January 3, 2009, 03:11 AM | #1 |
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Cruffler goes Berserk.
Suicide by cop? Otherwise, what would posess someone to be so stupid?
I mean, I'm a history buff myself but would'nt run around in a Buddyeny helmet pointing Nagants at cops Seattle police fatally shoot armed history buff Associated Press - January 3, 2009 2:33 AM ET SEATTLE (AP) - Friends and family say a University of Washington student wearing a vintage German military uniform when he was fatally shot by police New Year's Day was a harmless, eccentric history buff. Seattle police converged on Miles Murphy's apartment after receiving complaints that several men were firing rifle and shotgun rounds into the air. Authorities say Murphy emerged from inside and pointed a World War II-era rifle at police. They say when he refused several orders to drop the weapon, officers opened fire. Police say a search of his place turned up alcohol, live ammunition and a large collection of German, Russian and Nazi memorabilia. A friend tells the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Murphy wasn't a Nazi, just someone "fascinated with the past." Another friend says Murphy wanted to be a German literature professor and had a large collection of WWII memorabilia. http://www.ktuu.com/global/story.asp?s=9611020 WildandithoughuscrufflerswerejustharmlesscranksAlaska TM |
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IZinWAstateatthemomentsawthisonthe11o'clocknewsinterrogator ETA: This article about how the weapon had been taken from him before but given back to his father soon after leads me to believe that the dude had mental issues and a friend or family member requested that the police take his weapon from him. Booze and mental health issues do not make a good combo. It probably was suicide by cop, judging by the way he lowered the rifle, then raised it again, as if he decided to go through with it. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ooting03m.html
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Somebody should have told him you have to be in the German Army to be awarded the iron cross...
Nazi junk collectors, what do you expect? |
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Nice moustache, though.
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January 3, 2009, 03:44 PM | #6 |
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I wasn't trying to offend normal, sane people who collect WWII stuff, that's not what this guy was. He was a weirdo obsessed with dressing up like a Nazi who only had one rifle, that's not a Cruffler, that's a Nazi junk collector.
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I recall a case earlier this year, where somebody dressed up as a soldaten complete with K98 and set off to kill his neighbor. Maybe the officers involved in the latest incident remembered that and assumed this guy was a copycat.
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I hope the cops used a suitable gun to fire back, perhaps an Enfield?
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January 5, 2009, 05:21 PM | #9 |
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I hope there was someone that could eye withness this to make sure the fishy sounding parts are facts instead of what ever.
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January 6, 2009, 08:55 AM | #10 |
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What makes this guy a "cruffler"? He's a Nazi war buff with a K98k. As tragic as it is, don't link him with us.
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Most infantrymen in the Wehrmacht were NOT Nazis. Most WWII collectors are NOT Nazi empathizers. These Gemans were average Joe's who went to work every day just like you and were conscripted into the army. Who knows what this fellow was really all about ? Don't be foolish and label this chap when you don't know all the facts. Very sad story. dxr . |
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If he was waging open rebellion, he should have gone with a K31 and all white snow gear. Way classier. John Brown agrees(we talk about this sort of thing regularly). Last edited by johnwilliamson062; January 6, 2009 at 05:00 PM. |
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