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athena

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33. I'm not sure what people think they're proving

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 12:49 PM

Jun 2016

by posting about stabbings in the U.S. It would make much more sense to post about all the gun violence taking place in Paris .... Oh, wait. Never mind.

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Two Killed in Paris stabbings.nt [View all] clarice Jun 2016 OP

Nothing?nt clarice Jun 2016 #1

hmmmmmm interesting. nt clarice Jun 2016 #2

Another one of your 'DU is bad' posts. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #20

too fast on the alert button.nt clarice Jun 2016 #27

i was reading about this last night on DU. Don't think no one cares. uppityperson Jun 2016 #3

Hi Uppity... sorry, I didn't realize that the story was already posted.nt clarice Jun 2016 #11

blogging it on facebook as he did it is heinous. uppityperson Jun 2016 #15

Ain't that the truth !! The mind boggles.nt clarice Jun 2016 #17

Maumee Bay stabbing victims speak about incident struggle4progress Jun 2016 #4

Another horrible story..... but the OP was about the Paris stabbings.nt clarice Jun 2016 #6

Stabbing victim in stable condition struggle4progress Jun 2016 #5

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #8

Police investigating stabbing at Stella's Diner struggle4progress Jun 2016 #7

See reply number 4.nt clarice Jun 2016 #9

Overnight stabbing incident sends two men to the hospital struggle4progress Jun 2016 #10

See reply number 4.nt clarice Jun 2016 #12

Man arrested in connection to stabbing struggle4progress Jun 2016 #13

See reply number 4.nt I can do this all day.nt clarice Jun 2016 #14

What is your point? I'd rather not assume, thank you. uppityperson Jun 2016 #18

Uppity....it's a tactic to deflect attention from the Paris stabbings due clarice Jun 2016 #21

It seems kind of creepy to spend so much time hunting and posting links rather than just uppityperson Jun 2016 #35

It IS sort of creepy...right? nt clarice Jun 2016 #39

One may imagine the corollary to be true as well: LanternWaste Jun 2016 #40

Keep it coming... I won't alert on you.... I'm not a tattler. nt clarice Jun 2016 #50

It's research. Let's take a quick look at why people stab others. struggle4progress Jun 2016 #42

How about starting your own thread on that rather than doing this on a thread about uppityperson Jun 2016 #44

It's important to be aware of the ways we selectively filter the news struggle4progress Jun 2016 #53

That seems like a worthy OP, not a hijacking uppityperson Jun 2016 #54

Argument between neighbors escalates to stabbing struggle4progress Jun 2016 #16

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #22

Woman’s Body Found Handcuffed, Stabbed in Fairmount Park struggle4progress Jun 2016 #19

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #23

Troy cops ID man who died in crash with stab wounds struggle4progress Jun 2016 #24

See reply number 4. Maybe it's time to ban all knives.nt clarice Jun 2016 #25

Police investigating stabbing in New Bedford struggle4progress Jun 2016 #26

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #29

Request for a cigarette followed by a stabbing in Providence struggle4progress Jun 2016 #28

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #30

Police: 15-year-old kills aunt, stabs mother in Antioch struggle4progress Jun 2016 #31

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #32

I'm not sure what people think they're proving athena Jun 2016 #33

It's simply a diversionary tactic.....kinda funny though. nt clarice Jun 2016 #36

Man stabbed near Liberty Road, knocked on doors for help struggle4progress Jun 2016 #34

See reply number 4. nt clarice Jun 2016 #37

Man stabbed in neck after argument over cell phone struggle4progress Jun 2016 #38

Sorry.....gotta go to lunch... just add "See reply number 4. nt" to all of your "America Bad" posts. clarice Jun 2016 #41

Seems to be a bucket-load of stabbings going on in the US LanternWaste Jun 2016 #43

I love it when people do this. Rather than saying "poor people, that's too bad" they say uppityperson Jun 2016 #46

I think it goes deeper than that though..... clarice Jun 2016 #52

as I said...too quick on the alert button.nt clarice Jun 2016 #48

Pastor recovering after being stabbed multiple times struggle4progress Jun 2016 #45

Man Fatally Stabbed In South Nashville struggle4progress Jun 2016 #47

Woman accused of killing her mother was awaiting trial on charges she stabbed husband struggle4progress Jun 2016 #49

Man found stabbed to death in Gary's Marquette Park struggle4progress Jun 2016 #51