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56. Waco = Wacko! Not a nice place. This is McClellan Co.

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:12 PM

Aug 2015

Same place for Crawford, Bush Ranch. Many lawsuits, many settlements. Most recently famous for Sunday afternoon biker brawl at Twin Peaks. That little disaster will probably bankrupt before it is over.

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Suspected brisket thief dies after shot by Central Texas police at H-E-B [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2015 OP

What in the hell is an HEB? sounds like something Waco would dream up. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #1

H.E.B. is a Texas grocery chain. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #2

Yeah, that splains it. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #5

He pulled a knife on a grocery store? drm604 Aug 2015 #6

Weird. Jane Austin Aug 2015 #16

Howard E. Butt, Sr. was the Texas Grocery King. They've always been associated with Democrats Zen Democrat Aug 2015 #20

He was at Baylor when my Uncle Allen was. bmbmd Aug 2015 #22

And it's a first-rate grocery store, as well. Paladin Aug 2015 #36

It is a great regional chain. Frank Cannon Aug 2015 #44

we always referred to him as "harry". unblock Aug 2015 #28

Let me guess, they were out of Butt Roasts so the thief went for the brisket Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #41

I love HEB, they hire locals. I see the diversity in their employees. They buy from local growers. Sunlei Aug 2015 #49

Randal... Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #3

It makes perfect sense that if they couldn't stop him, they should MURDER him. valerief Aug 2015 #4

He wasn't shot over brisket. christx30 Aug 2015 #9

He was carrying a huge blob of brisket and he still had hands to grab a knife? Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #11

I'm not being haughty. christx30 Aug 2015 #19

Sorry, it's still dead wrong to kill him. No attempt to rationalize it can change this. Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #32

I'm not expecting one. christx30 Aug 2015 #40

He was MURDERED over brisket. If the cops couldn't stop him, they should valerief Aug 2015 #15

But he might have bludgeoned them with the brined flank! erronis Aug 2015 #18

The police knew what they were BLOODTHIRSTY to do. valerief Aug 2015 #21

He wasn't murdered over a brisket. christx30 Aug 2015 #23

Okay, he was MURDERED over STEALING a BRISKET. That's WRONG, WONG, WRONG. nt valerief Aug 2015 #24

If someone stole from you, and threatened you, christx30 Aug 2015 #34

I would not MURDER someone for stealing a BRISKET if I were grocery food chain. nt valerief Aug 2015 #59

Would you attempt to stab someone christx30 Aug 2015 #70

He attempted to murder for a brisket and was shot for it Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #65

There are other ways to do it. OnlinePoker Aug 2015 #30

I don't agree with your statement that "anyone else would" have pulled a knife. nt ladjf Aug 2015 #51

I didn't say anyone else would have pulled a knife. christx30 Aug 2015 #55

Excuse me. I misunderstood your meaning. nt ladjf Aug 2015 #58

Why are you focusing on the brisket and not the knife? Throd Aug 2015 #46

and why is a police department posting such information on a place like facebook? nt msongs Aug 2015 #7

The NYPD decided to tweet LiberalElite Aug 2015 #10

So, they finally disposed of Jean Valjean PSPS Aug 2015 #8

Exactly! valerief Aug 2015 #25

How does a taser NOT work? I can't imagine it not working unless the guy was on meth or bath salts. freshwest Aug 2015 #12

One of the two leads of the taser probably didn't hit him. FSogol Aug 2015 #13

Thanks. Taser combine AC and DC and AC can be lethal. freshwest Aug 2015 #26

Around here, Tide Laundry liquid detergent is the big black market item. FSogol Aug 2015 #29

I think he'll do well in debates. But my concern, like that for HRC, is his delivery style. freshwest Aug 2015 #39

The HEB's in my city have cams. I'm sure they all do. okasha Aug 2015 #63

Then this is not the end of the story. Did they buy out W-D and Randall's? freshwest Aug 2015 #64

We never had W*D's or Randalls. okasha Aug 2015 #69

Maybe the truth didn't work. And why should ANYONE be tased over a damn BRISKET??? nt valerief Aug 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Aug 2015 #37

Out of curiosity, what level of violence would be ok? metalbot Aug 2015 #43

NO ONE should be MURDERED over stealing $80 worth of BRISKET. That's INSANE. nt valerief Aug 2015 #60

I'm totally down with that metalbot Aug 2015 #61

I don't need to deal with your hypotheticals. NO ONE s/b MURDERED over stealing a BRISKET. valerief Aug 2015 #62

Tasers have a high failure rate Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #66

Maybe it hit the knife? I'd say alleged knife, but the store employees say so, too. freshwest Aug 2015 #67

A knife in close quarters is dangerous Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #68

I guess this is a crime wave product of the month. Historic NY Aug 2015 #14

Whoa! That was a quick theft. But that's been my experience down there. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #38

What idiot pulls a knife on the police? FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #17

more from the link notadmblnd Aug 2015 #31

The story doesn't add up, because no one would steal a crappy Waco brisket Reter Aug 2015 #33

Why would someone steal the faceplate off the christx30 Aug 2015 #42

shot by Waco police Tuesday after allegedly drawing a knife on officers seveneyes Aug 2015 #35

Not to some people here or part of #blacklivesmatter... Imajika Aug 2015 #45

what a horrible shame for police to murder someone over stealing food! Sunlei Aug 2015 #47

It was the knife, not the food, that provoked the shooting. Throd Aug 2015 #48

no, it was another police over reaction to quickly murder another person. Sunlei Aug 2015 #50

Don't pull a knife on people with guns. Throd Aug 2015 #52

No police should back off and follow him. They like to 'push' people so they can murder them. Sunlei Aug 2015 #53

It would be important for the time of the day, in Texas after dark lethal action can be taken if Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #54

Waco = Wacko! Not a nice place. This is McClellan Co. 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #56

Don't bring a knife to a gunfight inwiththenew Aug 2015 #57