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Grokenstein

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18. I *THINK* he means how this guy got convicted while Killer Kyle and his ilk get away with it.

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Sat Feb 4, 2023, 11:36 PM

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Man given 16 years for shooting at kids throwing snowballs [View all] groundloop Feb 2023 OP

....sigh .... shaking head .... Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #1

yes he's black, why do you ask? I'm sure that had nothing to with anything PerceptionManagement Feb 2023 #2

Huh? marmar Feb 2023 #3

what are you talking about? your post seems incendiary and inflammatory. keopeli Feb 2023 #6

I *THINK* he means how this guy got convicted while Killer Kyle and his ilk get away with it. Grokenstein Feb 2023 #18

Big difference Polybius Feb 2023 #21

You have a photo or citation for that statement? Hekate Feb 2023 #8

What DOES his being black have to do with anything? ShazzieB Feb 2023 #9

Ironic screen name you've chosen there! ZZenith Feb 2023 #14

Decided to look him up on DU & #1 he joined long ago, #2 he has one hell of a personal site... Hekate Feb 2023 #16

Wow. I remember doing the same thing when I was in grade school. Just got yelled at. erronis Feb 2023 #4

I think most kids who lived in places where they could make snowballs did it Warpy Feb 2023 #12

So do I. It's what kids do. Demobrat Feb 2023 #13

Many decades ago, one of my more diabolical activities was to hit cars with snowballs. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2023 #26

He's 24 years old. If he gets out in 10 years, he'll be 44 when he's finished probation. keopeli Feb 2023 #5

Why wasn't he charged with attempted murder? Renew Deal Feb 2023 #7

Should be attempted murder greatbaldeagle Feb 2023 #10

Did he cry in court Demobrat Feb 2023 #11

Its not as if this guy fired up in the air or into the ground or whatever, like he was just 2live is 2fly Feb 2023 #15

Are you serious? tornado34jh Feb 2023 #17

I think we have fairly sufficient proof NJCher Feb 2023 #23

That makes sense. They will never do it. twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #24

Indeed tornado34jh Feb 2023 #25

Jail time is good. LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Lasher Feb 2023 #20

Kids throw snow balls . . . Aussie105 Feb 2023 #22

Must have been white kids. Shooters who shoot black kids dead don't get that much time, do they? Martin68 Feb 2023 #27

The intersection listed is in the Silver Spring neighborhood - predominantly Black NullTuples Feb 2023 #33

Jesus...throwing snowballs at cars was a time honored activity when we were kids... bahboo Feb 2023 #28

Thankfully guns were not a dime a dozen when I was a kid appleannie1 Feb 2023 #29

Dummy RayStar Feb 2023 #30

What was this guy thinking? sakabatou Feb 2023 #31

What a stupid thing to ruin your life over. Demobrat Feb 2023 #32

When the cops found him on the other side of the city a week later he was driving drunk, so... NullTuples Feb 2023 #34

But I was drunk, your honor. Demobrat Feb 2023 #35