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(25,966 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2014, 03:38 PM Feb 2014

California man points gun at Girl Scout at his door to sell cookies [View all]

A California man was taken into custody over the weekend after he allegedly pulled a gun on a young Girl Scout who was selling cookies.

A press release from the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s office that the father of the girl, who is a minor, contacted authorities after he saw 59-year-old John Dodrill point the gun at his daughter while she was selling cookies door-to-door on Sunday.

“When the victim knocked on the suspect’s door, he opened the door and pointed a gun at her,” the release said.

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The Girls Scouts organization has recently come under fire from conservative activists and pundits for linking to a story articles about liberal women, including Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D).

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/03/california-man-points-gun-at-girl-scout-at-his-door-to-sell-cookies/

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California man points gun at Girl Scout at his door to sell cookies [View all] phantom power Feb 2014 OP

"You'll have to pry the freaking Girl Scout cookies from our cold dead hands." - RepubliBaggers (R) Berlum Feb 2014 #1

Wow. Those are some menacing-looking girls there. Laffy Kat Feb 2014 #10

I'm with you! classof56 Feb 2014 #36

Me, too! KansDem Feb 2014 #80

Oh, I'm sure the denizens of liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #46

Way to lodge insults at a nonexistent bloc of DU members. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #70

Some pretty heinous shootings have been defended on DU kcr Feb 2014 #78

Should the guy do some serious hard time in prison? reusrename Feb 2014 #92

WTF????? sked14 Feb 2014 #90

i'm on track for that barbtries Feb 2014 #81

^^^ How terrifying!! nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #15

OMG!! One is wearing a HOODIE!!!!11 arcane1 Feb 2014 #28

Sure, they're cute now demwing Feb 2014 #30

I don't know you Tien1985 Feb 2014 #50

By Grabthar's hammer... riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #53

Zing! Nice Galaxy Quest reference.. Timez Squarez Feb 2014 #55

What a savings... demwing Feb 2014 #59

SO man great lines from that movie demwing Feb 2014 #60

Hasn't anyone here seen the movie _Dodgeball_? That Girl Scout team was vicious! nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #76

You go girls! ellie Feb 2014 #67

Wow, I'd like to be the judge on this case Auggie Feb 2014 #2

This case is too easy Renew Deal Feb 2014 #4

Just give me a big book to throw Auggie Feb 2014 #5

I still have my Catholic bible. Brigid Feb 2014 #17

This guy should either have to go for treatment or go to jail. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #3

Treatment for what - stupidity? TBF Feb 2014 #86

gun in hand addiction. Javaman Feb 2014 #89

... TBF Feb 2014 #91

Scared of own shadow. Points gun at little girl. Iggo Feb 2014 #6

Hey he's just standing his ground...who could fault him for that? bowens43 Feb 2014 #7

This is what Teabaggers + gun nut hysteria equals. cui bono Feb 2014 #8

If popcorn is a threat, then Girl Scout cookies must be fucking terrifyng! 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #9

+1 !! and she was @ his door on private property=another threating stance !!! lunasun Feb 2014 #54

she was trying to bring you COOKIES and brighten your horrible existence NightWatcher Feb 2014 #11

Big Man What an effing hero. catbyte Feb 2014 #12

And rightly so... lame54 Feb 2014 #13

Well that sounds reasonable. Deep13 Feb 2014 #14

Well, in the guy's defense, she could have been out of thin mints joeybee12 Feb 2014 #16

LOL Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #20

Believe it or not, that sarcasm tag was necessary... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #23

You are correct. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #24

Oh, ye of little culture! liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #48

Somoas -- nearly perfect, if you like toasted coconut demwing Feb 2014 #64

Thin Mints!! joeybee12 Feb 2014 #85

Now that I think about it . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #18

His defense will be OxyRush or BecKKK told him to do it. lpbk2713 Feb 2014 #19

They're just getting around to noticing the Girl Scouts are cool? TygrBright Feb 2014 #21

Just an FYI: demwing Feb 2014 #32

Quite right, thx. Both are delicious but so far you can only get one from GS. Will correct! n/t TygrBright Feb 2014 #34

This is why the GSA doesn't recommend door to door sales Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #22

I seem to remember a young boy being murdered by an older teenager a few years back ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #39

This case.. msanthrope Feb 2014 #66

Wow, time flies ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #72

They still canvass our neighborhood (and we buy!) but often a parent is waiting... Hekate Feb 2014 #40

Even that's not recommended. Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #41

The wife gets ours through her neighborhood... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #71

No wonder I have a hard time getting my cookie fixes! ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #43

I will be buying much more than my usual amount Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #25

Glad they arrested him. nt SunSeeker Feb 2014 #26

30 years ago while I was living in Baton Rouge Submariner Feb 2014 #27

Maybe the next time...... rdharma Feb 2014 #29

Oh, dear! liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #47

Maybe he thought she had skittles? demwing Feb 2014 #31

He might have been scheduled for an ass kicking, even. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #51

I know that this is the least of the things that went wrong that night demwing Feb 2014 #61

I know, I know. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #62

I feel my DU name (originally my cat) is now also a poignant homage to Trayvon Martin Skittles Feb 2014 #77

I'm not surprised... every month or two a thread pops up about canvassers LanternWaste Feb 2014 #33

did you ever see the "ahm comin to the door with mah gerns!" posts in those threads? dionysus Feb 2014 #88

Jesus Fucking Christ! Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #35

This is just really heartbreaking. mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2014 #37

Stand yer ground! They're comin' at ya with loaded cookies! Scary little girls! Hekate Feb 2014 #38

He looks like narnian60 Feb 2014 #42

He really wanted to sell those cookies. Vattel Feb 2014 #44

Rush said that Girl Scout was going to give him an abortion and turn him feminist jmowreader Feb 2014 #45

Speechless leanforward Feb 2014 #49

Pardon my ignorance Laffy Kat Feb 2014 #56

Right to Keep and Bear Arms ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #57

Oh, of course! Thx. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2014 #63

If convicted as charged, he loses his rights and guns. ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #58

good to hear that he stood his ground.... mike_c Feb 2014 #52

We need to arm the Girl Scouts!! Sancho Feb 2014 #65

Just standing his ground out of fear of assault with weaponized thin mints! yellowcanine Feb 2014 #68

yay guns! KG Feb 2014 #69

Riverside...figures. noiretextatique Feb 2014 #73

Teach her to run out of Thin Mints!!! U4ikLefty Feb 2014 #74

I'm sure Rush/Handjob/Becky etc workinclasszero Feb 2014 #75

I didn't know they went door to door anymore. Packerowner740 Feb 2014 #79

Why is this news? It's just another day in gun culture. nt onehandle Feb 2014 #82

This country is sick with paranoid gunnuttery Dash87 Feb 2014 #83

I hate to say it but LibertyLover Feb 2014 #84

Selling door to door is not safe FarCenter Feb 2014 #87

I knew that the price of cookies was going up...but SHEESH. nt clarice Feb 2014 #93