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The original report said that Owens had 'fussed' at the kids. Yeah, right, coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #1
me too Enrique Apr 2012 #62
Fussed at Catherine Vincent Apr 2012 #139
Two kitchen knives and Racial slurs....You don't go and threaten people that way. vaberella Apr 2012 #2
It depends on the jurisdiction in this state obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #24
Color Me Un-Surprised, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2012 #3
Charge the mob and charge Owens exboyfil Apr 2012 #4
I think calling it a "mob" is framing this badly obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #25
It is the definition of a mob. You can call it a gang if you like though. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #32
Neither a gang nor a mob, but this response is expected from you obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #37
What would you call a group that gathers and seeks out a person for a beating? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #44
It is vigilante justice plain and simple exboyfil Apr 2012 #59
Yes, they were a mob. Beacool Apr 2012 #107
"Mob" and "Gang" Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #144
Um, there were prosecutions in the Reginald Denny beating. Running coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #67
"not prosecuting those responsible for the Reginald Denny beating"? KamaAina Apr 2012 #104
I stand corrected exboyfil Apr 2012 #114
Like I said in another thread, its still no excuse for a bunch of people to beat on one guy. Lilyeye Apr 2012 #5
Lilyeye cmlkb Apr 2012 #9
Trust me, I am aware. Its really sad to watch. Lilyeye Apr 2012 #11
could you please give me an example of the left's "imbalance" of news? CatWoman Apr 2012 #12
Caught My Eye As Well, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2012 #14
Yes, I would like some too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #26
Hollywood ieoeja Apr 2012 #63
Oh please. "Hollywood is leftwing". Gary Sinise (star of CSI-New York) is coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #65
RWNJ's in Hollywood Hermes Daughter Apr 2012 #141
Left-Wing Entertainment (Hollywood) Hermes Daughter Apr 2012 #142
When you think of Rightwing entertainment the first thing that comes to mind is: Ayn Rand. ieoeja Apr 2012 #166
What about News... fascisthunter Apr 2012 #92
"They feel rightwing news is necessary to balance leftwing entertainment." ieoeja Apr 2012 #117
I agree with you.... I know it's how they feel, and frankly I don't care anymore fascisthunter Apr 2012 #135
Good question that I should have asked as well Lilyeye Apr 2012 #116
No excuse (and I was pretty vocal yesterday, but today I understand a little better). Bake Apr 2012 #22
I understand Bake. Pulling a knife out on a kid is terrible. Lilyeye Apr 2012 #124
question cmlkb Apr 2012 #6
posted in an earlier thread: Maine-ah Apr 2012 #10
Thanks for the link cmlkb Apr 2012 #15
I knew I smelled bullshit. Leaving out 1/2 the story makes the story bullshit. lonestarnot Apr 2012 #7
Owens in the wrong cmlkb Apr 2012 #8
3 days max trumad Apr 2012 #16
Yup. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #17
12 hours obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #27
Over/under? UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #33
Depends on activity level obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #39
And how long they plan to fly just below the radar. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #42
Ah, so "fussed" in this instance meant "acting like a serial killer". Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #13
Sounds like your average crazy old man who lives down the street. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #18
Now you are downplaying a 40-year-old who pulled knives on kids??? obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #28
No, you are downplaying the savage beating of an old man. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #30
Yes, the original story did reek, and Owens isn't an old man obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36
No, you are shameless. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #45
Everyone going in their own direction, where they were then safe... NCTraveler Apr 2012 #49
Call the police? Hermes Daughter Apr 2012 #143
Boy, that is a disgusting slippery slope. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #162
That it is. nt Hermes Daughter Apr 2012 #167
Good to see the former mayor of NYC keeping in shape. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #19
David Dinkins shooting hoops in Alabama Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #20
+1 FSogol Apr 2012 #47
He threatened some young people with a weapon, and nobody called the police? slackmaster Apr 2012 #21
Depends. Most Black people don't trust or think cops will side with them. vaberella Apr 2012 #66
You act like all cops are white. They're not. Alabama has many black cops. nt Liquorice Apr 2012 #136
So does New York... BklnDem75 Apr 2012 #138
Did I say that? It's not about all cops being Black or White...it's about All cops being cops. vaberella Apr 2012 #161
It makes the judicial response understandable to an extent obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #23
Don't you mean extra-judicial??? Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #31
The guy is 40, which isn't old. But no, it wasn't OK to beat him up. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #82
Holy hell fugop Apr 2012 #29
If true, I have no sympathy for the guy. Kaleva Apr 2012 #34
So it doesn't matter that it's an old man who may have mental issues? Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #35
No it dioes not. Sorry but that's the way I feel about this. Kaleva Apr 2012 #38
+1 obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #41
I understand your position, but this guy did not hurt anyone. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #46
Yes, what happened to him is savage and... Kaleva Apr 2012 #50
I understand. Thanks! nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #52
He is 40-years-old, stop the spin obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #40
I had thought he was much older, but there is NO EXCUSE for gathering a mob for a vigilante Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #43
No one is excusing what was done. EOTE Apr 2012 #48
Saying the response is "understandable" is inexcusable. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #51
Snake... where do you live..? Bigmack Apr 2012 #55
I grew up in one of the greatest cities in the world and am still close. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #57
What would the neighborhood do with a murder? exboyfil Apr 2012 #61
Oh so now there is no condemnation of vigilantism? Funny how that works. dkf Apr 2012 #105
or maybe because Trayvon was not in the middle of commiting a crime nor did he do anything Lilyeye Apr 2012 #126
Two things... Bigmack Apr 2012 #134
Latest allegation is Owens confronted the kids about stealing. dkf Apr 2012 #150
What else is new from a right wing rag? BklnDem75 Apr 2012 #164
No. Most here have suggested that vigilantism is unacceptable and punishment is appropriate. Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #146
And so is pulling a knife on some kids playing basketball. NT EOTE Apr 2012 #76
Absolutely. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #79
It is understandable obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #80
Heck, it's happened to me personally! We used to play stickball in the field of a Catholic School Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #85
It would have been understandable if your parents were upset you were threatened obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #93
Truthfully, he wasn't coming at us with hammer. Just waving it in the air. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #94
Snake... Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #147
So you are not sitting on the fence on this one? Rex Apr 2012 #106
Hasn't been much argument over what happened. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #110
Yeah everyone should be charged. Rex Apr 2012 #112
Some witnesses say Martin attacked Zimmerman when he turned his back. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #115
All we really need to know, here on DU Rex Apr 2012 #118
The witness testimony is out there. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #119
No witnesses state what you claim. Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #148
Why do you have to lie? shimonitanegi Apr 2012 #159
That's only one possibility BklnDem75 Apr 2012 #165
Nor is there an excuse for brandishing a knife and yelling epithets LanternWaste Apr 2012 #58
Exactly, but one action does not excuse the other or make it understandable. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #60
Actually in some cases it does. vaberella Apr 2012 #70
Absolutely, if this had happened in the moment then it would have been understandable. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #72
If it had happened to my kid early afternoon and I was told in the evening...Hell yes I would do it. vaberella Apr 2012 #121
Most human actions are indeed, quite understandable... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #74
Yes, it does make the action understandable obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #81
You seem to give tacit approval with you comments on how it's "understandable." nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #87
No. It does not excuse it, but it does make it understandable. Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #149
Why do you keep characterizing a 40 year old as an "old man"? Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #54
I've already said I was wrong about that in previous posts. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #56
And also just a "crazy man who lives on the corner..." LanternWaste Apr 2012 #77
His previous actions make it appear that he suffers from mental illness. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #78
Wow. Don't let the facts get in your way. Continue. Kingofalldems Apr 2012 #83
Please illuminate me on the facts. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #86
To Be Fair, Sir, He Is Pretty Shaky On What a Fact Is, Let Alone What Facts Might Be In Any Instance The Magistrate Apr 2012 #140
His previous actions make it appear he suffers from being an angry racist asshole. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #88
So you got a warm feeling inside from this? Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #90
I think his attackers should be prosecuted, but I have no sympathy for this guy. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #95
Wouldn't Karma be of similar severity? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #97
Why do you put words in posts that aren't there? Kingofalldems Apr 2012 #99
When was it stated he had mental issues? When the fuck did 40 mean old? vaberella Apr 2012 #68
My parents would have done it a little differently... NCTraveler Apr 2012 #53
Amen!! Beacool Apr 2012 #111
Not my parents...My dad would have done something. But my dad was a Ju Jitsu sensei. vaberella Apr 2012 #122
If your dad was a Ju Jitsu sensei.... NCTraveler Apr 2012 #125
Not if he saw the guy weilding two kitchen knives at me and calling me a N. vaberella Apr 2012 #127
I am not talking about a gentle side. NCTraveler Apr 2012 #130
But that is not the situation I was talking about...was it. vaberella Apr 2012 #131
OK. Not sure when you started discussing something other than the story in the op. NCTraveler Apr 2012 #132
Common sense for most. Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #151
More than reasonable.. NCTraveler Apr 2012 #163
I find it funny that one comment made in the crowd suddenly is being stated as the crowd's motive. chrisa Apr 2012 #64
Sounds more like an excuse to sell newspapers. I doubt the mob met up and decided to avenge Trayvon Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #69
The comment reportedly was made by one suspect as she drove away after the attack pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #71
Especially since law enforcement said yesterday that never happened obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #84
Well now we don't want any facts in this case. Rex Apr 2012 #91
So we watch as the hate escalates. LiberalAndProud Apr 2012 #73
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #75
What are you talking about? Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #153
Oh so THAT is what FUSS meant? Rex Apr 2012 #89
It gives a whole new meaning to those posters who yesterday coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #96
warrant signed for arrest of at least one person according to local news Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #98
Since WKRG used the notorious 'fussed' in its reportage yesterday, you'll forgive me if coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #100
absolutely understandable , I hope they arrest more than one though n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #101
Whoever beat that man to a pulp, needs to be arrested. Rex Apr 2012 #103
Some info... Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #154
Police: Only 4 people involved in beating; 100% certain Trayvon Martin case not a factor pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #155
I figured I'd misread the story somehow. Saving Hawaii Apr 2012 #156
Yes and it is just as stupid as saying anyone Rex Apr 2012 #102
Theoretically, yes, you should call the police. KamaAina Apr 2012 #108
This isn't the 1950's. Plenty of cops in Mobile are black. nt Liquorice Apr 2012 #137
If that is true, then both parties were wrong. Beacool Apr 2012 #109
If true, then he was surely wrong to do that, but it doesn't not Skip Intro Apr 2012 #113
All parties seem to be in the wrong, which isn't unusual in violent incidents RZM Apr 2012 #120
The Truly Awful Thing About This Story...... BronxBoy Apr 2012 #123
Awesome post. Thank you. n/t B2G Apr 2012 #128
good post. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #129
Bravo! Please consider making this an OP of its own. It puts the entire matter coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #133
Speak it! Catherine Vincent Apr 2012 #145
Nice analysis. Prometheus Bound Apr 2012 #152
Meaningful post. Thank you for writing it. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2012 #157
bravo! you win the thread 0rganism Apr 2012 #158
I am glad there is less blaming on the victim. shimonitanegi Apr 2012 #160
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