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SummerSnow

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6. yep, shoot first ask questions later. Sad

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 05:29 PM

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Florida mom murdered son and daughter as teens slept: autopsy [View all] SummerSnow Jul 2014 OP

when i read this story and see they have killed other members i have a hard time feeling bad JI7 Jul 2014 #1

:( shenmue Jul 2014 #2

Another blood soaked day in the bad ol US of A blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #3

Just a note... Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #4

Call 911 and the cops may have shot them anyway. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #5

yep, shoot first ask questions later. Sad SummerSnow Jul 2014 #6

But the sirens might have awaken one of the kids. Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #7

Don't count on that. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #10

And they also could have found the right house, and talked this person down ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #17

And the votes are in: newcriminal Jul 2014 #33

Holy crap! That was alerted? HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #34

I was surprised also. newcriminal Jul 2014 #37

Bullshit ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #16

thank you Skittles Jul 2014 #18

There are times when it's warrented.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #19

exactly Skittles Jul 2014 #21

30 years ago my wife's cousin's husband was holding HIMSELF hostage CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #27

Was he? Michigander_Life Jul 2014 #32

The article states that he was on the phone with 911 Arkansas Granny Jul 2014 #9

According to the article he was on the phone with the dispatcher. Jenoch Jul 2014 #11

If so, I don't think the police gets points for response time if he beat them to the scene of the Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #13

You unwittingly posted a reason why it is not always a good idea Jenoch Jul 2014 #14

You really have to go through some serious contortions to reach your conclusions. Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #15

Reading comprehension fail on your part. Jenoch Jul 2014 #20

There was no failure in reading comprehension. People just say that as a Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #22

I said this case was unforetunate. Jenoch Jul 2014 #23

And you apparently tried to twist a fact of the case to your advantage... Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #24

You pointed out the fact Jenoch Jul 2014 #25

"But not to this case." Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #35

If you had simply read post #14, this exchange would have been shorter. Jenoch Jul 2014 #38

Major, major backpedaling there, son. Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #39

Children/teenagers should have guns HockeyMom Jul 2014 #26

That's your solution, not mine. Jenoch Jul 2014 #29

I know, right? Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #36

Ignoring the fact that the mother's easy access to a gun caused this. CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #28

That's your solution, not mine. Jenoch Jul 2014 #30

If only there were more guns. Gungeoneer logic. nt valerief Jul 2014 #8

Twenty or so years ago the same situation ChazII Jul 2014 #12

Funny how the headline says murdered and not "SHOT TO DEATH" conservaphobe Jul 2014 #31