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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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16. Bullshit

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 09:53 PM

Jul 2014

Hundreds of domestic conflicts are resolved by police everyday peacefully, but if one posted an article for each one (of course, there aren't really any of those articles because dog bites man doesn't sell) we'd get the "Why are you posting about them doing their job like they're supposed to?".

But please proceed with trashing the cops....even though they had nothing to do with these two poor kids being dead.

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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