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Xipe Totec

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15. It's not getting better, I can tell you that

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 10:02 PM

Jan 2012

My friends and relatives rely on twitter to keep up to date with the scrimmage lines, to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. The narcos are driving around in armored vehicles that can take a direct hit from an RPG. Civilians haven't got a prayer.

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8Th-Grader Killed By Texas Police Had Pellet Gun [View all] Purveyor Jan 2012 OP

sad. some of those bb pistols would look real, if not held completely still. dionysus Jan 2012 #1

With machine guns, grenades, and bazookas going off right across the border, I'm not surprised Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jan 2012 #3

Links? Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #5

Drug cartels' new weaponry means war ellisonz Jan 2012 #14

It's not getting better, I can tell you that Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #15

"Civilians haven't got a prayer." ellisonz Jan 2012 #18

Thanks! Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #23

Yes, yes they are nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #19

While the war on drugs is rather hot on the other side of the border nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #20

You're right. Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #21

What I find not shocking, is how our media has gone out of it's way nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #26

It shocks me, when I realize how oblivious most compatriots are Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #29

It is a national characteristic, we are a highly insular country nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #30

15 and still in the 8th grade? demtenjeep Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. WillowTree Jan 2012 #17

He could have just started school a year late tammywammy Jan 2012 #32

the police and the public Mosby Jan 2012 #6

He killed himself. Codeine Jan 2012 #9

That's how I read it, too. Suicide by Cop............. TheDebbieDee Jan 2012 #12

This was a freak'n kid for shit sakes, don't they cops do target practice any more? Why not shoot lonestarnot Jan 2012 #24

It is not legal to do that. ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #31

Put yourself in the place of the cops, they know all to well that the gun may teddy51 Jan 2012 #10

In this case, I am on the side of the police. RebelOne Jan 2012 #37

It was self defense----they only have milliseconds to decide whether the gun was real or not. virgogal Jan 2012 #11

Got a link to the video? rfranklin Jan 2012 #13

Nope,no link to a video. I just read the article which is the way I got my news virgogal Jan 2012 #28

A question for you. Edweird Jan 2012 #16

Just curious. No orange tip? Not saying that would have helped but I thought they were required. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #34

While orange tips are required on toy guns, pellet guns are not toys, therefore no orange tip. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #35

I don't think that's reasonable. sibelian Jan 2012 #39

Why couldn't they use non-lethal means first? Mosby Jan 2012 #45

Sad as it may be, if I were a law officer I would not be waiting around to see if teddy51 Jan 2012 #7

Not sure police had much choice, but this is indirect effect of our idiotic love affair with guns. Hoyt Jan 2012 #8

I had a bad feeling about this story when I read the first headlines. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #22

It's really hard to negotiate with crazy. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #43

It's a difficult call, but the Wingnuts will take advantage. n/t UTUSN Jan 2012 #25

2nd amendment protects us so we can buy realistic pellet guns to give our kids for christmas....nt Evasporque Jan 2012 #27

What's your solution? Outlaw realistic pellet guns? Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #33

Not outlaw. Maybe they should make the HappyMe Jan 2012 #42

A can of black spray paint would counteract making them colorful. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #46

I don't know anything about pellet pistols JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #36

People have been killed by pellet guns hobbit709 Jan 2012 #38

There are high powered air guns that can be used on big game, up to .50 calibre. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #48

Couldn't they have shot his hand holding the gun? backtoblue Jan 2012 #40

You are expecting expert marksmanship from everyday police officers? MH1 Jan 2012 #41

No. That's Hollywood's version. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #44

As someone has already pointed out, that's pure Hollywood. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #47