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That's so sad. :( My son in law is from Melbourne, Australia.. Cha Aug 2013 #1
So true. So true. =( eom. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #3
Gotta wonder about the background of these kids..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #2
Maybe their folks are gun nuts malaise Aug 2013 #4
I agree. Oklahoma has a few of those gun nuts running around. B Calm Aug 2013 #9
excuse me... keroro gunsou Aug 2013 #11
IMO that reply is mostly a casting about for a rationale...as was the post it is pointed at HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #13
my apologies... keroro gunsou Aug 2013 #70
Nothing to apologize for, really. Understanding why people make hasty generalizations HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #106
Thugs Ace Rothstein Aug 2013 #47
I thought I'd read on DU by a member in the gun control group that rl6214 Aug 2013 #53
Criminal Lifestyle Ace Rothstein Aug 2013 #58
I agree with you, thank you. rl6214 Aug 2013 #60
Yes, it's typically racial code BainsBane Aug 2013 #90
I use the term for any aggressive criminal. ... spin Aug 2013 #105
Did not know the race at the time. Ace Rothstein Aug 2013 #111
They look thuggy to me. LearningCurve Aug 2013 #112
I base it on actions and not looks. Ace Rothstein Aug 2013 #114
It's easy to rush to judgement this early but ... LearningCurve Aug 2013 #117
Sometimes it is best to call a spade a spade. Ace Rothstein Aug 2013 #122
One of the thugs in this case appears to be white LearningCurve Aug 2013 #123
Why? rl6214 Aug 2013 #118
Try these LearningCurve Aug 2013 #119
Well, strictly it's a racial slur against southern Indians Recursion Aug 2013 #127
True n/t malaise Aug 2013 #136
They were Crips. N/T GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #133
But, what are the odds of having 3 of these kids hanging out together? Do they attract each other? Arkansas Granny Aug 2013 #43
egg each other on. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #48
Ever been to a picnic where everyone brought their dog? HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #52
Check out their FB pages oberliner Aug 2013 #66
WTF?! sakabatou Aug 2013 #5
OTOH it's sometimes best to not be hasty with leaked confessions Recursion Aug 2013 #6
True... sakabatou Aug 2013 #7
If only the kids were savvy enough to make up some bullshit SYG defense Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #14
Before you can claim SYG, you have to claim self-defense. GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #134
I've seen more bullshit shooting scenarios than that defended here and elsewhere Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #139
Happens more than people realize, I suspect. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #8
That will help international relations. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #10
It's got nothing to do with international relations... Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #15
It doesn't get much better than Australia Beaverhausen Aug 2013 #33
Guns don't kill people.... chuckstevens Aug 2013 #12
+1 tallahasseedem Aug 2013 #16
So the gun is responsible, just like the bomb was responsible in the Boston marathon bombing? rl6214 Aug 2013 #54
how do you figure? drhobo Aug 2013 #86
Yes..but chuckstevens Aug 2013 #87
Don't be too sure sarisataka Aug 2013 #92
The suspects are all under 18 LearningCurve Aug 2013 #113
The kids were gang members. Crips specifically. GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #135
also the gangster culture PaulKersey Aug 2013 #144
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Why do you care? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #19
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Answer the question: Why do you care? (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #23
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No, why do you? bettyellen Aug 2013 #24
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Why do you care? Renew Deal Aug 2013 #35
I don't think Oklahoma has a hate crime statute. n/t Loudly Aug 2013 #31
You are incorrect CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #41
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Try them as adults, throw away the key. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #18
Take away all guns from that family for letting children do this too. bettyellen Aug 2013 #25
Do you really think that would do anything? GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #137
This is the correct answer rl6214 Aug 2013 #55
The captions under their mug shots say they will be tried as adults. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #107
The driver has already flipped and is cooperating. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #108
One kid had posted on FB, "Bang. Two drops in two hours". Blue Diadem Aug 2013 #21
It was "Bang Pt. 2 drops in two hours" - referencing the Chief Keef album release oberliner Aug 2013 #65
Looks like a hate crime to me. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #22
You know, I think that's exactly wrong. It wasn't a hate crime, it was a crime of apathy. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #34
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They'll be acquitted, of course. Aristus Aug 2013 #28
Depends how racist the OK justice system is hack89 Aug 2013 #36
Putting 3 black men in prison who are guilty of murder is racist? WTF? DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #39
Only white gun lovers get away with murder hack89 Aug 2013 #40
OK is racist? That's quite the broad brush you have there. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #45
It was a snarky reply to a stupid post hack89 Aug 2013 #46
I see. I should have noticed the snark. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #50
Subtle snark is an art form hack89 Aug 2013 #51
Why does everything have to be about your narrow agenda? BainsBane Aug 2013 #91
Did you bother to read the post I was replying to? hack89 Aug 2013 #94
That post wasn't about a gun agenda BainsBane Aug 2013 #96
"He was a foreigner, they used a gun, it was Oklahoma." hack89 Aug 2013 #102
gun was in the sentence BainsBane Aug 2013 #103
Ok. nt hack89 Aug 2013 #104
So if this were three white teenagers.. Sotf Aug 2013 #129
No hack89 Aug 2013 #130
Are you sure all 3 are black? oberliner Aug 2013 #68
The NY Post is running photos. Wouldn't be the 1st time they got it wrong, but... cigsandcoffee Aug 2013 #73
They did get it wrong oberliner Aug 2013 #74
Here's the photo I have LearningCurve Aug 2013 #116
Do the Crips admit Whites? N/T GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #138
All 3 are black and they're over 18? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #72
Pretty sure they are all under 18 oberliner Aug 2013 #75
Then why did that poster say 3 black men? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #80
Some news outlets ran a photo of 3 black men oberliner Aug 2013 #83
the pics i saw at a few other links show 2 black guys and 1 white guy JI7 Aug 2013 #99
It was wrong for a while at serveral sources oberliner Aug 2013 #125
The Australian media showed their photos alp227 Aug 2013 #77
You're getting worked up over the use of the word men? LOL DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #101
3 people under 18 Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #120
One of the shooters was a blue-eyed white boy. He was the oldest of the three Number23 Aug 2013 #109
He was not one of the shooters oberliner Aug 2013 #140
By that logic, there was only one shooter. And two accomplices. Number23 Aug 2013 #142
The fuck they will. Your comment is very ignorant. CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #42
I believe that Oklahoma has a SYG law that is almost a mirror of Florida. branford Aug 2013 #121
I have no ties to Oklahoma but rl6214 Aug 2013 #56
Made me sit through a corny musical several times jberryhill Aug 2013 #76
Pulitzer Prize winning play. Academy Award winning film. CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #79
Lighten up, Francis jberryhill Aug 2013 #84
Nope...they'll be pretty quickly convicted and sentenced to life in prison. roamer65 Aug 2013 #78
Got quite mad when I heard about this Xyzse Aug 2013 #30
This was heartbreaking Phentex Aug 2013 #32
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Which poster was this that is no longer with us? rl6214 Aug 2013 #57
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That's pretty awefull rl6214 Aug 2013 #71
I've been bored....but never that bored ileus Aug 2013 #49
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Do these juveniles have parents? closeupready Aug 2013 #61
They clearly aren't "raising" their children. Producing children is one thing; LeftinOH Aug 2013 #67
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Wow. zappaman Aug 2013 #64
There is a picture circulating of the three involved oberliner Aug 2013 #69
Disgraceful SummerSnow Aug 2013 #81
Let's see...sixty times three............180 years of boredom behind bars: coming right up. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #82
Life is like a video game to some. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #85
Wow, that sucks. Initech Aug 2013 #88
There is a level of sickness in this that is incomprehensible BainsBane Aug 2013 #89
From what is happening these days sarisataka Aug 2013 #93
I don't see this as a gun case BainsBane Aug 2013 #95
I agree sarisataka Aug 2013 #97
I think the number of sociopaths is the same, but conditions around them have changed Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #98
Leopold and Loeb. kiva Aug 2013 #124
1924 DefenseLawyer Aug 2013 #141
Apparently so. More and more people just seem to be missing some parts. nt Flatulo Aug 2013 #128
This story is so heartbreaking YarnAddict Aug 2013 #100
Life without parole in a 6 by 10 cell will be even more "boring". Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #110
Let the sit out their sentence defacto7 Aug 2013 #126
Their parents should be ashamed of having raised such monsters. flvegan Aug 2013 #115
In order to be accepted into some gangs, you are required to murder someone. kentuck Aug 2013 #131
A similar thing happened recently in Kissimmee, Florida cpwm17 Aug 2013 #132
possible hate crime PaulKersey Aug 2013 #143
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