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galileoreloaded

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40. your dispassionate view is on its surface uplifting

Sat May 11, 2013, 12:40 AM

May 2013

yet tragic.

people exist in the real world with real consequence. your "Magistrate" schtick notwithstanding. people at the RenFair might be passionate, but rarely bright or engaged.

best of luck to you and your needs.

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Guns don't kill people. Children kill people. kenny blankenship May 2013 #1

No kidding Shadrach May 2013 #5

Oh come on ... You are being ridiculous etherealtruth May 2013 #10

Where are the gun nutz that think everyone needs to have a gun to protect us from people with guns? RC May 2013 #2

Good grief. There seems to be one of these child-on-child shootings every day. femmocrat May 2013 #3

its a ploy using selection bias. galileoreloaded May 2013 #4

Yes, please ignore all the children who suffer & die baldguy May 2013 #6

im always suspicious of people willing to use emotional galileoreloaded May 2013 #9

I'm sure the families of the children of Sandy Hook feel their loss is "cheap". baldguy May 2013 #13

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He A Funny Fella, Ma'am, Our 'Gallileo'.... The Magistrate May 2013 #36

Funny is one word maddezmom May 2013 #45

Indeed, Ma'am: Several Others Come Readily To Mind The Magistrate May 2013 #47

Emotional pleas, selection bias, straw men... Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #55

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You say it like it's a bad thing. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #14

well for one... galileoreloaded May 2013 #17

Whereas the mental stress of trying to deny unpleasant facts... 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #19

i believe it. thats why i deal in facts and not galileoreloaded May 2013 #21

Some facts are intrinsically emotional. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #22

facts don't have emotions, humans do. galileoreloaded May 2013 #24

'Team NRA' And The Whole Gun Fetishist Crew, Sir, Ought To Be Ashamed The Magistrate May 2013 #29

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Ignore kids killing kids? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #8

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no, all men. sexist authoritarians are the best! nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #18

Men kill their spouses at a much higher rate than do women. But OK. marble falls May 2013 #20

very sexist statement. men suffer homocide at rates 3 times higher than women. galileoreloaded May 2013 #23

Killed By Other Men, Of Course, Sir, As You Certainly Know The Magistrate May 2013 #28

elevating any gender is wrong. galileoreloaded May 2013 #32

The Fact Remains, Sir: Men Kill Women Much More Often Than Women Kill Men The Magistrate May 2013 #33

your dispassionate view is on its surface uplifting galileoreloaded May 2013 #40

Damn, Sir: The Things One Sees Checking In While The Late-Night Snack Spaghetti Boils.... The Magistrate May 2013 #41

happy to oblige, :) oh, and watch those carbs....they'll kill ya. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #44

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"pro gun control nuts" are unarmed" HockeyMom May 2013 #26

Thats an incorrect assumption. beevul May 2013 #27

You might want to adjust the hypothosis sarisataka May 2013 #34

thinking people who own guns are pro-gun control Skittles May 2013 #52

The three cases are different in cause GiaGiovanni May 2013 #31

Yes, you're right of course. There's nothing similar about these three cases. Robb May 2013 #35

can you believe these fucking people? Skittles May 2013 #43

That is not what my post said at all. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #49

how about the knee-jerk emotion from paranoid cowards Skittles May 2013 #42

I don't own a weapon. Never did. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #48

who said I am talking about you? Skittles May 2013 #50

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These could be defensive shootings! ellisonz May 2013 #38

Plus an untold number of kids who brandished weapons and saved the day! Robb May 2013 #46

the gun nuts here get more upset being trashed in a post Skittles May 2013 #51

SATURDAY: 5 year-old shot in face by 8 year-old invited to celebrate reduction in gun violence. Robb May 2013 #53

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