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Originally Posted by fotze
Friends say he was a popular young man, the type who wouldn't even pick a fight.
And they say the events that transpired on a dark highway Thursday -- when Derek Jensen opened fire on four people, including an ex-girlfriend -- were not the actions of a man they knew.
"Everybody is making him out to be a villain," said a close friend who didn't want to be named out of respect to Jensen's family.
"And he's not."
Ummmm, sorry there fatahead, yes, yes he is. Kind comes with the triple murder territory. Thats one of the downsides of killing people, that you become 'the villain'.
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All I can say is go easy on everyone involved in this episode, don't be quick to judge. The friends of the killer are victims to a degree as well. They were totally blind sided by someone they thought they knew. So when this goes down, you will get comments like this out of anger, disbelief, hurt, and confusion. They won't make sense to you, but you never knew this guy, or who he was outside a peace meal Calgary Herald article.
I lost my best friend of 18 years a few years ago in a murder suicide. His girlfriend broke up with my best friend, and he couldn't let her go either. It will never make sense to me why, but it is what it is. All I can tell you is he never ever showed anger or violence to anyone, in any degree. Then one day it happens, trust me it turns your world upside down.
I found myself with some really crazy thoughts when it happened. I could not believe a person like him was capable of such actions. I am sure these people think that too.
A lot has changed and become clearer in my mind over the years. I better, but will never totally understand what happened that day. However, when I see stuff like this in the paper, I just feel sorry for everyone involved. As for judging, there are others like this man out in the world. They could even be on this board, and they might even be you given the right circumstance. That might sound crazy, but trust me, you go through this type of event and nothing is crazy any more.