Intentional attack

[85Sooner]

Big Explosion closeby. Evidently a plane has hit a building and exploded close to here. Hope everyone is okay. but I doubt it.

Turns out IRS building next door to FBI building.

This is after a report of a big house fire in pflugerville. Turns out its the pilots home.

Eerie

[Crucifax Autumn]

I already posted that it was Mack's latest recruit arriving in town.

[tommieharris91]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/18/texas.plane.crash/index.html?hpt=T1

[Boomer.....]

Pilot set his home ablaze before intentionally crashing plane into Austin, Texas, building, federal official says.


Strange

[Crucifax Autumn]

Wouldn't it be weird if it was the guy that flew the infamous banner plane?

[yermom]

Criminal or terrorist activity" not indicated, Homeland Security spokesman says

perhaps we need to change our usage of these words

terrorist <> Islamic Extremists

i'm pretty sure arson is a crime too

[tommieharris91]

12:32 p.m.: The FAA said the plane departed Georgetown Municipal Airport, north of Austin, about 9:40 a.m., and that the pilot did not file a flight plan.

No shock that this came soon after.


12:40 p.m.: Federal officials said two F-16 fighter jets were launched as a precaution after the crash, though terrorist intent was not indicated.

[Veritas]

perhaps we need to change our usage of these words

terrorist <> Islamic Extremists
Yeah, but terrorist ~~ Islamic Extremists. Look back on the major acts of terrorism in the last 30 years. You'll be able to count the non-Islamic terrorists on one hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinations_and_acts_of_terrorism_again st_Americans

If there's a terrorist, the laws of probability dictate that it's most likely a Muslim.

[85Sooner]

NOTE FROM PILOT:

http://embeddedart.com/

[StoopTroup]

Lid finally snapped?

[Partial Qualifier]

NOTE FROM PILOT:

http://embeddedart.com/

Wow.

I've read this thing twice. In some way he couldn't be more right; others, couldn't be more wrong.

Just wow. :(

[MojoRisen]

Dude it scares me where you may have gotten that note :). Is it really yours pawned off on Joe "blew My" Stack

[CaliBornSoonerBred]

Wouldn't it be weird if it was the guy that flew the infamous banner plane?

I received a text from a fellow Sooner in Austin right after it happened saying, "Have you seen the plane that crashed into the building off Mopac? Sources say the plane was carrying a banner that said 37-21." I know it's a sad deal but I did get a chuckle out of it.

[soonerscuba]

Apparently the government took so much that he could only afford a Piper, thankfully his suffering is at an end.

[tommieharris91]

When we received the forms back I was very optimistic that they were in order. I had taken all of the years information to Bill Ross, and he came back with results very similar to what I was expecting. Except that he had neglected to include the contents of Sheryl’s unreported income; $12,700 worth of it. To make matters worse, Ross knew all along this was missing and I didn’t have a clue until he pointed it out in the middle of the audit. By that time it had become brutally evident that he was representing himself and not me.

This left me stuck in the middle of this disaster trying to defend transactions that have no relationship to anything tax-related (at least the tax-related transactions were poorly documented). Things I never knew anything about and things my wife had no clue would ever matter to anyone. The end result is… well, just look around.

Guys, this is a great time for a PSA. Here's Amendment XVI to our Constitution.

The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect a tax on income, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
Say what you will about how wrong this is, but this amendment means that Congress can tax any source on income, whether it be wages, gains from bartering, interest income, unemployment benefits, gambling winnings, etc. If you don't want to get audited, report ALL income.

No, it's not this simple, but this is the jist of it.

[bluedogok]

Apparently the government took so much that he could only afford a Piper, thankfully his suffering is at an end.
They are reporting the plane was a Cirrus SR22.

[soonerscuba]

They are reporting the plane was a Cirrus SR22.Retracted, apparently he owned a Cherokee PA-28.

[olevetonahill]

They are reporting the plane was a Cirrus SR22.

Very similar in appearance to a Piper tho.

http://overtheairwaves.com/03_CirrusSR22_sn0678_e.jpg

[olevetonahill]

Retracted, apparently he owned a Cherokee PA-28.

The story i read said he stole it ?

[OklahomaTuba]

We can assume from this ****heads suicide letter, it's all the Catholic Church's and Booosh's fault.

[sooner ngintunr]

Wow.

I've read this thing twice. In some way he couldn't be more right; others, couldn't be more wrong.

Just wow. :(

I agree. I think that it is kind of sad.

[rainiersooner]

Bye to California, I’ll try Austin for a while. So I moved, only to find out that this is a place with a highly inflated sense of self-importance

This situation is not a laughing matter...but ^^^ statement in his letter is.

[JohnnyMack]

We can assume from this ****heads suicide letter, it's all the Catholic Church's and Booosh's fault.

Tuba plays the victim card in 3......2......1......

[Breadburner]

Definately a whack-a-doodle...But did throw out some good points in his letter....Hard not to empathize with him on a small level.....Not condoning his action by any means....

[LosAngelesSooner]

Another sad example of evil/crazy people doing evil/crazy things.

Prayers for all those killed and injured by this *******.

[85Sooner]

INterestingly, No deaths other than the pilots. THAT is amazing.

[yermom]

Yeah, but terrorist ~~ Islamic Extremists. Look back on the major acts of terrorism in the last 30 years. You'll be able to count the non-Islamic terrorists on one hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinations_and_acts_of_terrorism_again st_Americans

If there's a terrorist, the laws of probability dictate that it's most likely a Muslim.

i'm just saying that they said it wasn't criminal or terrorist activity, and i'd say it was pretty much both

just because he wasn't a Muslim doesn't make it not terrorism (is that enough negatives?)


where is his wife in this deal? was she in the plane?

[85Sooner]

She reports that he had a big fit last night and that she and her 12 yr old daughter went to a hotel. Returned this morning to find the house on fire.

[yermom]

that's a sad deal, but at least he didn't take them out with him

[C&CDean]

This better not slow down my tax refund.

[85Sooner]

FBI called the webhosting company and asked them to remove his post. They did so .........after sending i to the smokinggun and a few other places.

Big problem on their forums regarding the FBI trying to censor the letter.

[MojoRisen]

To me this constitutes a Terrorist Attack on the government.

[bluedogok]

This better not slow down my tax refund.
The center that handles that is in South Austin, right off I-35. Evidently the building that he flew into housed an "investigative unit" of the IRS.

[Mjcpr]

This better not slow down my tax refund.

No, you can thank the USPS for that.

[Howzit]

Well, that's just plain hurtful.

[delhalew]

This guys "manifesto" is all over the place. He comes off very leftist except for his hatred of the UAW. He tries to quote the communist manifesto, but "from each according to his means, to each according to his need" is actually from Marx. This guy has lost his mind totally. I guess if anybody can do that to you, it would be the IRS.

Anyway, I think this qualifies as domestic terrorism. Or maybe man caused disaster if you're one of those.

[soonerscuba]

This guys "manifesto" is all over the place. He comes off very leftist except for his hatred of the UAW. He tries to quote the communist manifesto, but "from each according to his means, to each according to his need" is actually from Marx. This guy has lost his mind totally. I guess if anybody can do that to you, it would be the IRS.

Anyway, I think this qualifies as domestic terrorism. Or maybe man caused disaster if you're one of those.Dude, he's a crazy who happened to have a trigger which was not understanding why early IRA distribution is income and snapped when the IRS called him on it, it could have been his talking dog just as easily. I wouldn't be so quick to label him politically.

[JohnnyMack]

I wouldn't be so quick to label him politically.

Pppfffftttt. What is this, your first day here?

[OklahomaTuba]

To me this constitutes a Terrorist Attack on the government.As bad as this was, thankfully no one was hurt.

That insane leftist professor in Alabama was much worse, as people actually died.

[soonerscuba]

Pppfffftttt. What is this, your first day here?Oh sorry. WHY HASN'T OBAMA ACTED YET?!!?!!!!!?!11!!!!11!!1ELVENTY!?!!

[OklahomaTuba]

I wouldn't be so quick to label him politically.The media is already on that. Just saw him being called a "tea party terrorist."

One of those anti-Bush/Communist sloganeering "Tea Party" sorts.

[NormanPride]

I thought the tea party guys were anti-Obama? Whatever.

This guy was nuts and stupid. I kept thinking, reading through the letter, going "well that was dumb, why did you do that?" I've been in the "real world" five whole years and even I have more sense than this guy did.

Another tragedy is this guy's counselor will never get over the fact that he screwed up SO bad in treating the patient. Hopefully the wife and daughter go somewhere else to heal their wounds...

[olevetonahill]

i'm just saying that they said it wasn't criminal or terrorist activity, and i'd say it was pretty much both

just because he wasn't a Muslim doesn't make it not terrorism (is that enough negatives?)


where is his wife in this deal? was she in the plane?



IRS seized her.:eek:

[yermom]

I thought the tea party guys were anti-Obama? Whatever.

This guy was nuts and stupid. I kept thinking, reading through the letter, going "well that was dumb, why did you do that?" I've been in the "real world" five whole years and even I have more sense than this guy did.

Another tragedy is this guy's counselor will never get over the fact that he screwed up SO bad in treating the patient. Hopefully the wife and daughter go somewhere else to heal their wounds...

i think he learned that trick from Faux News ;)

[Okla-homey]

Dear Dead Taxpayer.
Your death does not change the fact we have a tax lien on your estate which we will enforce to the full extent of the law. Which, BTW, includes levying against any and all insurance proceeds received by your widow.
Love,
IRS

[bluedogok]

As bad as this was, thankfully no one was hurt.

That insane leftist professor in Alabama was much worse, as people actually died.
One person (some reports say an IRS agent) died along with the pilot.


Statesman.com - Two bodies recovered at crash site, officials say (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/officials_bodies_recovered_at.html?cxntcid=breakin g_news)
By Isadora Vail | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 06:10 PM

Officials said two bodies have been recovered from the Northwest Austin building that was hit by a small plane this morning.

FBI spokesman Eric Vasys said tonight that one body had been recovered from the building earlier in the day, and that it is believed to be that of suspected pilot Andrew Joseph Stack. Vasys said the body was sent to forensic evidence specialists for confirmation.

Vasys said another body was found later in the day.

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo confirmed that a body was recovered this afternoon, but he could not confirm whether it was the pilot or a missing federal employee.

[tommieharris91]

The media is already on that. Just saw him being called a "tea party terrorist."

One of those anti-Bush/Communist sloganeering "Tea Party" sorts.

He was definitely an equal-opportunity hater. He was even pissed at the asphault on the airport runway.