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morningfog

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70. I got nothing against them.

Reply to DrDan (Reply #45)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 11:11 AM

Oct 2013

Strange hobby you have. I guess things are slow in FL.

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Naked Florida Man Shot and Killed by Passing Motorist After Having His Clothes Stolen [View all] onehandle Oct 2013 OP

Florida sure seems like a fucked up place. morningfog Oct 2013 #1

so . . . these incidents happen no where else? DrDan Oct 2013 #4

Blah blah blah. morningfog Oct 2013 #5

I see - so you are afraid to share where you live DrDan Oct 2013 #7

I'm not afraid of shit. But, it doesn't matter either. morningfog Oct 2013 #10

and the folks from the south are better off for you decision DrDan Oct 2013 #12

You're kind of creepy Dan. morningfog Oct 2013 #14

just curious . . . how do you feel about, oh, . . . say . . . Catholics? DrDan Oct 2013 #45

Lighten Up Francis LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #47

. DrDan Oct 2013 #48

It is not anti-catholic Generic Other Oct 2013 #71

I got nothing against them. morningfog Oct 2013 #70

So, how "slow" are things in your home state of______? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #75

so . . you don't think they represent a danger serving on the Supreme Court? DrDan Oct 2013 #83

I think six or more is too many on the SC, morningfog Oct 2013 #85

so you would like a quota limiting Catholics DrDan Oct 2013 #98

I would like to put you on ignore. morningfog Oct 2013 #101

I live in Florida and agree that this DeadEyeDyck Oct 2013 #81

bingo - "uncalled for" is exactly right DrDan Oct 2013 #84

By a gentlemen's agreement among the MSM in Chicago, these types of attacks are not reported. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #121

i live in alaska where people store guns up their ass. we dont have a hunting roguevalley Oct 2013 #91

Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Our experts explain. Ian David Oct 2013 #26

“It’s the heavyweight champion of weirdness.” warrant46 Oct 2013 #34

I figured it was because HillWilliam Oct 2013 #38

of course there are weird stories coming from Florida DrDan Oct 2013 #46

Your posts in this thread are comical. Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #64

A big old chip on that shoulder. morningfog Oct 2013 #74

You're getting swarmed now Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #92

Yeah. Note to self, hide all Florida threads. morningfog Oct 2013 #93

You're not carrying Skittles are you? Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #102

Your posts in this thread are really weird. woolldog Oct 2013 #73

Weird works better than comical Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #80

One could say the same of any major city where senseless murder happens every day seveneyes Oct 2013 #9

news from Florida can certainly bring out the bigots DrDan Oct 2013 #13

Now I'm a bigot? morningfog Oct 2013 #15

yes you are. Labelling people who live inside a particular border is DeadEyeDyck Oct 2013 #87

I didn't label anyone on a geographic area anything. morningfog Oct 2013 #89

when you say "the place" - you are obviously referring to the people DrDan Oct 2013 #96

My wife suggested retiring to Florida Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #22

thank you for not adding to it DrDan Oct 2013 #97

I'll happily never come near you Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #100

Agreed. Stay from Florida, especially South Florida. RebelOne Oct 2013 #129

But it can also be entertaining at times kydo Oct 2013 #25

Floriduh is the way it is because fucked up people from all over the country... polichick Oct 2013 #127

global warming will eventually take care of that. yurbud Oct 2013 #133

! In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #2

I wonder if the killer will try to claim "stand your ground" - obviously no concealed weapons groundloop Oct 2013 #3

The cops haven't even arrested the killer. They aren't really capable of "doing their job." morningfog Oct 2013 #6

What state do you live in? trumad Oct 2013 #8

What does that have to do with inept cops? morningfog Oct 2013 #11

Well when you tear down my state trumad Oct 2013 #17

I have general disdain for all cops in every state. morningfog Oct 2013 #19

First all of Florida, now all cops. You sound bigoted. elias7 Oct 2013 #24

Disliking cops makes one a bigot? morningfog Oct 2013 #76

when you claim to know the content of DeadEyeDyck Oct 2013 #90

See #15. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #67

Not that there was a job for them to do ????? groundloop Oct 2013 #18

See that's the thing, woolldog Oct 2013 #94

I wonder if the stand your ground rule will be evoked? Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #16

Why? Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #21

SYG should be null and void whereever there is a TIWMMOB situation. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #23

That would have taken me YEARS to figure out what TIWMMOB is... Xyzse Oct 2013 #52

Agree 100% gollygee Oct 2013 #86

The dead guy certainly had a deadly weapon! greiner3 Oct 2013 #28

"The act of investigation was made in good faith" Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #40

Check again... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #42

Remember streaking back in the 70s? HockeyMom Oct 2013 #20

Florida version of the song: "Oh yes the call him the *BLAM!!*" the end. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2013 #66

I can imagine calling the police if I saw someone running around naked gollygee Oct 2013 #27

"...who obviously had no weapon." greiner3 Oct 2013 #29

Why, is it a joke pintobean Oct 2013 #32

Probably a penis joke... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #36

That is so cruel get the red out Oct 2013 #30

We don't know what happened pintobean Oct 2013 #31

We know an unarmed man was shot by the person who initiated the confrontation, what else is there to smokey nj Oct 2013 #50

Shooting an obviously unarmed man? Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #51

When the decdent is black, most people generally believe Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #53

Thanks for accusing me of racism pintobean Oct 2013 #54

that was a general sentiment which wasn't directed at you specifically Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #56

Uh-huh pintobean Oct 2013 #57

and I'm serious Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #104

Do you have any information that he was unarmed pintobean Oct 2013 #55

The article doesn't mention a weapon Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #58

The article doesn't mention much of anything. pintobean Oct 2013 #60

here is a link with more info Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #103

So the guy took his clothes and skateboard gollygee Oct 2013 #108

It appears he was unarmed pintobean Oct 2013 #116

Well there's common sense too gollygee Oct 2013 #117

bullshit pintobean Oct 2013 #119

Do you have any information that he was armed? I haven't seen any. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #123

keep reading the thread pintobean Oct 2013 #124

Oh, precious guns. You are ever so innocent. nt onehandle Oct 2013 #65

Brilliant comment. pintobean Oct 2013 #68

Here's a thought..... jeff47 Oct 2013 #82

I know an unarmed black male trying to get home was shot Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #110

+1 Rex Oct 2013 #125

We have 28 million people here in Fla. - mathematically we are prone Johnny Ready Oct 2013 #33

If it was just a numbers game, CA, TX and NY would out-weird-story FL. jeff47 Oct 2013 #61

"...'wacky' stories..." Now we are to put great faith in MSM? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #72

You're free to mention story after story after story after story jeff47 Oct 2013 #79

But, that's MSM again, right? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #105

No, you are free to use local sources. jeff47 Oct 2013 #107

Difference is in NY, people wouldn't shoot them, HockeyMom Oct 2013 #128

Have to have a really sick mentality to think seeing a dead man is better than seeing a naked one ck4829 Oct 2013 #35

Stand your ground? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #37

I don't want to make light of this terrible tragedy but Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #39

Local standards antiquie Oct 2013 #130

What a friend. Glad he's not mine. n/t BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #41

Florida's motto is shoot first, ask questions later. MoonRiver Oct 2013 #43

George Zimmerman Syndrome--little men holding onto their metal wangs. Arkana Oct 2013 #44

Any of the usual suspects want to make the legal case that Cherry got what was coming? Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #49

The cop's comment is disturbing...as if he's making it sound ok joeybee12 Oct 2013 #59

Here's what I would do if I saw a naked man in that situation: MineralMan Oct 2013 #62

For at least half the year, naked men would be pretty rare FarCenter Oct 2013 #111

Not so much in Florida, where this occurred. MineralMan Oct 2013 #113

So sad. :( nt. polly7 Oct 2013 #63

yup--innocent black guy gets murdered by entitled white guy. End of story. librechik Oct 2013 #69

Did the story say the shooter was white? pintobean Oct 2013 #77

No. I'm using my psychic power, common sense. librechik Oct 2013 #78

the shooter was black, like me, DeadEyeDyck Oct 2013 #95

really? got a link for that? librechik Oct 2013 #112

Going by the name pintobean Oct 2013 #120

Of course the shooter is white woolldog Oct 2013 #88

Florida. Guns. Unarmed dead guy. Iggo Oct 2013 #99

More info here pintobean Oct 2013 #106

So rather than step on the gas and leave, he blew the guy away. onehandle Oct 2013 #114

Agree with your first two sentences. /nt pintobean Oct 2013 #118

Why not just drive off? Rex Oct 2013 #126

I guess this explains why the shooter was released Generic Other Oct 2013 #131

Another Zimmerman on the loose. Kaleva Oct 2013 #109

There must be some mistake, Floriduh is a progressive paradise that any of us would be lucky Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #115

Laguerre was only standing his ground, so what's the fuss? Laguerre surely had cause to fear indepat Oct 2013 #122

I think guns are great for taking care of things that aren't normal rock Oct 2013 #132