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Scootaloo

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18. No, you're not 'just curious,' you're trying to defend a fallacy

Wed May 1, 2013, 04:45 PM

May 2013

Covering for a friend's criminal ass happens frequently from all cultures and al lwalks of life. it's called "poor judgement," and all people are subject to it on occasion.

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One of the persons arrested today [View all] malaise May 2013 OP

That picture makes me really sad, knowing what is coming. I don't understand people. uppityperson May 2013 #1

Same here malaise May 2013 #3

They are teenagers and they sure weren't thinking right. I am willing to bet southernyankeebelle May 2013 #29

We were teenagers albeit some time back malaise May 2013 #33

Teens do dumb things, period. Dumb yes but still do dumb things. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #35

Theres a difference between dumb and criminal madokie May 2013 #49

Sorry is one thing. Lying to authorities because "you didn't understand Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #58

Could be. But we are mature adults. I know if my kid done something like hide evidence southernyankeebelle May 2013 #59

Their parents are in another country, though. Fawke Em May 2013 #60

you seriously underestimate teenagers cali May 2013 #70

Well maybe so or maybe your overestimating them. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #74

There may be some serious rules of behavior in their culture flamingdem May 2013 #2

'Cause you know, "we" never do that sort of thing Scootaloo May 2013 #11

How much experience do you have living in less developed flamingdem May 2013 #14

No, you're not 'just curious,' you're trying to defend a fallacy Scootaloo May 2013 #18

If you have spent time in other cultures what you might flamingdem May 2013 #26

And if you spent time understanding people and how they work... Scootaloo May 2013 #68

+1 nt Live and Learn May 2013 #80

I use the word "may" because this is ALL speculation flamingdem May 2013 #81

Thank you. Fawke Em May 2013 #56

Wasn't Dzohkar a low-level pot dealer? JHB May 2013 #84

Well and good.. Pelican May 2013 #62

Remember, Americans are complex humans. All foreigners are actually perl scripts. (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #54

Judging from the posts of some Americans here, I would contest the claim of complexity n/t Scootaloo May 2013 #69

Possibly but you're going to swap that student visa for a prison suit malaise May 2013 #15

What, like at a frat house? A sports team? Brickbat May 2013 #32

culture or not Niceguy1 May 2013 #52

Plus, they were guests here and their job was to learn flamingdem May 2013 #53

Oh... we had the trial? Fawke Em May 2013 #57

They admitted their criminal activity. Ikonoklast May 2013 #71

+100 Myrina May 2013 #82

They did more than just "not rat out." They helped a murderer of children get away.... Honeycombe8 May 2013 #66

+1000 theHandpuppet May 2013 #76

has nothing to do with culture, look at the mother and sister of the kid who shot the baby JI7 May 2013 #72

It may well have happened before they knew anything was going on Fumesucker May 2013 #4

Reading the filings, they said they knew and were trying to help keep him out of trouble. uppityperson May 2013 #7

OK, thanks, didn't know that.. n/t Fumesucker May 2013 #8

They may have thought he didn't MEAN to kill anybody -- gateley May 2013 #51

Just asked my son the same thing. Fawke Em May 2013 #61

We know some things. The authorities have texts. They e-mailed/texted the suspect... Honeycombe8 May 2013 #67

19 year old boys. kaiden May 2013 #5

Exactly! newfie11 May 2013 #13

Behaving like 12 Year Old Boys MagickMuffin May 2013 #19

Legal adults, not little boys. LisaL May 2013 #22

I knew right from wrong before I was a teenager malaise May 2013 #24

Yes, EXACTLY. You would think self-preservation would've kicked in. nt Raine May 2013 #42

They must have been hearing the wall to wall coverage malaise May 2013 #43

Who tried to cover up evidence that their friend Yo_Mama May 2013 #39

Agree. What part of killing and maiming people including children did they not kiranon May 2013 #40

Yep. This was deliberate action taken, not an instinctive reaction to something where you don't cui bono May 2013 #64

19 year old boys are grown men and responsible for their actions arely staircase May 2013 #44

And I have one who is 20. Loki May 2013 #77

Pretty sure my 15 and 17 year old would not go to someones apt Sheepshank May 2013 #83

Maybe they did NOT cover up. How do we know? closeupready May 2013 #6

Charges filed: femmocrat May 2013 #10

Ok, thanks. Prosecutors will need to provide evidence of guilt. closeupready May 2013 #12

Sounds to me like they admitted going to the room and removing/throwing out fireworks. LisaL May 2013 #31

not just fireworks arely staircase May 2013 #45

I've served on federal juries twice. Typically, the jury instructions closeupready May 2013 #63

Here are two links you can go to and... DonViejo May 2013 #16

I don't understand at all. Why the hell would morningfog May 2013 #9

isn't that a pressure cooker on the stove behind them? warrior1 May 2013 #17

Could be. It's the right size and shape of the ones my grandmother had...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #20

Looks like a big stock pot. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #23

Correct. Pressure cookers are thicker at the top because the gasketed lid locks into place. n/t FSogol May 2013 #36

No, it's not. It's just a big pot like that used for pasta, soup, chili, etc. SharonAnn May 2013 #21

Looks like a regular pot to me too. LisaL May 2013 #30

LOL - no malaise May 2013 #25

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Fameseeking thrillkillers looking for extreme springbreaker type thrills and chills graham4anything May 2013 #28

In the middle of wall to wall coverage on eery channel malaise May 2013 #34

Had they done the right thing... ljm2002 May 2013 #37

Very interesting, had not seen that picture before. rl6214 May 2013 #38

Will get life newmember May 2013 #41

No malaise May 2013 #46

guess now they can live up to that license plate flamingdem May 2013 #47

We loved pranks as teenagers but thkis bunch was out of control malaise May 2013 #48

At least we the taxpayer won't have to foot the bills flamingdem May 2013 #50

I don't know about that newmember May 2013 #55

And what the hell is that messy stuff they're eating from that bowl? nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #65

Who cares? malaise May 2013 #73

Explosives. randome May 2013 #75

Age Defense? 4Q2u2 May 2013 #78

understandable RedstDem May 2013 #79