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JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts) Wed Dec 30, 2015, 11:56 PM Dec 2015

28 People Killed By Police While Holding BB Guns.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/29/28-people-killed-bb-pellet-guns-police-tamir-rice#comments

The comments in the comment section reflect on some Irish/English history from a past era.

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28 People Killed By Police While Holding BB Guns. (Original Post) JonathanRackham Dec 2015 OP

Interesting abelenkpe Dec 2015 #1

Moderators are tougher than DU mods. JonathanRackham Dec 2015 #2

Toy guns should look like toys . . . if they insist on manufacturing them. Vinca Dec 2015 #3

Old news from NYC JonathanRackham Dec 2015 #5

So have there been 28 Rice like stories on DU Township75 Dec 2015 #4

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

1. Interesting

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 12:13 AM

Dec 2015

The comment section is moderated. So many hidden messages.

JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts)

2. Moderators are tougher than DU mods.

Reply to abelenkpe (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 12:21 AM

Dec 2015

Vinca

(52,069 posts)

3. Toy guns should look like toys . . . if they insist on manufacturing them.

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 09:25 AM

Dec 2015

That said, I've also seen a picture of a lady's automatic pistol that was a pretty pink. This country is nuts.

JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts)

5. Old news from NYC

Reply to Vinca (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:20 AM

Dec 2015

Persons from the criminal element have been painting orange tips on their crime guns in an attempt to fool the police.

Township75

(3,535 posts)

4. So have there been 28 Rice like stories on DU

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 09:45 AM

Dec 2015

At least for the cases when du was around?

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