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IrishAyes

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60. Arpaio is probably toasting the death of a child this evening.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #15)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:16 AM

Oct 2013

People who applaud it have already sunk to his level. There's no deeper to go!

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Can't beleive a DUer just said he would have shot this kid [View all] FreakinDJ Oct 2013 OP

Wow... darkangel218 Oct 2013 #1

I alerted... And three DU'ers are fine with murdering kids so it stays Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #4

Bring it to mirt. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #7

I'm pretty sure Admins review all alerts now Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #11

Good point. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #12

Juror #6? WTF? ( n/t ) Make7 Oct 2013 #10

The jury system is a joke. Nt Logical Oct 2013 #17

No shock. This nest of vipers is getting worse by the day. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #66

So true. And I wonder if we're ending up with fewer liberal/democratic DUers actively Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #115

I hate to say it, but nothing surprises me about DU anymore nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #2

Fair enough but Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #3

Well... Make7 Oct 2013 #20

I'd shot him just on principle. I get a monitor too! Katashi_itto Oct 2013 #90

Apparently some one has already alerted on it. dballance Oct 2013 #5

I don't get the even-numbered juries, either. Atman Oct 2013 #82

i never thought of that. madrchsod Oct 2013 #107

I live with an Hispanic woman Link Speed Oct 2013 #6

While I appreciate that being a cop is a hard job, WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #14

'punk' might have been a term I should not have used Link Speed Oct 2013 #19

You say, "The kid had to know the inherent danger of toting that thing" defacto7 Oct 2013 #32

Some kids are held to different standards than others, it looks like... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #34

You caught that as well demwing Oct 2013 #105

Which is why the ADULTS, as in the cops, need to evaluate the situation MattBaggins Oct 2013 #94

...and yet you didn't edit it out... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #33

I am with you on this Tumbulu Oct 2013 #43

The kid had to know? kcr Oct 2013 #92

so it's perfectly fine with you that the cops continued to shoot him noiretextatique Oct 2013 #121

Which defensive position would that be? Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #67

Yeah his deciding right of the bat that the kid was a punk MattBaggins Oct 2013 #93

but the kid wasn't a punk Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #21

we just had a kid kill his teacher and fellow students not far from us Tumbulu Oct 2013 #45

I've been shot at and accosted at gunpoint. joshcryer Oct 2013 #22

^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ +1000 x Infinity FreakinDJ Oct 2013 #79

Thanks FreakinDJ. joshcryer Oct 2013 #81

I was in Desert Storm and Bosnia.. would not have shot this kid. MattBaggins Oct 2013 #95

You might want to give up while you believe you're ahead. Raine1967 Oct 2013 #25

Calling kids playing in a park "punks" does not play well on DU. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #26

What YOU said! I'm just sick over this too. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #55

I am becoming very afraid for my fifteen year old son. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #57

This OP and thread has me blue14u Oct 2013 #71

Let me guess... Lancero Oct 2013 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #53

Except for the part where it wasn't an Ak-47. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #56

Double down! You aren't going to last long with that attitude. morningfog Oct 2013 #38

Used common sense and not killed a child that day? Rex Oct 2013 #42

Not a 20 something - Late 50s Vietnam Vet FreakinDJ Oct 2013 #78

oh... You live with an hispanic woman... Do you also have a black friend? Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #85

I listen to rap music Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #97

Oakland and East L.A.? Iggo Oct 2013 #86

Not shoot him MattBaggins Oct 2013 #91

How do you measure dicks on the internet? Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #96

He who hesitates is not a callous murderer of children. bobduca Oct 2013 #104

He who freeps is a freeper PowerToThePeople Oct 2013 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author ieoeja Oct 2013 #112

Oakland? You mean the Oakland Hills, Rockridge, Temescal, or the Piedmont area? noiretextatique Oct 2013 #120

I like how he references Oakland. I used to live in Oakland WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #8

we have a cache of trolls..but they are easy to spot snooper2 Oct 2013 #9

Such callousness is not uncommon among today's gun culture and NRA types. Hoyt Oct 2013 #13

I'm confused... sarisataka Oct 2013 #15

Interesting! nt Union Scribe Oct 2013 #16

"Hope this happens to 1 of your kids" joshcryer Oct 2013 #23

Arpaio is probably toasting the death of a child this evening. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #60

I just served on a jury for *your* OP. (edited to add jury results) Raine1967 Oct 2013 #18

Greetings from Juror#4. Iggo Oct 2013 #87

Pity no one stopped this kid: Skip Intro Oct 2013 #24

I find them much better than the passive-aggressive back and forths that have been going on since ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #27

I've always thought of DU as a big table, Skip Intro Oct 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #29

DU is a playpen. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #31

I love creekjdog! Rex Oct 2013 #35

. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #41

I like you. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2013 #64

Is this some sort of an inside joke at my expense? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #101

DUers are no more immune to being excorciated for sickening callousness than anyone when a child IrishAyes Oct 2013 #50

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THIS WAS A LITTLE BOY THEY SHOT! IrishAyes Oct 2013 #44

Prove up your claim. flvegan Oct 2013 #47

That toy gun is realistic enough looking to be mistaken for a real AK-47. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #58

Hahahahaha!!! ok. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #63

i agree...even more disgusting that they continued to shoot when he was down noiretextatique Oct 2013 #122

A 4-foot-8 junior high kid? Fucking terrifying, right? nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #72

That is some pretty fucking sick stuff right there. Your venting is justified. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #36

DUers say a lot of stupid stuff in righteous little fits (I'm guilty of it) ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #39

LEO heads will roll for this. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #40

Calling BS. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #46

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #48

How is calling a toy, 'a toy' misleading or dishonest? Rex Oct 2013 #51

Probably best to leave Trayvon to his own threads... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #52

Race baiting? ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2013 #54

Call out threads like this should be against the TOS. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #49

No matter how vile the original comment? nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #69

Yes. Call outs are just another form of bullying... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #73

I can understand your perspective, but the initial comment in this case was really appalling nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #75

I read it. Random thought: I have no sympathy for murderers yet I am opposed to the death penalty... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #76

So a 4' 8" person is too small to be able to pull a trigger? GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #59

So, a cop can not tell the difference between a real gun and a toy?? darkangel218 Oct 2013 #62

Yeah, better to rub him out before he gets ahold of a *real* gun, right? nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #70

This shit makes DU suck. Change has come Oct 2013 #61

I can believe it. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #65

OperationLegendInHisOwnMindCrime? Forgot all about him MattBaggins Oct 2013 #99

Anyone who says it's okay to shoot a kid is a piece of garbage. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #68

This is true. defacto7 Oct 2013 #77

At that point they became murders MattBaggins Oct 2013 #100

Heh. Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #102

That was kind of a hypocritical statement wasn't it?. Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #117

that DU'er sounds sick and should be gone Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #74

Sometimes... pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #113

Multiple times maddezmom Oct 2013 #116

+1,000 malaise Oct 2013 #80

You said to a poster, "Hope this happens to 1 of your kids"?! Nine Oct 2013 #83

I also saw the post in which you, OP, said you wished death upon the child of a DU poster Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #84

Compared to this Rwandan soldier One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #88

Could we tone back the vitriol directed at other DU'ers? Bazinga Oct 2013 #89

The poster that made that comment is on their 4th DU account... SidDithers Oct 2013 #98

The cops were both right and wrong wercal Oct 2013 #103

Looks like an elementary school picture to me. Blue Diadem Oct 2013 #106

no kidding gopiscrap Oct 2013 #108

Spend a little time looking at DU's Gun Control & RKBA group. Paladin Oct 2013 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author DragonBorn Oct 2013 #110

Kick for more exposure.... SidDithers Oct 2013 #114

Didn't you just tell another DUer Sissyk Oct 2013 #118

Yes he did, Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #119