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Old 08-04-2013, 09:07 PM   #1
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Ffs Flint. Read the thread then comment. If you have something to add to the actual topic then do so, otherwise just take your own advice and fuck off. You are being a bore.

Alternatively, if you have something personal to say, then come to the point instead of making smart remarks.

In response to your question about lables, no i am not and i fail to see how you could come to that conclusion even if you had read this thread in its entirety.

V, yes you are correct. On all points in fact.
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Old 08-04-2013, 10:37 PM   #2
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Thought I was pretty clear.
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Old 08-05-2013, 08:18 AM   #3
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Thought I was pretty clear.
I don't get the joke.
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Old 08-05-2013, 10:47 PM   #4
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Old 08-20-2013, 10:09 PM   #5
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One was white, one was biracial, and one was black.
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Old 08-20-2013, 10:23 PM   #6
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This has been all over the news here. It all seems pretty cut an dried to me, with not a whole lot of doubt about the circumstances, so imo, with the knowledge I have at hand, it's another shocking, senseless crime ending in a loss of life. These kids should have their trial, but I think the jury should remember they're kids. I don't agree with the death penalty, so I don't think that should be an option. I don't think it should have any bearing on where the victim came from. He's a person like any other victim and deserves justice to be served. I hope it is.
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Old 08-21-2013, 09:37 AM   #7
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Ok, reading that last post back, it's a bit aggressive. Sorry.
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Old 08-21-2013, 12:24 PM   #8
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The victim was Australian, but he was murdered in Oklahoma.
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Old 08-21-2013, 01:22 PM   #9
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And the fact the three lads have been characterised here as 'black' when actually they were a mixed group kind of underlines the point somewhat.
It's a tragedy, but in another sense, it's a display of racial unity and the sharing of different cultures.
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Old 08-21-2013, 02:08 PM   #10
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Old 08-21-2013, 04:15 PM   #11
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What about the guy that walked into a school in Georgia and fired shots? No mention of his racial characteristics in any news reports I've seen. Is that racism? White privilege?
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Old 08-24-2013, 04:25 AM   #12
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Ali, some of my facebook right wing repubs are posting about how gun violence is out of control in Australia despite strict Australia laws. Can you comment and confirm or deny these allegations?
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Old 08-24-2013, 05:21 AM   #13
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There's no doubt gun crime is on the rise, but so are other crimes too. I would say one gun crime could be called out of control because any crime signifies a loss of control. As always, its the criminals causing the problems though. Most of the gun crimes seem to be related to other initial crimes such as robberies etc. Drug issues and gang related violence. The usual suspects in other words. It would be happening regardless of our laws imo.
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Old 02-03-2014, 02:34 PM   #14
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I wonder how many municipalities there are in the US where this guy would have avoided arrest?
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The victim, who is a minor, was going door-to-door selling cookies. When the victim knocked on the suspect’s door, he opened the door and pointed a gun at her.
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Old 02-03-2014, 03:25 PM   #15
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Well, if more patriots like John Dodrill and Urbane Guerrilla would shoot these damn cookie pushers, it would benefit the nations health and support the local Bodegas... um, I mean 7-11s, who pay taxes to support the political system, and finance truth, justice, and the American way.
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