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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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