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Aussie105

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22. Kids throw snow balls . . .

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2023, 01:20 AM

Feb 2023

Man not happy.
Man has gun.
Man fires gun.

And why wouldn't you?

Just another normal day in America, nothing to see here. Move along.

On another day:

Man sees 2 people breaking into his neighbor's house through a side window.
Man gets shotgun.
Two robbers run from house, away from man with shotgun.
Man shoots anyway.
Two deaths.
Man upset.

Just another normal day in America, nothing to see here. Move along.

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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