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Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
15. Yes I have actually
Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:10 PM
Jan 2013

Read the comments:

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/transportation/cars/video-phillip-sailors-shoots-kills-immigrant-who-accidentally-drove

I found this on the first site I looked at outside of DU, didn't take long at all.


If they were going to pick up a friend, then why did they just sit in the car? Why didn't one of them get out and go up to the house? Better yet, if they were there to pick up a friend, they should have known where their friend lived. Sounds like a made up story to me. Hopefully the police look at the GPS and see if they are telling the truth. If you pull up in my drive way and just sit there in the car, you might not like the end result either.



On edit: Here is the second site outside of DU I went to read comments on, multiple people defending him here as well:

http://lilburn.patch.com/articles/lilburn-man-arrested-charged-with-murder

Here is just one of several examples:

leah abigail
10:45 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I'm reposting a comment I made on other sites:
This is a tragedy! Focus on that! It isn't about guns! Its about crime and the fear that our elderly have to deal with. This man's wife was my child's kindergarten teacher and I know the family. He is not some deranged racist. He is a man who loves his family and adores his wife (also a senior citizen). He fought for our country! His neighborhood, home for 30+ years, has seen increasing crime. A close friend of theirs - in his 70's who lives nearby had a vehicle stolen from the driveway and was burglarized in December. The elderly are becoming targets and they know it. That driveway is pitch black so I doubt Mr. Sailors could see if the occupants were black, brown, white or purple. Don't be so quick to assume the worst about a person. It is a sad thing that a young person was killed. Its sad that we live in a world where fear can make even the nicest people become reactionary.
As a mother of sons, I grieve for the family of the deceased. Mr. Sailors, a SIXTY-NINE YEAR OLD MAN was in his home minding his own business when this occurred. If someone pulled into my driveway like that I would probably brace myself for the worst too. Let us hope the police will do a proper investigation. To point a finger as if you know the truth is hardly helpful so if you can't be part of the solution - don't contribute to the problem.


Yes, we already have gun nuts saying it is justified to shoot people who pull into your driveway.

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Well, not to be too nit picky about it, but you're blaming them tularetom Jan 2013 #1
How do you know he felt fear and panic? Ash_F Jan 2013 #10
Hanlon's Razor. Bucky Jan 2013 #16
It makes perfect in sense. In fact it's quite common Ash_F Jan 2013 #41
I blame Fux Noise for it. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #2
Dr Tiller abelenkpe Jan 2013 #28
Yet another DUer who doesn't have a copy of the Constitution onenote Jan 2013 #39
The kids tried to leave so why did he shoot them? It wasn't self defense. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #3
P*ssy! Big bad man with a gun! NOW PAY THE PRICE for your stupidity! benld74 Jan 2013 #4
The gun nuts have a frightenenly broad definition of what constitutes self-defense Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #5
Have you found someone defending this guy? librabear Jan 2013 #14
Yes I have actually Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #15
Why is he "distraught?" Isn't this what he's been preparing for? Robb Jan 2013 #6
Obviously not. Bucky Jan 2013 #18
That sure sounds like 1st degree murder. TransitJohn Jan 2013 #7
Whatever happened to locking the door and calling the police? Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #8
You can shoot someone . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #9
Don't forget Traevon Martin. Bucky Jan 2013 #19
Good point. another_liberal Jan 2013 #21
This is what Hunter S. Thompson was writing about when he used the term... WCGreen Jan 2013 #11
which is idiotic of course PatrynXX Jan 2013 #12
"because Bush and Hispanics went together at the hip" Bucky Jan 2013 #20
Jesus Christ, This is a major story ought to be closely examined!! busterbrown Jan 2013 #13
What Us? chuckstevens Jan 2013 #17
You don't shoot people for pulling into you driveway where I live. geckosfeet Jan 2013 #22
Good points. What's wrong with this scenario? nt patrice Jan 2013 #32
We should probably find out if he had cable first ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #23
This is 100% pure murder. No doubt. Life in prison I hope! n-t Logical Jan 2013 #24
He probably was a Neal Boortz listener, kellytore Jan 2013 #25
Blaming fox news is kinda stupid, about as stupid as thinking it ok to shoot someone crazyjoe Jan 2013 #26
Well of course! SheilaT Jan 2013 #27
If you have no idea what he watches on TV Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #29
You think this was a liberal? morningfog Jan 2013 #35
We have know idea "what" he was or what he watches onenote Jan 2013 #40
HEAVENS NO! Liberals never commit any crimes, ever! Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #43
Wait and see. I don't know any liberals who shoot Hispanics turning around in their drive way. morningfog Jan 2013 #45
Ain't that the truth. I know RWers who kill people and eat them. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #47
Wanna place a DU donation bet on this? morningfog Jan 2013 #48
The kids didn't even get out of the car Demobrat Jan 2013 #30
Stories like this make it ok with me if we near a total gun ban... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #31
+1 Chorophyll Jan 2013 #37
People, what the fuck is this country going to be like in 10 years if we don't figure out what patrice Jan 2013 #33
as i said before, many of these gun nuts are looking and hoping to kill someone JI7 Jan 2013 #34
Yep, that's the real problem. Demobrat Jan 2013 #38
My Mamaw used to say, when turning around in a driveway, "Don't kill a chicken morningfog Jan 2013 #36
I don't give a shit about Fux News in this case. I place 100% of the blame on the fuckwad murdering cali Jan 2013 #42
This thread as 33 recs? B2G Jan 2013 #44
If only those kids had been armed everything would have been okay...... Bandit Jan 2013 #46
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