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TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
84. Not just one, but TWO AR-15s...
Tue Apr 24, 2012, 12:11 PM
Apr 2012

...used to terrorize a defenseless older couple. I hope the sheriffs lose their jobs.



TTY

And here are the Good 'Ole Boys....protecting 'the country' from peaceful black families. marmar Apr 2012 #1
Uncle Bubba will be questioned as a material witness. lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #5
Summer Teeth! HillWilliam Apr 2012 #74
I can think of several things they could be charged with. hobbit709 Apr 2012 #2
"...we protect our own." Iggo Apr 2012 #3
I thought that, too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #12
When he says "our own", I suspect he's not including anyone who's not white. marmar Apr 2012 #13
BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt bonniebgood Apr 2012 #50
Rather telling, that there. Sentience FAIL. freshwest Apr 2012 #109
Stood out to me like a sore thumb. joshcryer Apr 2012 #131
Ignorance abounds. Laurian Apr 2012 #4
Too bad TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #6
...and they have cousins and cousins and more asjr Apr 2012 #7
Oh noes! It's true! Obama took their guns away and threw them in jail! tanyev Apr 2012 #8
Obama did this? When the DOJ goes after the police who arrested the Kalonjis, then AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #22
I'm just speculating on what the right wing spin will be. tanyev Apr 2012 #28
The Teabaggers were right all along! Run for the hills! It's the Apocalyse! freshwest Apr 2012 #111
Vigilante stupidity all wrapped up in a single quote: 99Forever Apr 2012 #9
+1000 Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #15
+1,000 TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #24
They can't think MattBaggins Apr 2012 #71
What, a Well Regulated millitia? Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #88
The statement also encapsulates the arrogance and selfishness _ed_ Apr 2012 #106
GOOD obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #10
"I don't know what they can charge me with" Assault for one ck4829 Apr 2012 #11
And branishing and trespassing obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #14
I wonder what their attitude was like during this whole ordeal. Ian David Apr 2012 #17
I've wondered that, too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #30
"Shut up or I'll shoot," ronnie624 Apr 2012 #93
Yeah, it sounds like the Canoles are in a world of shit. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #94
Yep. See OJ. If they held them at gunpoint (or threats of gunpoint) it's VERY serious. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #72
They did -- for about ten minutes obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #77
Orr false imprisonment, illegal detainment, harrassment maxrandb Apr 2012 #85
Kidnapping is what I was thinking. They held them prisoner. jwirr Apr 2012 #105
Trespassing, too, don't you think? They crossed the land onto their new neighbor's place. freshwest Apr 2012 #112
The trespassing charge is especially delicious, given the whole situation. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #127
Yes, although I found all the charges satisfying, LOL. freshwest Apr 2012 #134
I suppose we should be thankful TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #16
I can't get that tune from Deliverace out of arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #18
What tune is that? Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #70
That's the one! nt arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #100
This is the problem with having no regulations on gun ownership and carrying around loaded weapons. upaloopa Apr 2012 #19
last time i checked, the 2A says nothing about threatening people you don't like the looks of. KG Apr 2012 #20
Or leaving *your* yard to confront them in front of *their* front door. freshwest Apr 2012 #114
"We're waiting to move," Bruno Kalonji said. "We're still afraid of what the guy next door might do. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #21
In a just world, the entire staff of the Sheriff's department MineralMan Apr 2012 #27
They need to sue those idiots and the Sheriff obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #33
+1,000 freshwest Apr 2012 #118
They should include the cost of security guards. Seems like a pretty dangerous neighborhood sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #122
For real! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #126
Welcome Wagon FAIL. I wouldn't want to live next to gun toting hot heads, either. freshwest Apr 2012 #115
now just imagine, after all this, having to live next to these morons. nt Javaman Apr 2012 #23
Reminds me of Palin not understanding that other amendment, the 1st. DeschutesRiver Apr 2012 #25
huh marshall gaines Apr 2012 #26
I think the sheriff was well aware that this could easily become a media circus Kaleva Apr 2012 #31
Damn liberal media. Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #89
No, no, liberal media good! LOL. freshwest Apr 2012 #117
When you can get it. Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #132
+1 freshwest Apr 2012 #133
I'm not Black, but I'm still going to stay out of Georgia. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #29
Considering that the Newton County sheriff is black hack89 Apr 2012 #34
And the fact that the sheriff is black will cease all racist activity in the department..... marmar Apr 2012 #38
No - but it is less likely to be ignored or condoned. hack89 Apr 2012 #43
Maybe. But what about Yankees? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #39
Yankee fans deserve all they get ... oh wait, wrong subject. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #45
That's a joke, right? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #44
No. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #46
Insert appropriate Blazing Saddles quote here slackmaster Apr 2012 #54
WHy that's the finest example of frontier jibberish I've heard in a long time. hootinholler Apr 2012 #63
I'm just glad all these young people were here today to hear that. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #116
More palatable than Glenn Beck... freshwest Apr 2012 #120
Listening to rats gnawing on baseboards would be more palatable than listening to Beck. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #123
Him and Rush... Jabba the Hut and Clone drooling all over Planet Earth. freshwest Apr 2012 #124
That is ridiculous -- much of Georgia ia quite diverse obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #42
Diverse? Diverse doesn't mean safe for anyone not from the area. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #52
Yes, it does obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #57
Yea, well, if you look at the rest of the neighbors, I would bet that they are all cousins. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #59
I am nor black, but I live in Georgia and am not leaving. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #87
Thank you. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #95
Racist, gun toting neighbors might be expected, but racist cops? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #32
I haven't read this before -- they better have kidnapping charges slapped on them obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36
No it doesn't Meiko Apr 2012 #69
Yeah, nothing to see here, right? DiverDave Apr 2012 #99
Thank you obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #102
I am not a gambler Meiko Apr 2012 #135
Yes, it does obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #101
The Newton County sheriff is African American hack89 Apr 2012 #37
Okay...maybe that's why things changed a few day later. But it was FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #49
Sometimes it is nothing more than lack of imagination and rigid adherence to rules hack89 Apr 2012 #51
Rigid rules? Let us image if the police arrive and it is two black men with rifles trained FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #56
Lets imagine the police were black while we are at it hack89 Apr 2012 #60
Lacking common sense seems to be a job requirement, whether in Georgia or elsewhere. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #58
Difference: the sheriff is African-American; the husband was African NickB79 Apr 2012 #149
When you hold someone at gunpoint, you should probably go to the trouble... JHB Apr 2012 #35
There are on occasion situations in which holding someone at gunpoint is justified slackmaster Apr 2012 #55
Did 'we protect our own' ever mean all Americans malaise Apr 2012 #40
Or just those from the area? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #53
Keep us updated on this case if you can obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #41
I've been following this since the story first broke Kaleva Apr 2012 #47
OMG I missed that one! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author ecstatic Apr 2012 #61
They took their AR-15s, how will they be able to feed their family? A Simple Game Apr 2012 #62
It is not your "Second Amendment right" to terrorize your neighbors. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2012 #64
Charged with three felonies obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #65
Ouch! Meiko Apr 2012 #75
Yup obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #76
"we protect our own" drm604 Apr 2012 #66
I hope the Kalonjis decide to stay. kentauros Apr 2012 #67
They weren'y held without bond -- they bailed out obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #78
Yes, I meant the gunmen. kentauros Apr 2012 #79
Sorry, I was confused obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #81
Okay kentauros Apr 2012 #82
This story makes me sad MintyFresh Apr 2012 #68
Another couple of 'law-abiding gun owners'...right up to the moment they weren't. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #73
Not anymore Meiko Apr 2012 #92
AR-15s...wtf... TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #80
What's even more perplexing kentauros Apr 2012 #83
Not just one, but TWO AR-15s... TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #84
That's a lot Meiko Apr 2012 #90
Me either -- that was a real wtf moment obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #86
Who knows Meiko Apr 2012 #91
Did they say anything after they found out you were in the service? obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #96
Yea they did Meiko Apr 2012 #136
As an observation only, kentauros Apr 2012 #98
Because they don't pay as much, and often have Sheriffs, not PDs obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #103
Even more than those mugshots, what really strikes me is that picture of the Kalonjis at the top. drm604 Apr 2012 #97
I know, they do NOT look like meth heads or scuzzy people obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #104
Well, these two goobers clearly ain't the sharpest hifiguy Apr 2012 #119
what idiots karnac Apr 2012 #107
Ideally, the old couple should have been armed too, so they could have "stood their ground" Speck Tater Apr 2012 #108
Well, it could happen. But these old folks had been traumatized before, so not likely. Hope their freshwest Apr 2012 #121
If you think someone is robbing your house by all means go grab a gun 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #110
Brandishing a weapon nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #113
Yes, those expensive AR-15's are probably history Kaleva Apr 2012 #125
Yep Meiko Apr 2012 #137
aggravated assault with a weapon, menacing obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #128
Both are in for a heck of a wake up call nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #129
You bet -- and good! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #140
Oh effing snappity-SNAP! Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #130
The ar-15 is simple to convert to full automatic DiverDave Apr 2012 #138
No, it is not. Kaleva Apr 2012 #139
Why AKs are easier to convert nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #143
Same applys to the AK Kaleva Apr 2012 #144
Yup, why the Carels have these converted nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #146
Can't buy a gun for hunting that's capable of firing a three round burts Kaleva Apr 2012 #148
Yup, the AR 15 has a funny selector nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #150
The ATF treats the burst fire kit the same as a fully functional machine gun. Kaleva Apr 2012 #151
Yup, why the cartels convert them regularly nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #152
Well, let us know when you do convert one. It's easy, right? Kaleva Apr 2012 #153
Why would I do that? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #154
Well, when I was in the Army DiverDave Apr 2012 #156
You may be right about that being the case in the 70's. Kaleva Apr 2012 #157
I was told by an ATF agent Meiko Apr 2012 #141
You can go to prison for a long time just for having certain parts of an M-16 Kaleva Apr 2012 #145
Yes it is, though the AK is easier nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #142
I haven't seen any kits lately Meiko Apr 2012 #158
I won't nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #159
The saddest thing of all is that Mr. Kalonji suffered through Mobutu's regime... Odin2005 Apr 2012 #147
The 2nd Amendment is about gun OWNERSHIP Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #155
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