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Shrike47

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90. Don't call the judge, please. Really, don't. You won't get through and staff will hate it.

Tue Aug 6, 2019, 07:23 PM

Aug 2019

Write to the paper, post on Facebook, etc., but leave the judge alone. In my experience, pressure on the judiciary does not lead to the result you want, it just annoys and offends.

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Montana man slams 13 year old boy to the ground, fracturing his skull, for disrespecting the flag [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2019 OP

What a sick phuck! StarryNite Aug 2019 #1

Pure Redneck - he deserves hard labor. walkingman Aug 2019 #2

He deserves more than that RVN VET71 Aug 2019 #63

He's already been released even though he broke his probation woodsprite Aug 2019 #127

No words, just no words RVN VET71 Aug 2019 #131

Poor kid! Lars39 Aug 2019 #3

Attempted murder malaise Aug 2019 #4

That's what I would do. BigMin28 Aug 2019 #17

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Aug 2019 #31

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Aug 2019 #34

Maybe I should not H2O Man Aug 2019 #35

I could support that malaise Aug 2019 #37

Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #73

In that case! H2O Man Aug 2019 #110

THROW THIS HATEFUL pos IN JAIL FOR 20 YEARS !!!! Attemped murder/child abuse. Hate Crime trueblue2007 Aug 2019 #5

MAGA patriot is already serving a 10-year-probation sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. dalton99a Aug 2019 #6

It seems like his kind consider themselves "patriots" ... CatMor Aug 2019 #14

Wonder what would have gotten him a spot of prison time? Blue_true Aug 2019 #88

The adult way would be to try to explain to the kid if it was so important. lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #7

OMG. What is happening? MontanaMama Aug 2019 #8

This happens all the time in my Wisconsin city & the police are upset about it. elocs Aug 2019 #23

you might have missed the part stopdiggin Aug 2019 #25

That's what I said in the email I just sent to this judge. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #28

Time for citizens to recall this judge. Lonestarblue Aug 2019 #43

Yes. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #58

He should be executed. roamer65 Aug 2019 #9

Yay! Let's kill people SCantiGOP Aug 2019 #44

+1 Kurt V. Aug 2019 #50

Okay, okay, don't kill him. ConnorMarc Aug 2019 #117

Nope, we can't condone torture either SCantiGOP Aug 2019 #121

He'll likely get his ass beat in prison and I hope he does Jake Stern Aug 2019 #124

That only happens when they are Black, silly! flying_wahini Aug 2019 #57

Wow, really? nt USALiberal Aug 2019 #111

Ok, he was already on probation Lars39 Aug 2019 #10

That's how I read it. SamKnause Aug 2019 #13

montana!!!! Larrybanal Aug 2019 #45

Don't. Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #108

I am so sick of all these fuckers wanting to control everyone. SamKnause Aug 2019 #11

Another fucking Trump supporter. Trump should be sent to Putin and not allowed to return. triron Aug 2019 #12

From the comments: yonder Aug 2019 #15

So he's on probation SoCalNative Aug 2019 #104

Yes, that's what I don't get - he should be back in there. No ifs, ands or buts. yonder Aug 2019 #116

They released the boy from the hospital still bleeding from his ears?! Hekate Aug 2019 #16

That's not what it says ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #56

Right. Sure. Hekate Aug 2019 #69

The story is sad and infuriating enough ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #85

I recommend not reading the comments in that link. GoCubsGo Aug 2019 #18

Looks like what one sees in the dotard rally crowds. Sick, twisted, brainless, angry Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #19

I'd crowdfund an effort.. sir pball Aug 2019 #20

I could think of far worse things to do with a flag than burn it. Initech Aug 2019 #22

It wouldn't be protected on the guy's front yard. Caliman73 Aug 2019 #47

Fair point. So in the street out front of his house. nt sir pball Aug 2019 #48

That would do. NT Caliman73 Aug 2019 #51

WTF is wrong with people right now???? Initech Aug 2019 #21

tRUMP IS the answer to your question. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2019 #71

I'm sure his minister and religious family did a great job with him. LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #24

You should really find another link. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #26

Thanks for the alternative link Grokenstein Aug 2019 #72

I've been at many events in many places and during the national anthem, brewens Aug 2019 #27

Better idea: Stop playing the song at such events. Mariana Aug 2019 #132

At the site, people are DEFENDING this jerk! mainer Aug 2019 #29

Look at the source--FOX NEWS Bengus81 Aug 2019 #33

It's Faux Noise, what do you expect? liberaltrucker Aug 2019 #40

Militant flag fetishists are the worst. I've seen them - LeftinOH Aug 2019 #30

Put his head in a vice and turn until you hear a cracking sound FiveGoodMen Aug 2019 #32

Oh my God, this makes me so sad... Kittycow Aug 2019 #36

I have a brain injury, this boy will have to go through a world of hurt because of the idiot MAGAt uponit7771 Aug 2019 #38

+1 H2O Man Aug 2019 #39

oh my handmade34 Aug 2019 #79

Thank goodness he is so very young. His brain is still very plastic. Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #101

Hope the kid's parents sue the guy into oblivion. Vinca Aug 2019 #41

They should take every possession that he has. The kid has lifelong injuries. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #92

This bullshit faux patriotism. The right has no clue what patriotism means. Pepsidog Aug 2019 #42

did he ever try to enlist onethatcares Aug 2019 #46

Sounds like someone needs to "take care" of that guy. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #49

MLK Jr: An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, pretty soon everyone is blind. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #75

I'm not MLK Jr, and I think that this guy needs to be kept away Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #87

You proposed extra-judicial violence. MLKJr was against vigilantism, esp violence. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #99

Well, disapprove of me then, if it makes you feel better. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #102

I disapprove of extra-judicial violence. I didn't disapprove of you. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #109

For the same reason people pretend to take a visceral and emotional sentiment as a formal policy opi LanternWaste Aug 2019 #125

So, you want lynch mobs! So progressive of you! nt USALiberal Aug 2019 #112

You're okay with grown MAGATs fracturing children's skulls? Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #113

I'm OK with the legal system working, not with lynch mobs. Grow up. nt USALiberal Aug 2019 #114

Legal systems NOT working. Go read the actual details of the story. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #115

I know exactly what to do with this man jmowreader Aug 2019 #52

Damn! Heartstrings Aug 2019 #53

for disrespecting the flag,eh? i'll go with paine here: Kurt V. Aug 2019 #54

Just another authoritarian bully who puts worship of inanimate objects MarcA Aug 2019 #55

assult with intention to commit bodily harm is not justified . sorry, you loose . AllaN01Bear Aug 2019 #59

Fox News Freaks Jimvanhise Aug 2019 #60

I was just going to mention the same crimycarny Aug 2019 #78

I made the same mistake. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #89

"illegal to disrespect the flag" FiveGoodMen Aug 2019 #126

Guess he just violated his probation... Moral Compass Aug 2019 #61

No. The judge let him out today MontanaMama Aug 2019 #66

That is so messed up Moral Compass Aug 2019 #98

Meanwhile, in Texas... Kid Berwyn Aug 2019 #128

You get probation for violating probation by violently attacking a child. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #91

Our precious American freedoms! struggle4progress Aug 2019 #62

I made a second call to the Mineral County courthouse MontanaMama Aug 2019 #64

Thank you MontanaMama for your efforts. Nevermypresident Aug 2019 #80

Don't call the judge, please. Really, don't. You won't get through and staff will hate it. Shrike47 Aug 2019 #90

I respectfully disagree. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #94

... The state requested that Brockway's bond be set to $100,000 struggle4progress Aug 2019 #65

What makes it extra pathetic is that he is on a violent offenders list rpannier Aug 2019 #74

Scary past offense. Pulled a gun on a family & threatened to kill them. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #83

sue the shit out of him Chakaconcarne Aug 2019 #67

A true MAGAtzi of the first order bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #68

Magatzi. I like that term. Thanks. nt Ilsa Aug 2019 #96

Maybe it doesn't need the 't'? bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #97

A real he-man when it comes to beating up eighth-graders Grokenstein Aug 2019 #70

One guess as to what kind of hat... 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #76

Awful. I hope the charges are amended. 58Sunliner Aug 2019 #77

A paroled felon Skidmore Aug 2019 #81

Just another fake "patriot". nt Progressive Jones Aug 2019 #82

Respect and Obey the regime. Or else. Wednesdays Aug 2019 #84

He was on probation for a violent offense -- and now he's released on his own recognizance? pnwmom Aug 2019 #86

While in prison kacekwl Aug 2019 #93

Can someone just slam him to the ground, fracture his skull and make sure PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #95

How Was This "Man" Not... jayfish Aug 2019 #100

also here, from a little earlier Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #103

But beating up children sure respects the flag, right? n/t Beartracks Aug 2019 #105

Because a fucking piece of cloth is more important than a human being. liberalmuse Aug 2019 #106

The attacker learned from Trump to get mad when somebody doesn't stand for the national anthem. Doodley Aug 2019 #107

This kind of thing always worried me when my deaf husband was alive. Alwaysna Aug 2019 #118

Prisoners tend to take a very dim view of people who hurt children Jake Stern Aug 2019 #119

This represents Trump's wet-dream version of how America should function. bullwinkle428 Aug 2019 #120

Here's hoping he gets a very long jail sentence sakabatou Aug 2019 #122

Cowards like him would have been siding with the redcoats during the revolution captain queeg Aug 2019 #123

These disgusting cretins make me hate our flag and our anthem. BlueStater Aug 2019 #129

If I was that child's father, Mr. Brockway would be getting familiar with the fat end Itchinjim Aug 2019 #130