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madinmaryland

(65,730 posts) Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:44 PM Aug 2013

Tough Guy Pulls Gun on Elementary School Students After They Make Fun of His Confederate Flag [View all]

Police in Virginia Beach arrested an 18-year-old man yesterday and charged him with two misdemeanor counts of brandishing a firearm after he allegedly pointed his gun at elementary school students.

Joshua P. Dalton was in a blue pickup truck at the time of the incident, and was reportedly stopped behind a Pembroke Elementary school bus that was unloading children. Two students returned to the bus and informed the driver that Dalton had pulled a gun out and was aiming it at the bus.

The bus driver brought the children back to the school and alerted the authorities.

According to police, Dalton was upset about disparaging remarks the students made concerning a Confederate flag on his truck.

He was booked into jail and later released on bond. A female passenger in Dalton's truck was not arrested.

http://gawker.com/5952285/tough-guy-pulls-gun-on-elementary-school-students-after-they-make-fun-of-his-confederate-flag

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Tough Guy Pulls Gun on Elementary School Students After They Make Fun of His Confederate Flag [View all] madinmaryland Aug 2013 OP

Idiot. reflection Aug 2013 #1

Probably a Douchebagger n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #2

P2theP,I believe they prefer to be called D-Bagger's Rain Mcloud Aug 2013 #29

Now, if the kids had only been packing....... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2013 #3

my thought also nt G_j Aug 2013 #13

I thought you were posting from The Onion again... joeybee12 Aug 2013 #4

Moral of the story: don't make fun of a man's flag petronius Aug 2013 #5

Well, he gets an ignominous thrashing from internet commenters, and a published mug shot arcane1 Aug 2013 #12

NRA Cryptoad Aug 2013 #49

Just one of many reasons why this is a real bad idea ... lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #6

We can only wish one were nearby. I don't think it would have mattered if the Seal had NO kids! williesgirl Aug 2013 #20

That flag is a cover. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #7

Yep , it would be a real shame Cryptoad Aug 2013 #51

One more to bookmark in the Gun_Nuts folder... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #8

I have calvin urinating on a confederate flag giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #9

gun nutz mikeysnot Aug 2013 #10

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #17

Welcome to DU!! madinmaryland Aug 2013 #18

He sure could! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #22

Pointing a knife or bat at a school bus? arcane1 Aug 2013 #23

But wasn't the initial problem that the kids made fun of the guy with the gun-- emsimon33 Aug 2013 #25

removed... mikeysnot Aug 2013 #67

It's pretty bad when you need gun-courage to deal with little kids. arcane1 Aug 2013 #11

As if flying a Confederate Flag wasn't enough to let you know he has issues. Bandit Aug 2013 #15

Indeed. He was pretty much advertising his issues arcane1 Aug 2013 #24

Yet another responsible gun owner... Who is not Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #21

Seriously, is he that much of a tightwad? sakabatou Aug 2013 #16

The guy was an idiot, but this happened last year. N/T Revanchist Aug 2013 #19

How about felony menacing CanonRay Aug 2013 #26

that is a misdemeanor? arely staircase Aug 2013 #27

Story is 2012. Carried on three obscure blogs this week. I wonder why. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #28

Old news, sure, but apparently it did happen... madinmaryland Aug 2013 #31

Your excerpt says it happened "yesterday". NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #32

No, no, old news. Nothing to talk about here! Robb Aug 2013 #34

An OP says that something happened yesterday, when in fact it happened last year. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #36

Now the OP is making DU suck? Robb Aug 2013 #38

If you want to hijack this thread, do it on your own. I've got a better idea: NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #44

The attempted derailing of this thread started much earlier. See post #28 (yours). nt Electric Monk Aug 2013 #46

Typical of an NRA'er. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #50

Two things, NYC: First, Robb did not hijack this thread, it was those who were worried about madinmaryland Aug 2013 #47

I'm sorry... NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #56

By way of apology Robb Aug 2013 #60

My friend, the date of the event is completely irrelevant to the issue, as you should well know. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #61

Rather than debate the issue of the douchebag and easy availability of guns to douchebags, madinmaryland Aug 2013 #43

I am sure this guy thinks he is one of the good guys with a gun Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #30

He sounds like a truly responsible gun owner RetroLounge Aug 2013 #33

racist, paranoid gun humper Skittles Aug 2013 #35

How is this a misdemeanor? perdita9 Aug 2013 #37

People who display the stars and stripes are all randr Aug 2013 #39

Why are you postig something from MineralMan Aug 2013 #40

Sorry about the blog, below is the link to a news organization... madinmaryland Aug 2013 #42

2 mistakes. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2013 #41

A bunch of grade schoolers mocking stars and bars? Smart little ones. muntrv Aug 2013 #45

The kids recognized it and him as being a loser. Historic NY Aug 2013 #48

Pointing a gun at children is a misdemeanor? Iggo Aug 2013 #52

good people that fly that shitty flag need made fun of. ileus Aug 2013 #53

Mark it a zero, dude! Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #54

Jesus Christ that's four school gun incidents in the past gopiscrap Aug 2013 #55

Check the date of the article, it didn't happen this week or even this month. It happened LAST YEAR. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #57

You seem WAY more concerned about the date of the article, rather than the actual event. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #62

What is there to say? It happened last year, he was arrested and then released. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #64

gopiscrap's response indicates exactly why the date is important. Bazinga Aug 2013 #66

That's odd. Violent racists are usually labelled "boys" or "young men" well into their 20's. /nt Marr Aug 2013 #58

God 47of74 Aug 2013 #59

Dumbass doesn't even know that Confederate flags really aren't all that popular in Virginia MrScorpio Aug 2013 #63

PHOTO: freshwest Aug 2013 #65

18 years old? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #69

He needs to spend some time shenmue Aug 2013 #68