Cherokee County Man Died of Natural Causes

Hi Sheila!  If the people who are now packing are smart, once this awful ordeal is over, they will CONTINUE to pack.  I live near Columbia, which is larger, has a larger population, and therefore, more crime in general than Gaffney.  I have had a chance to observe trends in crime and violent criminals for many years.

One aspect of human nature regarding crime trends that never ceases to amaze and worry me, is how quickly most people return to “normal” mode once a notorious bad guy or group of bad guys is incarcerated or otherwise out of circulation.  You can have a serial, robber, rapist, or murderer, making the rounds and everyone is rightfully frightened while this miscreant(s) is out and about and doing their thing.  People become aware of their surroundings, carry mace, carry a firearm, make sure doors to their homes and cars are locked, watch more closely over their children and other loved ones, and many other things which tend to keep themselves and their loved ones safer.

Once the bad guy is apprehended or otherwise out of circulation, within 24 hours or less, most revert to the same patterns they were in before the notorious criminal threat began.  They cease to keep weapons close at hand, they become unaware of their surroundings, they become less watchful of children and other loved ones, they become sloppy about keeping doors locked, etc.

While a certain amount of “relaxation” from the heightened alert status is desired and desirable, you don’t want to let your guard down too far.  As I have said for years, just because right now’s “crud du jour” is off the streets, it doesn’t mean there are not quite a few standing in line to take his place. 

In fact, there will always be more in line to take the place of the previous societal worry.  You may not have heard from him yet because he hasn’t been “set off” by the girl who jilted him.  The wrong combination of drugs and / or alcohol hasn’t created the chemical imbalance in his brain.  Perhaps he hasn’t been released from jail after stewing about why he thinks it is society’s fault he was in there rather than his own for the life choices that led him there.

The thing is, even in small towns, but more so in larger ones, every day you rub shoulders with people who may have committed some really horrendous crimes or are going to be committing them in the near future.  You may not know it but they are there, none the less.  You encounter them in the convenience store, on the street, in the grocery store, and many other places.

When the next serial robber, rapist, or murderer, starts their rampage, there is ALWAYS a first victim, second victim, and even a third or more victim BEFORE people realize there is a major problem in the area.  For these victims and their families, the horror of this all is 100%.  It is not diminished just because there weren’t half a dozen or more other victims of this same creep preceding them. 

It is exceedingly rare that you will see me without a firearm on my person and never, that you will see me without one at least a short stroll away to the car.  Having lost friends to murderers while in my early and mid teens and having observed these trends, I know the bad things that can and do happen to good people when they are not prepared to deal with them.

While I know that everyone wants this to be over and will rightfully breathe a sigh of relief when it is, I still would urge awareness that this one crud is NOT the only one that is out there in this world.  There are plenty more to go around, unfortunately.

another thing i want to put out there is that the killer is close to being caught so just by looking at his picture and some of the military skills that i learn in the army…go to truck stops cause he want to be discreet so norman’s truck stop is a good spot because it’s near the highway and it’s around alot of white men who could possibly look something like him. if u think outside of the box u could find him. they are getting so many tips in columbia about how some people see him. look into please don’t let this man continue.

I dont know this for sure but im thinking maybe the person that did it was arrested. Maybe he was on scene and confessed? But then again we are in Gaffney and I doubt thats how it happened, but thats the only way I know that they could completely rule it out.

We will all stand UNITED in this tragedy. We will rise with the voices of the FATAL. We will all come together and piece the puzzle. We all have eyes and ears. May GOD be with all the forces in their search. To all the families my thoughts are with you.
ROOSTER

What is wrong with the people in Gaffney??? As if it isnt bad enough with all the other killings somebody has to do something like this!!!!! Maybe I should just leave town until all this is over!