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MintyFresh

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68. This story makes me sad

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 10:33 AM

Apr 2012

All over America a certain group of people are being accosted by people with guns or in some cases in public places verbally assaulted to provoke to anger so an argument or fight will ensue so the police can be called & the innocent person put in jail.
It's happened to me at least 4 times already & now I'm getting nervous just going to a grocery store.
They can be charged with false imprisonment. Living in this country is getting more & more dangerous each day as people are being judged by superficial things like what they look like on the outside.
I have a few horror stories myself & being verbally assaulted in public places is just the tip of the iceberg.
Can we do anything to keep ourselves from being killed for no reason in this country ? We can't call the police because in many cases the police have the same mindset as the accosters. As seen here by the actions the deputies took when these gun toting neighbors called them and how the deputies praised the gun toters.

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Neighbors in Newton County, Ga. case are now in jail [View all] Kaleva Apr 2012 OP

And here are the Good 'Ole Boys....protecting 'the country' from peaceful black families. marmar Apr 2012 #1

Uncle Bubba will be questioned as a material witness. lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #5

Summer Teeth! HillWilliam Apr 2012 #74

I can think of several things they could be charged with. hobbit709 Apr 2012 #2

"...we protect our own." Iggo Apr 2012 #3

I thought that, too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #12

When he says "our own", I suspect he's not including anyone who's not white. marmar Apr 2012 #13

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt bonniebgood Apr 2012 #50

Rather telling, that there. Sentience FAIL. freshwest Apr 2012 #109

Stood out to me like a sore thumb. joshcryer Apr 2012 #131

Ignorance abounds. Laurian Apr 2012 #4

Too bad TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #6

...and they have cousins and cousins and more asjr Apr 2012 #7

Oh noes! It's true! Obama took their guns away and threw them in jail! tanyev Apr 2012 #8

Obama did this? When the DOJ goes after the police who arrested the Kalonjis, then AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #22

I'm just speculating on what the right wing spin will be. tanyev Apr 2012 #28

The Teabaggers were right all along! Run for the hills! It's the Apocalyse! freshwest Apr 2012 #111

Vigilante stupidity all wrapped up in a single quote: 99Forever Apr 2012 #9

+1000 Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #15

+1,000 TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #24

They can't think MattBaggins Apr 2012 #71

What, a Well Regulated millitia? Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #88

The statement also encapsulates the arrogance and selfishness _ed_ Apr 2012 #106

GOOD obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #10

"I don't know what they can charge me with" Assault for one ck4829 Apr 2012 #11

And branishing and trespassing obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #14

I wonder what their attitude was like during this whole ordeal. Ian David Apr 2012 #17

I've wondered that, too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #30

"Shut up or I'll shoot," ronnie624 Apr 2012 #93

Yeah, it sounds like the Canoles are in a world of shit. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #94

Yep. See OJ. If they held them at gunpoint (or threats of gunpoint) it's VERY serious. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #72

They did -- for about ten minutes obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #77

Orr false imprisonment, illegal detainment, harrassment maxrandb Apr 2012 #85

Kidnapping is what I was thinking. They held them prisoner. jwirr Apr 2012 #105

Trespassing, too, don't you think? They crossed the land onto their new neighbor's place. freshwest Apr 2012 #112

The trespassing charge is especially delicious, given the whole situation. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #127

Yes, although I found all the charges satisfying, LOL. freshwest Apr 2012 #134

I suppose we should be thankful TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #16

I can't get that tune from Deliverace out of arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #18

What tune is that? Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #70

That's the one! nt arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #100

This is the problem with having no regulations on gun ownership and carrying around loaded weapons. upaloopa Apr 2012 #19

last time i checked, the 2A says nothing about threatening people you don't like the looks of. KG Apr 2012 #20

Or leaving *your* yard to confront them in front of *their* front door. freshwest Apr 2012 #114

"We're waiting to move," Bruno Kalonji said. "We're still afraid of what the guy next door might do. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #21

In a just world, the entire staff of the Sheriff's department MineralMan Apr 2012 #27

They need to sue those idiots and the Sheriff obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #33

+1,000 freshwest Apr 2012 #118

They should include the cost of security guards. Seems like a pretty dangerous neighborhood sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #122

For real! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #126

Welcome Wagon FAIL. I wouldn't want to live next to gun toting hot heads, either. freshwest Apr 2012 #115

now just imagine, after all this, having to live next to these morons. nt Javaman Apr 2012 #23

Reminds me of Palin not understanding that other amendment, the 1st. DeschutesRiver Apr 2012 #25

huh marshall gaines Apr 2012 #26

I think the sheriff was well aware that this could easily become a media circus Kaleva Apr 2012 #31

Damn liberal media. Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #89

No, no, liberal media good! LOL. freshwest Apr 2012 #117

When you can get it. Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #132

+1 freshwest Apr 2012 #133

I'm not Black, but I'm still going to stay out of Georgia. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #29

Considering that the Newton County sheriff is black hack89 Apr 2012 #34

And the fact that the sheriff is black will cease all racist activity in the department..... marmar Apr 2012 #38

No - but it is less likely to be ignored or condoned. hack89 Apr 2012 #43

Maybe. But what about Yankees? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #39

Yankee fans deserve all they get ... oh wait, wrong subject. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #45

That's a joke, right? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #44

No. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #46

Insert appropriate Blazing Saddles quote here slackmaster Apr 2012 #54

WHy that's the finest example of frontier jibberish I've heard in a long time. hootinholler Apr 2012 #63

I'm just glad all these young people were here today to hear that. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #116

More palatable than Glenn Beck... freshwest Apr 2012 #120

Listening to rats gnawing on baseboards would be more palatable than listening to Beck. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #123

Him and Rush... Jabba the Hut and Clone drooling all over Planet Earth. freshwest Apr 2012 #124

That is ridiculous -- much of Georgia ia quite diverse obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #42

Diverse? Diverse doesn't mean safe for anyone not from the area. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #52

Yes, it does obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #57

Yea, well, if you look at the rest of the neighbors, I would bet that they are all cousins. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #59

I am nor black, but I live in Georgia and am not leaving. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #87

Thank you. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #95

Racist, gun toting neighbors might be expected, but racist cops? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #32

I haven't read this before -- they better have kidnapping charges slapped on them obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36

No it doesn't Meiko Apr 2012 #69

Yeah, nothing to see here, right? DiverDave Apr 2012 #99

Thank you obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #102

I am not a gambler Meiko Apr 2012 #135

Yes, it does obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #101

The Newton County sheriff is African American hack89 Apr 2012 #37

Okay...maybe that's why things changed a few day later. But it was FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #49

Sometimes it is nothing more than lack of imagination and rigid adherence to rules hack89 Apr 2012 #51

Rigid rules? Let us image if the police arrive and it is two black men with rifles trained FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #56

Lets imagine the police were black while we are at it hack89 Apr 2012 #60

Lacking common sense seems to be a job requirement, whether in Georgia or elsewhere. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #58

Difference: the sheriff is African-American; the husband was African NickB79 Apr 2012 #149

When you hold someone at gunpoint, you should probably go to the trouble... JHB Apr 2012 #35

There are on occasion situations in which holding someone at gunpoint is justified slackmaster Apr 2012 #55

Did 'we protect our own' ever mean all Americans malaise Apr 2012 #40

Or just those from the area? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #53

Keep us updated on this case if you can obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #41

I've been following this since the story first broke Kaleva Apr 2012 #47

OMG I missed that one! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author ecstatic Apr 2012 #61

They took their AR-15s, how will they be able to feed their family? A Simple Game Apr 2012 #62

It is not your "Second Amendment right" to terrorize your neighbors. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2012 #64

Charged with three felonies obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #65

Ouch! Meiko Apr 2012 #75

Yup obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #76

"we protect our own" drm604 Apr 2012 #66

I hope the Kalonjis decide to stay. kentauros Apr 2012 #67

They weren'y held without bond -- they bailed out obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #78

Yes, I meant the gunmen. kentauros Apr 2012 #79

Sorry, I was confused obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #81

Okay kentauros Apr 2012 #82

This story makes me sad MintyFresh Apr 2012 #68

Another couple of 'law-abiding gun owners'...right up to the moment they weren't. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #73

Not anymore Meiko Apr 2012 #92

AR-15s...wtf... TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #80

What's even more perplexing kentauros Apr 2012 #83

Not just one, but TWO AR-15s... TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #84

That's a lot Meiko Apr 2012 #90

Me either -- that was a real wtf moment obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #86

Who knows Meiko Apr 2012 #91

Did they say anything after they found out you were in the service? obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #96

Yea they did Meiko Apr 2012 #136

As an observation only, kentauros Apr 2012 #98

Because they don't pay as much, and often have Sheriffs, not PDs obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #103

Even more than those mugshots, what really strikes me is that picture of the Kalonjis at the top. drm604 Apr 2012 #97

I know, they do NOT look like meth heads or scuzzy people obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #104

Well, these two goobers clearly ain't the sharpest hifiguy Apr 2012 #119

what idiots karnac Apr 2012 #107

Ideally, the old couple should have been armed too, so they could have "stood their ground" Speck Tater Apr 2012 #108

Well, it could happen. But these old folks had been traumatized before, so not likely. Hope their freshwest Apr 2012 #121

If you think someone is robbing your house by all means go grab a gun 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #110

Brandishing a weapon nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #113

Yes, those expensive AR-15's are probably history Kaleva Apr 2012 #125

Yep Meiko Apr 2012 #137

aggravated assault with a weapon, menacing obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #128

Both are in for a heck of a wake up call nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #129

You bet -- and good! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #140

Oh effing snappity-SNAP! Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #130

The ar-15 is simple to convert to full automatic DiverDave Apr 2012 #138

No, it is not. Kaleva Apr 2012 #139

Why AKs are easier to convert nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #143

Same applys to the AK Kaleva Apr 2012 #144

Yup, why the Carels have these converted nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #146

Can't buy a gun for hunting that's capable of firing a three round burts Kaleva Apr 2012 #148

Yup, the AR 15 has a funny selector nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #150

The ATF treats the burst fire kit the same as a fully functional machine gun. Kaleva Apr 2012 #151

Yup, why the cartels convert them regularly nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #152

Well, let us know when you do convert one. It's easy, right? Kaleva Apr 2012 #153

Why would I do that? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #154

Well, when I was in the Army DiverDave Apr 2012 #156

You may be right about that being the case in the 70's. Kaleva Apr 2012 #157

I was told by an ATF agent Meiko Apr 2012 #141

You can go to prison for a long time just for having certain parts of an M-16 Kaleva Apr 2012 #145

Yes it is, though the AK is easier nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #142

I haven't seen any kits lately Meiko Apr 2012 #158

I won't nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #159

The saddest thing of all is that Mr. Kalonji suffered through Mobutu's regime... Odin2005 Apr 2012 #147

The 2nd Amendment is about gun OWNERSHIP Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #155