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In the discussion thread: (White) Man Beaten By Mob, In Critical Condition "Justice for Trayvon" [View all]

Response to 4th law of robotics (Reply #162)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 12:22 PM

180. Also funny is how the valid case under judicial review in FL is responded to...

Also funny is how the valid case under judicial review in FL is responded to with false moral equivalencies.

"this sounds pretty terrible..." So did the case of Ashley Todd, the McCain campaign volunteer who claimed she was robbed, pinned to the ground and had the letter 'B' scratched on her face by a Barack Obama supporter.

Sometimes, the obvious can actually be seen with clarity-- but only if we open our eyes...

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326 replies	Author	Time	Post
(White) Man Beaten By Mob, In Critical Condition "Justice for Trayvon" [View all]	wiggle-room	Apr 2012	OP
Owens fussed at some kids?	Rex	Apr 2012	#1
not a good article	Enrique	Apr 2012	#5
You've never heard the term "fussed"?	whathehell	Apr 2012	#16
They were just making the point that it's shitty journalism	Blue_Tires	Apr 2012	#108
Exactly	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#113
You might be right, but	whathehell	Apr 2012	#127
Welcome to Alabama news .	dixiegrrrrl	Apr 2012	#130
My mom is from Tuskegee, so I know it well...	Blue_Tires	Apr 2012	#164
Seriously? Wow. Journalism in an unholy marriage with illiteracy.	Vattel	Apr 2012	#294
While it is good to avoid stereotypes	dixiegrrrrl	Apr 2012	#313
There is little to no good journalism left in America	npk	Apr 2012	#293
I'll bet..	butterfly77	Apr 2012	#224
Yeah, well	whathehell	Apr 2012	#225
Doesn't matter...	butterfly77	Apr 2012	#226
+1	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#227
It "matters" when a person is beaten into critical condition by a mob	whathehell	Apr 2012	#229
Yes, it does matter..	butterfly77	Apr 2012	#256
Yeah..Sure...Uh huh.	whathehell	Apr 2012	#261
Yeah...	butterfly77	Apr 2012	#324
Good try, Lol	whathehell	Apr 2012	#326
Indeed, Sir: This Is Not the Whole Story	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#6
maybe they got their BUCKLES from their belts. nt	Snake Alchemist	Apr 2012	#12
I can get brass knuckles online for $20.	TheWraith	Apr 2012	#19
I found mine at a flea market	Fla_Democrat	Apr 2012	#33
Magistrates and Chefs should certainly know where to get black-jacks.	ieoeja	Apr 2012	#138
The Internet. nt	Codeine	Apr 2012	#264
You Know, Son, If You See Your Shadow You Hibernate Six More Years....	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#2
um, what?	Skip Intro	Apr 2012	#3
Hundred-Seventy-Odd Posts Over At Least Nine Years, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#11
We used to have a rule against calling out posters with low post counts too	Skip Intro	Apr 2012	#24
And Now We Do Not, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#28
Why is it flame bait? If you believe the jest of the story or not, are you saying it just shouldn't	snooper2	Apr 2012	#165
The Head-Line, Sir, Is An Imflammatory Distortion	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#216
I don't think the (White) was necessary	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#223
This message was self-deleted by its author	HangOnKids	Apr 2012	#34
Sometimes it is the only argument people have. nt	hack89	Apr 2012	#139
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Union Scribe	Apr 2012	#152
Oh my...	whathehell	Apr 2012	#160
Oh, Yeah, Sir: Racist Against White People, That's Me....	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#217
Whatever, Sir, as I didn't say that.	whathehell	Apr 2012	#219
No, Sir, You Just Agreed With A Person Who Clearly Implied It	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#230
What was "implied" by that person, is up for debate, IMO.	whathehell	Apr 2012	#243
Not Really, Sir: English Is A Pretty Precise Language	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#255
Yes, "Really" Sir. I'm quite aware of the precision of the English Language	whathehell	Apr 2012	#258
Wear It In Good Health, Sir...	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#260
Is that your best shot, Sir?	whathehell	Apr 2012	#262
You Think You Deserve Anyone's Best Shot, Sir?	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#263
Bwhahaha, Sir!	whathehell	Apr 2012	#275
Don't mind them, they finally have something to grin and play with.	Rex	Apr 2012	#318
I think a poster's world view...	Whiskeytide	Apr 2012	#177
Yes, that seems obvious to me	whathehell	Apr 2012	#222
This should also be investigated and those implicated arrested.	The Wielding Truth	Apr 2012	#4
What a mentality. Sad.	emilyg	Apr 2012	#7
.	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#10
How pathetically stupid can people be?	snagglepuss	Apr 2012	#8
I suspect we haven't even seen the beginning of it, snagglepuss	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#45
Without any facts, and without knowing the what, why and how of "fussed at"	flvegan	Apr 2012	#9
Are there REALLY this many people here who have never heard the term "fussed at"?	whathehell	Apr 2012	#26
Exactly.	snagglepuss	Apr 2012	#74
People know what it means	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#114
If they think it is "vague and has no place in a news article" they should say that.	whathehell	Apr 2012	#124
It's the juxtaposition of the hyper-vague 'fussed' with the	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#133
I think another way of saying that	whathehell	Apr 2012	#140
An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. That said, I think	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#145
I can see why it's "problematic"	whathehell	Apr 2012	#150
oh dear. even if he threatened them, what the mob did was unjustified and horrific. period.	cali	Apr 2012	#151
I agree 100%. I was merely pointing out the horrible journalism	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#153
They have	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#154
Finally...n/t	whathehell	Apr 2012	#156
my parents and grandparents used it all the time	CatWoman	Apr 2012	#117
Exactly...I don't know how small some people's world is here,	whathehell	Apr 2012	#126
My parents and grandparents used it all the time. On me.	Bake	Apr 2012	#143
when one says insignificcant things. i sincerely doubt he fussed.	robinlynne	Apr 2012	#147
let me ask you something straight out	cali	Apr 2012	#173
If he said some vile racist shit,	MelungeonWoman	Apr 2012	#184
Oh no you are right on the money there with your observation	Rex	Apr 2012	#190
I can understand just about anything. that was not the question.	cali	Apr 2012	#242
My observations on your question stand.	MelungeonWoman	Apr 2012	#303
no. but I do think we all know what is ahppening in this country. The fact that	robinlynne	Apr 2012	#314
i think it makes a difference what the man said. if he called out racial slurs, then I'm not all	robinlynne	Apr 2012	#146
It does make a difference....	whathehell	Apr 2012	#149
"Fussed" is a term that is often used in the South. Has little to do with race.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Apr 2012	#187
Okay. n/t	whathehell	Apr 2012	#215
OT here, flvegan	dixiegrrrrl	Apr 2012	#125
Why thank you!	flvegan	Apr 2012	#265
This should be investigated and anyone...	one_voice	Apr 2012	#13
Exactly all responsible need to face some kind of justice.	Rex	Apr 2012	#14
All they need to do is catch one, then get him to rat on the others.	LAGC	Apr 2012	#49
This sounds and smells of bullshit.	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#15
Maybe he did get beat up by 20 people	Rex	Apr 2012	#17
Like I said bullshit.	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#18
k	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#20
Neither you or anyone here know if it's bullshit	whathehell	Apr 2012	#29
I know bullshit when I smell it. Don't tell me what I smell and what I don't. And include feel in	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#47
Riiiiight!	whathehell	Apr 2012	#128
You can smell the Internet! I thought that technology was still in it's infancy?	snooper2	Apr 2012	#168
I hate kicking this bullshit thread again, but that is interesting! However, where bullshit is	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#307
Yeah. I've fussed at a few kids in my day and at no time	Rex	Apr 2012	#30
I think the 'this is for Trayvon' is pretty clear.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#37
Oh no I am not ignoring it at all	Rex	Apr 2012	#40
I don't believe that was said	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#115
My feelings exactly. For some reason I am not buying the Trayvon comments	Lilyeye	Apr 2012	#267
And that's what makes "fussed" so odd.	jeff47	Apr 2012	#158
Point on, but people are doing their best to ignore	Rex	Apr 2012	#192
i think they are leavimg something out	2pooped2pop	Apr 2012	#110
I don't know where this guy lives but there's no way...	one_voice	Apr 2012	#23
Backwards B sounding to me.	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#46
Perhaps.	Igel	Apr 2012	#283
I don't think so.	emilyg	Apr 2012	#48
Yep, reeks.	bemildred	Apr 2012	#107
It sounds like half BS to me	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#109
I agree. It has my 'wave the bloody shirt' bullshit meter firmly	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#111
My family lives in Mobile	npk	Apr 2012	#295
Awesome reportage. Hope you will consider crafting an OP around	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#299
Thanks coalition_unwilling	npk	Apr 2012	#300
Video clip and news story from local Fox affiliate (posted	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#302
I agree	Taverner	Apr 2012	#204
Why? Because it doesn't the narrative you would like?	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#269
I don't know what happenned; but ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2012	#21
Agree! See also my post below.	Quixote1818	Apr 2012	#87
Yes, even if the guy went way beyond "fussed"	Zookeeper	Apr 2012	#93
yeah, where are all the "kill whitey" and blah, blah, statements. twenty people	okieinpain	Apr 2012	#183
Pfft. Twenty bucks says the initial reports are wrong.	TheWraith	Apr 2012	#22
now	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#25
Why didn't anyone step in to help...	one_voice	Apr 2012	#42
and possible racial slurs replace "fussed at". doesn't excuse a 15 on 1 beating, or even a 2 on 1	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#64
And possible "fussing" racial slurs	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#118
so does this prove that everything is equal between white and black?	CreekDog	Apr 2012	#27
I say	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#31
Who says it was supposed to ?	whathehell	Apr 2012	#136
I think ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2012	#142
Okay..	whathehell	Apr 2012	#155
This is the sort of stupid thing you don't want to happen. And just after	Maraya1969	Apr 2012	#32
There's about a half dozen similar attacks the past couple of weeks.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#35
Love to see the links, thanks. nt	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#36
Knew I was going to get that.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#38
No problem, go to bed I will find them for you!	Rex	Apr 2012	#41
Here are a few more.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#52
I smell something fishy about this story.	Justice wanted	Apr 2012	#39
If the story is true, I hope they find and arrest the kids who did this.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#43
We ought to get a bunch of like-minded people together and teach these vigilantes a lesson	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#44
LOL (nt)	jeff47	Apr 2012	#161
I was wondering, who brings a paint can to a beating?	Prometheus Bound	Apr 2012	#50
That group usually attacks people with frozen turkeys and bowling balls. n/t	Judi Lynn	Apr 2012	#54
Gloss or semi?	cherokeeprogressive	Apr 2012	#55
Just found this story at a website called "White Reference." Figures, doesn't it?	Judi Lynn	Apr 2012	#51
30?	Rex	Apr 2012	#53
Interesting	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#56
Mob of 30 in the headline.	Prometheus Bound	Apr 2012	#58
10-15 on a quote from the neighbor...who couldn't get his door open for all the deadbolts.	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#66
Sigh. Which of my Alabama relatives will be posting this story...	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#68
There were Children Women and Men?! WTF?! This is not Japan 1938. n/t	vaberella	Apr 2012	#104
Geez...the typical "diversity leads to crime" BS.	alp227	Apr 2012	#253
If it is as the article states	sarisataka	Apr 2012	#57
I would think (if it's as the article indicates) it's a hate based crime.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Apr 2012	#60
I don't think so.	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#62
if the colors were reversed	sarisataka	Apr 2012	#70
Of course some would jump on that wagon	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#71
fair enough	sarisataka	Apr 2012	#79
It's always interesting to see...	MellowDem	Apr 2012	#59
So obvious it's almost funny	kctim	Apr 2012	#119
Someone did record this attack, capturing the "Now that's justice for Trayvon" on tape, right?	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#61
It seems the sister didn't have her iphone on. Where are the witnesses?n/t	vaberella	Apr 2012	#102
This better article doesn't mention the Treyvon justification:	greyl	Apr 2012	#63
"Racial comments from both sides may have made the confrontations more toxic."	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#65
story makes more sense if he was name-calling. doesn't make much sense if he was just "fussing"	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#67
And even more sense if there's a long history of people yelling back and forth	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#69
yes.	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#72
Yep. The lousy OP article even misspelled Sanford(Samford), Florida.	greyl	Apr 2012	#73
This puts things in a much different light. nt	Quixote1818	Apr 2012	#76
Responsible Reporting Is Important!	DianaForRussFeingold	Apr 2012	#88
It was dangerous to categorize Zimmerman as a white racist.	dkf	Apr 2012	#75
We need more facts	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#77
And so does it make it o'key for multiple people to beat up one guy?	LisaL	Apr 2012	#78
How do we know he didn't start the confrontation?	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#80
The article says that people returned to the scene which clearly suggests this guy didn't start	LisaL	Apr 2012	#81
Not necessarily	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#82
Hey, that's where I went to High School	AnotherDreamWeaver	Apr 2012	#91
I love the main street	Mojorabbit	Apr 2012	#96
Main street in Sanford? I was refering to Cali mentioning Palmdale	AnotherDreamWeaver	Apr 2012	#122
whoops. :) nt	Mojorabbit	Apr 2012	#325
No One Says It Is Alright, Ma'am, And You Know No One Has Said That Here	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#83
No I don't think anyone defends this.	dkf	Apr 2012	#89
Had The Sanford Police Done Their Job, Ma'am, No One Would Have Heard Of Mr. Martin's Killing	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#92
I don't understand how they were supposed to arrest him on the night of the shooting.	dkf	Apr 2012	#94
Because Probable Cause To Arrest Him Was In Hand, Ma'am, For At Least Manslaughter	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#95
What was the evidence showing probable cause that his story was incorrect?	dkf	Apr 2012	#97
Among Other Things, Ma'am, They Are Not Required To Believe What He Says	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#98
That doesn't work for me...probable cause based on policemen's gut.	dkf	Apr 2012	#99
That Is Because You Do Not Want To, Ma'am: Doing So Would Torpedo Your Schtick	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#100
X-rays, autopsy showing angle of bullet, blood spatter...	dkf	Apr 2012	#101
Nonesense, Ma'am: Even You Do Not Take That Seriously	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#105
X-rays and autopsy AT the crime scene?	pinboy3niner	Apr 2012	#135
You and I have had our disagreements over the years, but on this you and I are	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#120
Funny how the white guy Owen is doing some very vague 'fussing' but one of	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#116
Bingo!...I think we have a winner!	whathehell	Apr 2012	#132
Oh I don't doubt it.	dkf	Apr 2012	#85
Who called him a white racist?	Rex	Apr 2012	#90
He clearly is a racist. We have only that racist and the racist police for not acting to blame.	morningfog	Apr 2012	#106
I worry now that most every time a black beats up a white a witness is going to say someone said	Quixote1818	Apr 2012	#84
Depend Upon It, Sir: Hell, Bet The Rent On It	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#86
Excuse me if there are 20 people...there should be at least 1 witness who can identify one of them.	vaberella	Apr 2012	#103
It just happened	kctim	Apr 2012	#121
Oh I'm aware. But in this day and age...you'd think someone had a phone with a camera on them.	vaberella	Apr 2012	#123
If the incident was the culmination of a history of neighborhood tensions--	eridani	Apr 2012	#257
When I picture kids...	vaberella	Apr 2012	#291
Yes, there's that	eridani	Apr 2012	#304
The sister claimed the kids were involved in his beating. n/t	vaberella	Apr 2012	#306
Wasn't she in the house?	eridani	Apr 2012	#319
That's what I had read.	vaberella	Apr 2012	#321
This story smells of implausability	lunatica	Apr 2012	#112
it appears to be true. sorry.	cali	Apr 2012	#163
This is a very short story that relies on Mobile, Alabama's Channel 5.	alp227	Apr 2012	#254
I remember when a group of black youths carved a "B" on the forehead...	LanternWaste	Apr 2012	#129
Brass buckles and paint cans... this was definitely the work of STEAMPUNKS...	Erose999	Apr 2012	#131
The Zimmerman story has been so sensationalized by the media that I think we should	ZombieHorde	Apr 2012	#134
"This is for Owens!!"	Capt. Obvious	Apr 2012	#137
"Fussed at some kids"?	Arkana	Apr 2012	#141
Not wise of them? Er, it's a little bit more than that. If this story is true,	cali	Apr 2012	#167
what exactly did this man say to the kids? fussed?	robinlynne	Apr 2012	#144
here's a black news source	cali	Apr 2012	#159
I'm not going to hold my breath...	-..__...	Apr 2012	#148
Wiggle room, indeed.	Gold Metal Flake	Apr 2012	#157
Funny how on this case the consensus is either BS/we need to wait on more info	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#162
sorry, but you seem like a shit stirring	cali	Apr 2012	#166
I suggested on another thread	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#169
I respectfully disagree.	Vattel	Apr 2012	#298
Also funny is how the valid case under judicial review in FL is responded to...	LanternWaste	Apr 2012	#180
The man is in the ICU in critical condition	B2G	Apr 2012	#181
I dislike violence also.	LanternWaste	Apr 2012	#186
I agree with you. n/t	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#233
So it's your belief that he's faking the whole thing?	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#195
I find this thread quite disturbing on a number of levels.	cali	Apr 2012	#170
Ditto n/t	B2G	Apr 2012	#182
Oh boy, another "Scary Black People" story	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#171
of for fuck's sake. Just because you and over half the people on this thread	cali	Apr 2012	#172
Interesting	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#175
Gee, could it be that people here actually know me?	cali	Apr 2012	#178
So it's your belief that the validity of a statement is judged by the individual stating it	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#196
It's my belief that knowing someone has a lot to do with how we interpret what they say.	cali	Apr 2012	#246
How about until we get to know each other you just take what I write at face value	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#248
Called Him A Shit-Stirring Troll, Did You, Ma'am? Good For You	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#231
I didn't say this didn't happen. I said it's another "Scary Black People" story.	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#176
You're right. It should be a local story	cali	Apr 2012	#179
This story was linked on Drudge?	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#188
Flip the races around	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#200
So you're annoyed that this epidemic of black on white violence isn't getting national attention?	devilgrrl	Apr 2012	#206
I never implied this was an epidemic	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#208
Pray tell, why exactly is this "news that should be covered" on a national level?	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#211
Because it's a pretty serious crime?	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#237
There are plenty of serious crimes that happen every day	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#239
You're right, I guess the national media should be focusing on important things,	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#241
Pushing narratives is all the media does do these days.	devilgrrl	Apr 2012	#212
Are the local police trying to cover up the case, pretend that nothing ever happened?	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#209
We can talk when the police sweep this under the rug and decide not to thoroughly investigate	Lilyeye	Apr 2012	#277
Exactly the point	npk	Apr 2012	#296
What worries me most is that a feedback-loop may be created, whereby	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#174
Your excusing violence based on race?	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#268
Nice strawman.	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#288
Another story that sounds 'too good' to be true.	randome	Apr 2012	#185
I don't know - reminds me alot of that girl who had a B carved in her face by 'Obama supporters'	LynneSin	Apr 2012	#189
He beat himself silly and put himself in critical condition??	B2G	Apr 2012	#191
Nobody said that	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#193
Then what are they trying to say	B2G	Apr 2012	#194
I think LynnSin's point is that things may not always appear to be what they seem at first	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#197
The case being referenced was one where a person made up an assault	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#199
Some parallels? Sure...	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#201
So what precisely are the parallels	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#202
Your slip is showing	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#221
Your reply doesn't make any sense	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#235
B-Girl was a hoax	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#247
That girl did it to herself	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#249
No	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#252
So that's not really a direct parallel	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#286
"Obviously the reason that story was chosen for comparison was to imply this whole thing was fake"	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#287
What are you on about?	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#289
Nice straw man	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#290
I don't believe everything I read or here either and I doubt he just "fussed at" some people who wer	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#207
I'm thinking it's the Trayvon Martin comment	LynneSin	Apr 2012	#228
Maybe it's not bs, but the	frogmarch	Apr 2012	#198
There seems to be more to this story than the headline suggests...	Taverner	Apr 2012	#203
I dread to think what will happen if Zimmerman is found not guilty.	Auntie Bush	Apr 2012	#205
Mr. Fussy prolly picked fight with a kid smaller than himelf and got his ass kicked	jpak	Apr 2012	#210
+1	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#214
You can't even accept that MAYBE he is totally innocent?	Bladian	Apr 2012	#236
No - I think he caused the trouble and threatened some kids with knives.	jpak	Apr 2012	#285
the man is in critical condition.	cali	Apr 2012	#244
I laugh at the "justice for Trayvon" bullshit	jpak	Apr 2012	#259
Jesus fuckin' Christ.	Codeine	Apr 2012	#266
Of course. Because this story doesn't fit the narrative you would like	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#270
And you know what happened? It looks like Mr. Fussy went All Vigilante on some kids	jpak	Apr 2012	#278
I see more facts are starting to emerge....	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#279
No, i don't know	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#280
Drudge, Beck et al. shares that concern too	jpak	Apr 2012	#282
I don't beleive for a SECOND that he went up to a crowd of black kids ballin and "Fussed" at them	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#213
+1	ellisonz	Apr 2012	#218
Police are investigating this attack ... sad that they waited so long in the Martin case to do so.	JoePhilly	Apr 2012	#220
Well hot damn.	quakerboy	Apr 2012	#232
Some of the comments here are par for the course.	Beacool	Apr 2012	#234
Transparently Racist OP	SpencerShay	Apr 2012	#238
It's almost analogous to the "How come there isn't a White History Month" argument	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#240
that's absurd. If the man was beaten by a mob	cali	Apr 2012	#245
Edit--	Marr	Apr 2012	#273
The article is extremely thin on facts and only tells one side of the story	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#274
Maybe Owens is a super-Ninja and attacked that entire mob	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#311
Really it's his fault	4th law of robotics	Apr 2012	#250
I Have Seen This Tactic Before. I Don't Get It	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2012	#251
You ever read a story and feel like you're getting about 35% of the facts?	Marr	Apr 2012	#271
Maybe so	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#272
Look who's pushing the story and you'll see why there's skepticism.	Marr	Apr 2012	#276
What a load of nonsense.	Rex	Apr 2012	#317
What happened to the butcher knives?	Cerridwen	Apr 2012	#281
Doesn't pass the smell test (nt)	varelse	Apr 2012	#284
Mayor addresses Matthew Owens assault	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#292
Well, not exactly. The clip and story are the local Fox affiliate's	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#301
not exactly what?	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#312
I was the person who knee-jerkily claimed upthread that only one media outlet in Mobile	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#315
So Owens' 'fussing' may have included brandishing	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#297
Brandishing a knife is a crime. Someone should have called the police.	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#309
Brandishing a knife is not only a serious crime but, depending	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#316
That is aggravated assault in many jurisdictions	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#323
If this same story had the headline...	MelungeonWoman	Apr 2012	#305
Exactly	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#308
Nonsense, they'd still be vigilantes in my mind	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#310
Fuss you, motherfusser.	Gold Metal Flake	Apr 2012	#320
BREAKING: Racist sleeper troll OP author PPRoni'd by Skinner	pinboy3niner	Apr 2012	#322

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