I feel for the security officer who was injured. I'm glad he wasn't killed, and I hope his wounds heal quickly.
But there is good to be had from this incident, too.
Two hate-filled, fanatical gunmen are dead. They had pulled out guns and started shooting at innocent people (however poorly). People who do that SHOULD be dead. Society and freedom are definitely better off now.
And... a contest for the best cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad?
Now THAT I like. It's never a bad thing to tell thin-skinned nutcases that their nuttiness is not shared by normal people, and that if they don't like it they can always leave, because no one else gives a rat's ass what unimportant thing they are "offended" by.
Classic Texas reaction, and it was very well done.
Finally, the article describes it as "a provocative contest". Nonsense. It was no more "provocative" than a contest for the best cartoon of Barack Obama or Ronald Reagan, or Donald Duck. The only "provoking" here, was not done by the contest. It was done by a few insane nutcases who are now DEAD.
Problem solved.
So, when's the next cartoon-of-Mohammed contest? The show must go on!
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City 2 gunmen killed outside Muhammad cartoon contest - Yahoo News
City: 2 gunmen killed outside Muhammad cartoon contest
Associated Press
7 minutes ago
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Two armed men who opened fire on a security officer outside of a provocative contest for cartoons depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have been killed, authorities in the Dallas suburb of Garland said Sunday night.
The City of Garland said in a statement posted on its Facebook page Sunday night that two men drove up to the Curtis Culwell Center and began shooting at a security officer.
Garland Police Department officers engaged the gunmen, who were both shot and killed, the statement said.
The statement did not say whether the shooting was related to the event. The security officer's injuries were not life-threatening, the city said.
The gunmen's vehicle may contain an "incendiary device," according to the statement. A bomb squad was on the scene, and nearby businesses were evacuated.
The New York-based American Freedom Defense Initiative had been hosting a contest at the center that would award $10,000 for the best cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.