrived on the scene while the thieves were still in the process of beating and robbing their victim. Dicken just got there sooner and did the job in a more timely manner.
Kollar is an idiot. Simon Properties (which also runs the major mall in my area) needs to update their policy and signage to read: Anyone who has had proper training to handle a firearm is welcome in our mall, with or without their handgun. For the comfort of our more squeamish patrons, please keep your firearm concealed until you need it. Thank You!
Al Martin
We know that the “prog’s” want as high a body count as possible, and this guy interfered with their “Meme” but it doesn’t matter anyway. In their minds it will all be “Gun Violence” and more numbers to support the anti civil rights push from the Left.
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