"Didn't you guys have some wacko who killed women with a crossbow. Griffen or something like that."

Never heard that one Dude. Evidence?

"Every country has its share of nuts"

They do, Dude. But the evidence suggests that yours has considerably more than its share:-

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What a bunch of absolute loonies.