Duping the Naive Into Being Victims, by Choice

By John Farnam

Opinion

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “When you are not prepared to use force to defend this civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.” ~ Thomas Sowell

A recent Saturday, 11 May 19, two innocent, unsuspecting hikers on the VA section of the famous Appalachian Trail were approached and precipitously attacked by a machete-wielding hoodlum.

One male hiker died on the spot from multiple hack/stab wounds. His companion, a woman, ran but the attacker caught up with her, and she was also severely wounded via stab wounds. She was subsequently rescued by other hikers, after her attacker left her for dead, and is expected to survive.

The single suspect has been subsequently arrested, apparently without incident.

This suspect was well-known to authorities, as he has a long criminal history, as most do.

He had repeatedly approached, assaulted, and threatened other hikers for weeks previously, probably much longer. In fact, hikers were alerted via Facebook postings and signs about this unstable and dangerous person who frequented the Trail.

Even so, I wonder how many Appalachian Trail hikers, who had thus been repeatedly warned of the likelihood of encountering this extremely dangerous …Read the Rest

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