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Glassunion

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29. Look at it like this. Paris, which just suffered a horrific terrorist attack is still quite safe.

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 04:16 PM

Jan 2016

In fact it is safer than the majority of US cities of similar size.

You need to put in perspective. You're many more times likely to die going to the supermarket in your car, then you are to meet your fate at the hands of a terrorist. But your not afraid to head to the grocery store are you? Live your life without fear of what in all probability will never happen. Odds are you'll get your shopping done without so much as a scratch on your car, let alone an attack from a terrorist. The odds just aren't there.

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Shit. Police: Officer shooting suspect claims allegiance to ISIS [View all] cali Jan 2016 OP

meh EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #1

"very serious injuries that will require multiple surgeries". Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #43

Obesity EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #46

So the World Trade Center casualties were only about 1% of annual obesity deaths. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #54

Relative EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #56

Because you weren't the one shot Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #48

No EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #50

And somewhere, the donald just got another voter due to this GummyBearz Jan 2016 #2

Someone aerated a cop and your only worry is a single vote. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #34

Its not the shooting of the cop that plays into trumps anti immigration narrative GummyBearz Jan 2016 #36

Right. It couldn't have been staged any better. nt valerief Jan 2016 #53

Are you saying GummyBearz Jan 2016 #59

The latter. But you can speculate on the former, if you like. nt valerief Jan 2016 #63

The phrase is just ambiguous. I agree with you. eom GummyBearz Jan 2016 #64

The sad thing is that someone here will soon blame the police officer FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #3

muslims have their radicals too saturnsring Jan 2016 #6

Oh BULLSHIT tkmorris Jan 2016 #7

It didn't take long FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #26

WOW when you WROTE this it was already wrong and some on DU WERE already blaming kelly1mm Jan 2016 #65

You hope. Iggo Jan 2016 #19

There are more than enough apologists for rape and shootings here FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #25

Christ on a cracker, this is just getting unreal! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #66

What is being a devout Muslim have to do with ANYTHING here? The only way it has to randys1 Jan 2016 #58

I believe that 10 countries execute gay people and say they do it because they are Islamic. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #62

Shit....this is frightening fredamae Jan 2016 #4

It really sucks, and I feel horrible for the officer. However you should not feel frightened. Glassunion Jan 2016 #13

I may be a bit more fredamae Jan 2016 #20

Look at it like this. Paris, which just suffered a horrific terrorist attack is still quite safe. Glassunion Jan 2016 #29

Good advice and perspective - However fredamae Jan 2016 #33

So was San Bernardino and Paris. It still does not change my opinion. Glassunion Jan 2016 #39

Thank you-You are correct.... fredamae Jan 2016 #40

No problem. Glassunion Jan 2016 #42

Ok Doc :) fredamae Jan 2016 #49

I play golf on occasion, but I'm not a golfer. I also bowl, but am not a bowler. Glassunion Jan 2016 #55

lol....I can get behind all that fredamae Jan 2016 #57

Mass deportation? mwrguy Jan 2016 #38

I dont believe it climber3986 Jan 2016 #5

And which resident experts would those leftynyc Jan 2016 #9

Obvious poster is being obvious Glassunion Jan 2016 #11

I sent a gift basket pintobean Jan 2016 #16

Posts 8 and 9 climber3986 Jan 2016 #47

So a grand total of 2 posters leftynyc Jan 2016 #52

"claims allegiance to ISIS" != actually having anything to do with ISIS KamaAina Jan 2016 #8

I'm not sure how that really matters. Bonx Jan 2016 #14

Lots of people claim allegiance to things that they only relate to in isolation. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #23

Because the headline writers get another chance to scream ISIS!!1!11!! on the front page. KamaAina Jan 2016 #30

do you think they should not report it ? JI7 Jan 2016 #41

The real news is the shooting itself KamaAina Jan 2016 #44

do motivation does not matter ? it's like saying Dylan roof's racism should not JI7 Jan 2016 #45

When the Planned Parenthood murderer said he did it "for the babies", Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #60

So should those who commit other forms of bias crimes have their motives buried by the press? Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #61

This sort of thing is empowering the right across western countries LittleBlue Jan 2016 #10

well he's contained now....LOL ileus Jan 2016 #12

Quote from article you linked LannyDeVaney Jan 2016 #15

.... 840high Jan 2016 #18

sounds like PC nonsense--the guy said he was killing in the name of Islam. geek tragedy Jan 2016 #21

Piss poor wording pintobean Jan 2016 #22

Not funny at all, dear. I posted the first 3 paragraphs. cali Jan 2016 #28

The mayor is an apologist fuckwit just like the German authorities LittleBlue Jan 2016 #35

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #67

It sounds like he may have mental health problems from what his mother is saying. herding cats Jan 2016 #17

And, the solution is to treat him like a criminal...no matter what religion he is. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #24

Exactly. Iggo Jan 2016 #31

Or if he were one of those Bundy folks who killed two cops in Nevada last year n/t arcane1 Jan 2016 #32

Allah forfend we take people's statements of motivation as motivators whatthehey Jan 2016 #27

Mayor Kenney On Officer Shooting: �It Has Nothing To Do With Being Muslim� mwrguy Jan 2016 #37

ISIS allegiance will be a 'go to' for a lot of crazies spanone Jan 2016 #51

Just watched the tape- the officer reacted like a badass Lee-Lee Jan 2016 #68