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Hassin Bin Sober

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39. You are missing one huge part of the puzzle: She was fucking innocent!
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 04:06 PM
Jun 2014

The store security detained an innocent person and started this chain of events that lead to physical abuse of a person they knew was disabled.

There's a reason store security has to make damn sure the person shoplifted. And the judgment/settlement will drive that point home to both the police and Walmart.

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She did nothing wrong, the PD and WalMart should have already settled out of court. Rex Jun 2014 #1
It seems that way to me too. They should be ashammed of themselves for what Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #2
Jodi wound up in handcuffs, muscled to the floor by Livonia police. KamaAina Jun 2014 #3
Fanatical cops, and I am guessing WalMart appreciated that approach..at least up until Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #4
Where was the grandmother? 840high Jun 2014 #54
I don't trust cops atreides1 Jun 2014 #5
I understand that, yet this young woman should be able to see cops perform appropriately Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #7
another great job of PR by the police.. frylock Jun 2014 #6
Exactly..heartwarming job they performed. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #8
nothing says "I want it to go away" Egnever Jun 2014 #9
Less funj, but we should wait for the REST of the story... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #10
ok, why you doubt them I don't know. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #11
I doubt this version because.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #12
Interesting take, and one of the most cynical I have read here in a long time. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #13
It's not cynical if it's true. Note that the family hasn't released the tape... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #16
Thanking officers for not taking the easier and safer solution of simply Tasering their Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #19
from the same person who thought the Japanese should sink the Sea Shepherd CreekDog Jun 2014 #37
How many ways can one say, ai yai yai. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #38
Reading through the article, it sounds like the security Ilsa Jun 2014 #21
It is only after the fact that the police and security KNOW any of this... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #23
As the parent of a Ilsa Jun 2014 #24
The story said she was taken down in a closed room. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #14
They think they can take a mentally disabled child (again) REP Jun 2014 #15
No, she was a TWENTY-FIVE year old woman going freaking nuts in a store. The police showed restraint Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #17
She's still a mentally disabled person. REP Jun 2014 #18
And? What, beyond our compassion and a parking space, does this entitle her to do? Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #20
Alright. yallerdawg Jun 2014 #22
Indeed. I do find it rather bemusing when the very individual who suggests we not make assumptions LanternWaste Jun 2014 #25
It is a dead giveaway yallerdawg Jun 2014 #26
Wow. THAT is your response? joeglow3 Jun 2014 #34
I am entertained tkmorris Jun 2014 #27
That part cracked me up too. nt laundry_queen Jun 2014 #33
Bullshit it isn't. joeglow3 Jun 2014 #35
What precisely is absurd in attempting to discern all relevant knowledge to any given situation? LanternWaste Jun 2014 #28
seems to be a pattern with you on who to side with CreekDog Jun 2014 #36
You are missing one huge part of the puzzle: She was fucking innocent! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #39
As it turns out she had not shoplifted. It took four cops taking her down to determine that.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #44
and you rec'd the "Asian Privilege" thread CreekDog Jun 2014 #41
I did rec that thread, a thread that (as I recall) ended up gathering hundreds of responses... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #43
then why did you recommend it? CreekDog Jun 2014 #46
because I suspected it would get a billion responses.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #47
so you're saying you remember why you recommended it CreekDog Jun 2014 #48
I told you why I recommended it... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #49
The thread's barely a month old, please, stop running away from your post CreekDog Jun 2014 #50
You love putting words into people's mouths... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #53
Do you work for Walmart? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #51
Nope. Never have. With the accusations I was wondering if anyone would ask.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #52
so you say to wait to judge, then you say she should have been tasered CreekDog Jun 2014 #42
I said she was lucky she wasn't. nt Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #45
I can understand wrestling her to the floor for a 30-pack of hair bands Orrex Jun 2014 #29
Taser application was suggested as a fair solution in this thread. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #30
Yikes. Poe's Law once again. Orrex Jun 2014 #31
Yep, afraid so. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #32
One of the usual suspects. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #40
The larger clip capacities increase the danger jberryhill Jun 2014 #55
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