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13. We're not that much in disagreement.

Reply to kenny blankenship (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:42 PM

Feb 2013

I think it's pretty clear the police contemplated the possibility that the CS gas cannisters would cause the cabin to catch on fire. They had fire trucks on hand, and certainly didn't seem surprised when it did catch on fire.

However, I also doubt that it's been established even on a prima facie basis that they intended or knew those cannisters would catch on fire. Just that they knew there was a substantial possibility.

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U just can't let it go can you? 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #1

Well, the parallels are striking, no? geek tragedy Feb 2013 #2

I think everybody else gave up the topic last week 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #3

derp geek tragedy Feb 2013 #4

rolling on the floor n/t 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #5

You're easily amused. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #6

true. some days I am. 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #7

So we can drop the ridiculous pretense that the police accidentally torched the cabin kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #8

I think it's silly to argue two things: geek tragedy Feb 2013 #9

I thought maybe we were finally getting somewhere reasonable kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #10

We're not that much in disagreement. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #13

Federal courts: Separate but Equal is OK SQUEE Feb 2013 #11

It seems that the San Bernardino police used less lethal means than geek tragedy Feb 2013 #12

I recognize it was "legal" SQUEE Feb 2013 #14

The shooting wildly part, yeah every bad thing that's been said is pretty much true. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #15