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Nye Bevan

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8. What I don't get is, some of the comments say "this comment is awaiting moderation",

Reply to Stainless (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 12:27 PM

Dec 2013

which suggests that the comments are moderated. But then some of the other comments are horribly racist epithets, and these presumably met with the moderators' approval. I don't get it.

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4 Suspects Captured In Deadly Short Hills Mall Shooting [View all] KinMd Dec 2013 OP

Glad they were caught. secondvariety Dec 2013 #1

Good. 840high Dec 2013 #2

The victim was an attorney? rocktivity Dec 2013 #3

Doubt it - he was a patent attorney n/t VWolf Dec 2013 #19

Don't read the comments afterward. redwitch Dec 2013 #4

These thugs should never again see the light of day (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #5

Sadly there's no shortage of these stories. Scumbags. nt 7962 Dec 2013 #6

Very Disturbing Language is Allowed Stainless Dec 2013 #7

What I don't get is, some of the comments say "this comment is awaiting moderation", Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #8

I don't think the moderation is manual on every post - the ones that are petronius Dec 2013 #11

I'd like to believe secondvariety Dec 2013 #9

I don't believe they are trolls LittleGirl Dec 2013 #10

One wonders why these guys did such a terrible thing. jessie04 Dec 2013 #12

I'm wondering why they did it in such a terribly dumb way. rocktivity Dec 2013 #13

Yes, because the most important aspect of this tragedy brentspeak Dec 2013 #14

Oh, I'm grateful that the carjackers were stupid enough to get themselves caught rocktivity Dec 2013 #15

Maybe you should take a look at their criminal history. LisaL Dec 2013 #16

Maybe these guys aren't terribly bright, just violent, nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #18

I'm so glad that they caught the killers. Beacool Dec 2013 #17

Considering the victim, it seemed like this might be a targeted killing, but looks like a carjack. freshwest Dec 2013 #20