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marble falls

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25. Saw a bit of a local version here in Marble Falls, this evening ...
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 10:30 PM
Jul 2021

My nieghbor who used to be a very bad man, stepped off the crap sidewalk onto the gutter of a busy road and some driver reported him as stumbling into traffic.

But first a little background on him: he has since been in an auto accident that should have killed him. I've seen the xrays. There is the longest 1/4" flat head wood screw I've ever seen going completely side to side holding his pelvis together. His legs are full of rods, screws, pieces of sheet metal. His feet look like someone took that coffee can of random screws, nails, wire etc from your dad's garage and dumped it on his feet. Oh yeah, and the Huntington.

He's not capable of out running a tree or making a straight line. He's been stopped by town police and I want to say, we have a fine police force. And a lot of them know him from that, and the fact he's a powerlifter who regularly bench presses over 300# at the same gym they all go lift at.

The Constable decided my friend need arresting. Even though the three police officers thought we could let him walk with help to the 20' to hi apartment. It took a half hour of the four of us and the EMS guys before they backed off. My friend told the constable that I would take care of him (which I do because he'd be the lonliest man in town, otherwise.) and the constable told him he was "a drug addict" and Marble Falls was "just another drug addict covering for him."

Petty bullshit about nothing. The constable told me I can't complain to anyone because they answered to no one.

The constable's wrong. I do vote and as a geezer, I live to share my personal grievances.

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$5 million is probably nothing to this guy flying_wahini Jul 2021 #1
$5 million to him is $200 to me. Jakes Progress Jul 2021 #10
I can't imagine providing him $245 million in bond to cover the excess after $5 million hlthe2b Jul 2021 #2
Sounds like strings were pulled orangecrush Jul 2021 #3
That was Rebl2 Jul 2021 #8
If he did flee I think Biden would pursue him. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #4
That would only leave him with, around multigraincracker Jul 2021 #5
I wonder if they confiscated his passport? kimbutgar Jul 2021 #6
He already conned his way gab13by13 Jul 2021 #24
I hope he doesn't get 'epsteined' before his trial RicROC Jul 2021 #7
Freeze his assets, then confiscate, then jail him Tiger8 Jul 2021 #9
put a chip in his skull !! play hell digging that out !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #11
Such a two tiered justice system. One for the rich and the rest can go directly to jail. nt Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #12
The fix is in BradAllison Jul 2021 #13
He can't pardon them anymore orangecrush Jul 2021 #21
If he flees the bail was too low, if he doesn't it wasn't. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2021 #14
If he skips on the $250M, does his mom lose her house? marble falls Jul 2021 #15
Exactly the point. orangecrush Jul 2021 #22
Saw a bit of a local version here in Marble Falls, this evening ... marble falls Jul 2021 #25
Prosecutors wrote a letter seeking his detention. ancianita Jul 2021 #16
Sure, the private jet is already warming up FakeNoose Jul 2021 #18
Yep. Likely more than one, in several locations. ancianita Jul 2021 #19
Luckily The Guys Who Helped Carlos Ghosn Get Out Of Japan Are Busy COL Mustard Jul 2021 #17
Cash I hope, no check. Historic NY Jul 2021 #20
Should have been no bail. truthisfreedom Jul 2021 #23
My question is this: what bail bondsman in the world can cover a $250 mil bond? malthaussen Jul 2021 #26
Highest bail in American history. sarcasmo Jul 2021 #27
Trump ally denies acting as foreign agent Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #28
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