New Rochelle Board of Education meetings have their moments of intrigue but nothing like what happened today at a Florida BoE meeting. Sheesh.
Gunman opens fire during Fla. school board meeting
A WMBB television reporter at Tuesday’s meeting says the man came up to the podium at the Bay District School Board meeting and said he had a motion. He then pulled out a can of red spray paint and painted a “V” with a circle around it.
For those who miss the meaning, watch closely in this movie trailer for V for Vendetta, you will see a “V” with a circle spray painted on a wall.
What happened today in Panama City, Florida is terrible but the movie, which was not well-received at its release in 2006, is a great movie with some great moments. If you have not seen the movie, rent it. It is a great flick. Here are two favorite clips from the movie on YouTube.
V for Vendetta: The Old Bailey Blows Up
V for Vendetta Televised Speech
UPDATE: The News-Herald in Panama City, FL is now reporting the man was firing a cap gun not a real gun. Reports of multiple gunshot wounds were wrong. The only actual shots fired were by a former cop and school board members who works as the district’s security director.
“He pulls out a can of red spray paint, muttered something like ‘you’re a bunch of assholes’ to school board … and draws on the wall a red circle with ‘v’ through it. He pulls out this gun that turned out to be a cap gun, I think, and he started talking to the school board and told everyone to clear the room except the men on the school board.
UPDATE: The gun was very real as were the bullets. The local ABC News affiliate has the video.
Gunman spray paints symbol from film ‘V for Vendetta’ on the school wall
The man missed every one he
The man missed every one he shot at, but After he was shot a few time he took his own life. He went there becuase his wife was fired.