Some real questions need to be answered here. Why didn't he have power? Owning the guns is fine because they were legal. The guns in the car on school grounds can jam him up I assume. Not sure how pa works that. Was this guy nuts? Or are they portraying him as nuts for having guns?

 

 

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/23506744/school-worker-under-investigation-after-cache-of-legally-owned-weapons-found

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Hard to make sense out of it

quote:

"It was rifles, automatic weapons, boxes of ammo, large amounts of ammo," - what is the "automatic weapons"???  What is "large"???

another quote:

"He lived in there by himself, with no power, no gas, no electric,"

 

Something to follow..

I see it like this. They were serving an eviction notice. Probabpy hasnt paod his bills for some time and didnt want to leave his home. No idea why he hasnt paid his bills but it could be a bunch of reasons. n probably was foreclosed on and he had to get out. Maybe he was at a breaking point. There is some portrayal of him being crazy due his large quantity of guns and ammo but as of now he did nothing illegal. The psych eval will decide his fate

automatic weapons are questionable.. if he has those and no stamp for them he is in for some trouble... 

How often is a non-revolver referred to as an "automatic"?  Could just be a stupid misunderstanding.

His guns must fall into one of the three possible media classifications:  Automatic, Glock, or Assault weapon.  Sounds to me like the biggest problem he has is a neighbor that can't mind his own business.

If you'll indulge me, here's just some of what's wrong with this story:

It was Friday afternoon and Fox 29 cameras were rolling as sheriff's officers served an eviction notice on a home in the 4300 block of Deveraux Avenue. They carried out what police say was a *cache* of weapons from the home of a building engineer at Lincoln High School.

 

(cache noun \ˈkash\ : a group of things that have been hidden in a secret place because they are illegal or have been stolen)

"It was rifles, *automatic* weapons, boxes of ammo, *large amounts* of ammo," said *neighbor* William Kitchen, who told Fox 29 he saw the eviction procedure going down across the street.

 

(By automatic, he very likely means semi-auto. How about asking police if they were auto or semi-auto before publishing that line?; large amount could be anything, it's super vague; who the eff is the neighbor to make any kind of analysis about this man's property?)

 

*"He was not all there. He was going to have a battle," said neighbor Matt Layne. "He was not giving up his home."*

 

(Even worse than the piss poor weapons expert neighbor is this fake psychatrist/alarmist/paranoid neighbor.)

 

Police locked down Lincoln High for 25 minutes after they received reports that the school employee had two handguns and two rifles in his vehicle. They turned out to be legally owned antique weapons. Police and school officials didn't take any chances.

 

*"You have that many guns and you live alone, it's spooky," Kitchen said.*

 

(weapons expert neighbor now donning the mantle of alarmist/paranoid neighbor)

 

"He had rifles, guns, bow and arrow. *The real hunting ones.* He had *it* loaded under his table," Layne explained.

 

(as opposed to what, a nerf bow and arrow? and had what loaded under his table? the bow?)

 

The man, a 20 year school employee who we are not identifying because he *has not yet been charged*, was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation. He could face charges of possessing weapons on school property.

 

(how about "has not been charged". what's the point of the "yet" other than to imply guilt?)

 

"He needs the help, that's all," Layne said. "He's just a man that broke."

(psych neighbor offering his expert medical opinion again. wtf)

 

Police say *the weapons that were removed from his home were also legally owned. They were seized by the sheriff until this investigation is complete.*

(preemptive seizing of property without charges?)

 

"He lived in there by himself, with no power, no gas, no electric," Layne added.

 

(For how long? When I was about 5 or 6 our neighbors' dad/husband left and they were without power/gas for a whole summer until their mom got work. Used to use camping lamps at night and would keep some stuff in our fridge. Sometimes things get tough, that's not a crime.)

 

"It's too many weapons, why do you need all those weapons in the city," Kitchen asked. "It's ridiculous."

 

(f*ck you, William Kitchen. You're ridiculous and your fears are totally illogical. A person can only use one or at most two guns at once. Having 10,000 guns does nothing to make him more dangerous. What a d*ck.)  

Why was fox there for an eviction?

It is unfortunate that stories such as this are reported before the facts are known. You can bet that this guy is now viewed as a wild eyed, gun-toting, crazy by a significant portion of the people who have seen this story, and will continue to been as such regardless of any exonerationg facts that may come out. And, if it turns out that no gun laws were broken and he is found to be psycologically stable and non-threatening, it will not be displayed anywhere nearly  as prominently in the media. 

Seems like a story such as this could easilly await further clarification before throwing him under the bus if he warrents it.

If you'll indulge me, here's just some of what's wrong with this story:

It was Friday afternoon and Fox 29 cameras were rolling as sheriff's officers served an eviction notice on a home in the 4300 block of Deveraux Avenue. They carried out what police say was a *cache* of weapons from the home of a building engineer at Lincoln High School.

 

(cache noun \ˈkash\ : a group of things that have been hidden in a secret place because they are illegal or have been stolen)

"It was rifles, *automatic* weapons, boxes of ammo, *large amounts* of ammo," said *neighbor* William Kitchen, who told Fox 29 he saw the eviction procedure going down across the street.

 

(By automatic, he very likely means semi-auto. How about asking police if they were auto or semi-auto before publishing that line?; large amount could be anything, it's super vague; who the eff is the neighbor to make any kind of analysis about this man's property?)

 

*"He was not all there. He was going to have a battle," said neighbor Matt Layne. "He was not giving up his home."*

 

(Even worse than the piss poor weapons expert neighbor is this fake psychatrist/alarmist/paranoid neighbor.)

 

Police locked down Lincoln High for 25 minutes after they received reports that the school employee had two handguns and two rifles in his vehicle. They turned out to be legally owned antique weapons. Police and school officials didn't take any chances.

 

*"You have that many guns and you live alone, it's spooky," Kitchen said.*

 

(weapons expert neighbor now donning the mantle of alarmist/paranoid neighbor)

 

"He had rifles, guns, bow and arrow. *The real hunting ones.* He had *it* loaded under his table," Layne explained.

 

(as opposed to what, a nerf bow and arrow? and had what loaded under his table? the bow?)

 

The man, a 20 year school employee who we are not identifying because he *has not yet been charged*, was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation. He could face charges of possessing weapons on school property.

 

(how about "has not been charged". what's the point of the "yet" other than to imply guilt?)

 

"He needs the help, that's all," Layne said. "He's just a man that broke."

(psych neighbor offering his expert medical opinion again. wtf)

 

Police say *the weapons that were removed from his home were also legally owned. They were seized by the sheriff until this investigation is complete.*

(preemptive seizing of property without charges?)

 

"He lived in there by himself, with no power, no gas, no electric," Layne added.

 

(For how long? When I was about 5 or 6 our neighbors' dad/husband left and they were without power/gas for a whole summer until their mom got work. Used to use camping lamps at night and would keep some stuff in our fridge. Sometimes things get tough, that's not a crime.)

 

"It's too many weapons, why do you need all those weapons in the city," Kitchen asked. "It's ridiculous."

 

(f*ck you, William Kitchen. You're ridiculous and your fears are totally illogical. A person can only use one or at most two guns at once. Having 10,000 guns does nothing to make him more dangerous. What a d*ck.)  

well done

There is definitely something missing from this story.

Why was fox there for an eviction?

I would say its b/c the police knew he had a lot of weapons and wanted it recorded by the media showing that they are taking "the crazy gun nut and his weapons" off the street.  Same reason why they have a big press conference when there is a large drug bust.  Makes them look good..