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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 10:43 PM Original message |
Stray bullet hits boy taking piano lesson, paralyzing him |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. I had a college classmate who was murdered by a gunman at the gas station where he worked |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Now the two of you quit blaming guns! A thrown knife might've done the same thing! |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. LOL!!! nt |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
33. I think there's a difference in what happened here... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. apparently, those "laws" weren't enough to keep yet another child from being hit by gunfire |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. You're right... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. well, then we're primarily in agreement. And yeah, sure, keep the hunting rifles. |
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SecularNATION (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
130. On splitting the difference... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #130 |
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SecularNATION (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #177 |
181. How so? |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oakland . . . |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Handguns will never be regulated as long as |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Is that what you are hoping for? Sick. |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. No, I don't think he's hoping for it, just making a very sad, very true point. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. Nowhere did Demobrat wish ill upon anyone. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #45 |
61. I can read "just maybe ... maybe" |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. You're projecting, and arguing against a strawman. |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. No it's not what I'm hoping for. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. You blame guns -- inanimate objects |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. It wouldn't have happened if the gun was outlawed in ther first place.. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Loke coke, hookers, and (at one time) |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
103. Ban murder? |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #70 |
92. It never would have happened |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. So, how many decades would it take to disarm the population? |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #98 |
114. Sorry you live in fear of career criminals. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:51 AM Response to Reply #114 |
173. Excellent non-answers |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #70 |
93. Because that works so well with other things? |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. The kind of regulation |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. WAAAAAH! |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. If you think they're toys then I'm glad you don't want one. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Oh please--don't get hysterical. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Gandhiji deplored the disarmament of the Indian people. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #52 |
87. How long have you been collecting talking points for gun enthusiasts? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #87 |
95. Thanks to people like you... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #95 |
115. Um...Are you really trying to play the gender card? |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #115 |
160. No, he's trying to get you off the troll-wagon |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:23 AM Response to Reply #115 |
171. Your feminism is under attack |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #171 |
178. Everybody is a stolen parking place away from snapping.... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #178 |
180. What is your answer to my question? |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #87 |
110. Do you think that kind of dishonest ad-hominem attack will get you anywhere? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
94. Amazing |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:50 PM Original message |
How about my right to safety? |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
128. You do indeed have a right not to be threatened, assaulted, shot, etc. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
170. Gun control does not equal crime control |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #94 |
116. dupe |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
159. My "toy" saved my family's life |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
91. It's California. Handguns, and concealed-carry permits... |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. Right you are... |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. How about regulating economic opportunities instead? |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
50. So what happened to that kid |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. How on earth did you get that from what I wrote??? |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Those who are poor and desperate |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Odds are very good the shooter did not own the gun legally... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
43. WTH is the difference? |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
80. The difference is very simple |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. Anybody with a gun can become a "bad guy" in a minute's time... |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #88 |
158. You tell me |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
96. Yet it shows that your "gun ban law" idea would also be ineffective |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #96 |
137. That's not true. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:43 AM Response to Reply #137 |
172. Those two cases are a small minority of homicides. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
131. DING DING DING! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
129. It wasn't even in a particularly rough part of town |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
183. self delete |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Gotta love that second ammendment. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. The Second Amendment does not protect people |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. The 2nd amendment is going to be "finally decided" by the bush Supreme Court this term |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. "May" rule that we are an armed nation? |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. I would hope they "rule" that way... |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Gottta love the entire Bill of Rights. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
44. Yeah. |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
78. You got it |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #78 |
104. Really? Which useless social programs that make you feel good are you referring to |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
37. I love them all equally......nt |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hearing about things like this |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
9. What kind of country is this? |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It fits perfectly with BushCo culture |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. This is one time I won't blame Bush |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
72. In the 90s there was the AWB which stopped much of the gun violence |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Really |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #74 |
101. Do you honestly think Columbine would have happened if the AWB had been in place? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #101 |
138. Yeppers |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #101 |
161. LOL! good one! |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #74 |
135. Little effort? |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #135 |
155. You are obviously outside the loop |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #135 |
179. In Podunk, NH... |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
100. The AWB didn't save one life, stop one shooting, or keep one gun off the street |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #100 |
152. So says the NRA. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #152 |
156. Really? Name one crime or victim who was spared by |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #156 |
163. Evil bayonet lugs |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #72 |
102. No, that didn't do squat |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #72 |
107. Considering that the 1994 Feinstein law DIDN'T BAN ANY GUNS... |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
36. it makes you wonder whether the cowboy 'bring'em on' culture is getting the better of us |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
99. Most crime is drug-related |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. We are all connected. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Exactly! |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
164. Much easier, like Brady, to blame an inanimate object n/t |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
15. If that kid had been taking shooting lessons instead, this wouldn't have happened. |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Believe it or not, you are actually correct. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. Terrible tragedy. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Pianos also have pedals |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. that's true... |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
22. I"m so angry reading this... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
24. Let's hope stem cell therapy will soon provide a cure for him. nt |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
125. And maybe stem cell research will provide a cure for... |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #125 |
191. You wish to "cure" us? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
26. The poor little kid takes a back seat to the right of the gas station robber |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. No, the poor kid "takes a back seat" to the right of the ruling class to make |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. You've got to be kidding. I've been poor and I bet many DUers |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Why doesn't everyone have a job, then? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I'm putting you on ignore. Nice way to start out at DU. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Why don't you just put everyone on ignore, that way you won't have to read any facts. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #58 |
84. So you condone a new poster accusing me of racism out of the blue? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Sometimes it's tough to separate... |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #55 |
165. A simple NO instead of drama would've done the trick. |
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gtar100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #53 |
81. I'm still listening. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. "Better we don't let it get that bad" |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Which part of federal law... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. No, but I won't surrender MY right to own one lawfully and responsibly |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
29. OMG, how sad. |
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nebula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
40. I lived in the Bay Area in the 90s |
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Jimbo S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
48. I wonder if the shooter had issues with drugs. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Quite possibly. |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
59. Can any of you Theologians explain... |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Fascinating what personal grudges these threads reveal. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #59 |
86. Might I suggest... |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
60. And while he won the anti lottery in terms of odds |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Why not just say, "all people die eventually", and write it off that way. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. More die from 5 gallon buckets |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. We can start preventing them by first acknowleging it's a problem. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. It is a problem |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #66 |
83. Switzerland doesn't have alot of gun nuts... |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #83 |
106. The person who did this was a "gun nut"? |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #83 |
108. They have a thriving culture of gun enthusiasts, and ProTELL... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #108 |
118. Well, maybe once the US gets all those things.... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #118 |
122. ...and trying to take responsible people's guns away... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. CIVIL WAR!?! |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #124 |
141. Please look up the word "metaphorical." (n/t) |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #118 |
162. Until then, keep your cellphone handy |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #83 |
140. Or a lot of street crime |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #140 |
166. There you go |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
65. Wouldn't it be cool if police used the typical gun owner logic |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #65 |
109. No, it wouldn't be cool. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #65 |
123. The fact that I don't support banning alcohol... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. And guns are legal why? |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #69 |
76. Try to keep up |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Take It Back To The Gungeon Where It Will Be Appreciated (n/t) |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Your wisdom has been missed, you're welcome to do the same |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #76 |
120. Deleted message |
SecularNATION (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #120 |
132. Republican? |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. Interesting poll in GD a while back... |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
75. Very sad |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
89. Very sad indeed |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
90. It is odd that very few here blame Jared Adams, they blame the gun. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #90 |
134. is this the "inanimate object" theory? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #134 |
142. If you die at another persons hand |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. HAH! |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #143 |
145. I live in a medium sized town |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #145 |
147. OMG! |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #147 |
148. Nope, to kill defenseless animals |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. You don't own the country yet. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #150 |
153. Good Luck |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #153 |
174. It won't be "political suicide" for long. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #174 |
187. Wonder why the congress flipped |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 08:41 AM Response to Reply #174 |
190. In fact it was |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #150 |
169. Rough numbers... |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #143 |
168. Why are YOU so afraid of guns and gun owners? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
105. And people wonder... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #105 |
111. Police officers are civilians, too... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Well, chances are I do my best to avoid police officers, too. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #113 |
117. LOL, and I can respect that. (n/t) |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #105 |
119. I would never let someone carrying a gun into my house... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #119 |
126. Unless they have a warrant, you can still refuse entry or set conditions. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. Y'know what really confounds me... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #127 |
133. Thoughts... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
112. This is just very sad. n/t |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
121. yet the 2nd amendment allows every madman and criminal in the country to have a gun according to NRA |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #121 |
139. No, just mentally competent adults with clean records. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #139 |
144. Mentally competent adults with clean records.... |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. They can even be elected president |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
151. It pissed YOU off. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. Majority may hate the 1st and 4th |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #154 |
175. Why in the world would majority hate First and Fourth? nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #175 |
176. A lot of people think the police should be allowed to search anyone they deem suspicious, |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #144 |
167. Did you read the post I was replying to? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #144 |
182. You're starting to sound like Darth Cheney |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #121 |
157. Link please? n/t |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
149. i live directly across the street from where this happened |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #149 |
185. It is horrible. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #185 |
186. prison labor |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 07:02 AM Response to Reply #186 |
189. Thanks for the info |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #185 |
188. Prison schmison... the conz don't have the cash. |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
184. And they need to hold a bake sale for his medical expenses! |
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