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What does her being pregnant with her sixteenth child have to do with cops tasing her? monmouth May 2012 #1
I know ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #2
This will be sure to reveal prejudices. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #4
And just to ruin their narrative, the children in the small photos below the article are all clean monmouth May 2012 #11
They weren't a while back, there's a little bit of a backstory snooper2 May 2012 #43
There is no way that I see given the present attitudes, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #53
I feel bad for her kids, but I have a difficult time scraping up any sympathy for her. Quantess May 2012 #152
So if you're immature and have lots of kids, fair game to taze you? I'll keep that in mind. HiPointDem May 2012 #180
No. I guess it's hard to keep track of what each DUer writes. Quantess May 2012 #190
sorry. my error. HiPointDem May 2012 #191
No problem. It's a huge thread. Quantess May 2012 #192
She was eight months pregnant. Why did they tase her at all? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #3
Several things wrong with this story... trumad May 2012 #5
Someone is in full court press? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #9
They can enter, any way they feel like, all they have to claim is, someone is in danger. WingDinger May 2012 #10
In this case they were talking to the kid about a crime he was believed to have committed 4th law of robotics May 2012 #18
First, it was not witnessed by cops, and a misdemeanor at worst. WingDinger May 2012 #22
Are you willing to admit that while in your situation the "cops were out to get you" 4th law of robotics May 2012 #25
Sure, but given her media history, she is a ripe target, for punishment. WingDinger May 2012 #27
Given her history she's also a ripe target for raising kids 4th law of robotics May 2012 #35
So let's put more money in public education and sex ed classes! Baitball Blogger May 2012 #56
Absolutely we should 4th law of robotics May 2012 #70
I like the way you keep edging away from the primary issue. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #80
Sure it is 4th law of robotics May 2012 #82
I'm not so sure the cops had the right to barge in. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #84
Now you're changing your argument 4th law of robotics May 2012 #86
On the contrary. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #99
Like I've said 3 times now: read the article 4th law of robotics May 2012 #102
That doesn't sound like someone who is trying to support his position. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #111
I have, several times 4th law of robotics May 2012 #113
Then just quote the relevant post numbers. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #115
Ok, 4th law of robotics May 2012 #117
I looked up the post numbers. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #123
Whoops, must have looked at the "responding to" section 4th law of robotics May 2012 #127
Responses: Baitball Blogger May 2012 #132
Response: 4th law of robotics May 2012 #133
I do believe that given this woman's two year public history, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #137
You "believe" this to be true 4th law of robotics May 2012 #138
Cops generally have their own jurisdiction. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #142
You make a lot of arguments based on your assumptions 4th law of robotics May 2012 #159
I never said she feared he would be murdered. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #161
Yes you did 4th law of robotics May 2012 #169
I never mentioned murder. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #173
You made the claim that she had to choose between the two 4th law of robotics May 2012 #177
You're the one that made it appear she had to make a choice in order to be a good mother. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #182
The kid said he didnt do it. How much further can a cop go without ANY evidence? WingDinger May 2012 #146
This is where I'm confused. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #148
Yeah, normally, they ignore things. The next door hottie, and her friend, WingDinger May 2012 #150
I have been taunted by a punk ass cop nicknamed ROBOCOP. WingDinger May 2012 #144
It's not just the police that use this tactic. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #149
Tasers aren't people prods. They are deadly force. So thanks for condoning think May 2012 #200
She died? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #203
500 deaths from tasers in the last ten years. think May 2012 #204
You realize what the police use as alternatives to tazering when they are being attacked 4th law of robotics May 2012 #205
What a gun and shoot her? A billy club and beat her? think May 2012 #207
" What a gun and shoot her? A billy club and beat her?", yes, exactly 4th law of robotics May 2012 #208
Tasering and beating pregnant women seems thirld world to me think May 2012 #209
There was no beating 4th law of robotics May 2012 #210
From what I read two police officers entered the house after the women refused to let them in think May 2012 #211
No, that's correct 4th law of robotics May 2012 #212
Look, I suspect you'll never agree that the cops were in the right here 4th law of robotics May 2012 #213
And there is no question that the cops would have Baitball Blogger May 2012 #31
"They were retaliating for my busting a corruption racket, including cops and judges. " dionysus May 2012 #143
Not a joke, in the least, and I stopped a racket that targetted soldiers. WingDinger May 2012 #145
She assaulted the cop 4th law of robotics May 2012 #14
How difficult is it to grab a woman's hands and handcuff her if she's Baitball Blogger May 2012 #15
Yeah, how difficult could it be 4th law of robotics May 2012 #16
Why didn't they wait? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #19
Wait for what? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #20
They had the option to call someone that knew the woman. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #36
It turned in to a fiasco because she and her eldest daughter behaved incorrectly 4th law of robotics May 2012 #39
I repeat. This family had no were to go. No where to retreat. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #57
There was no need to retreat 4th law of robotics May 2012 #68
Instead, an alleged rock throwing has put this family over the line, completely. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #72
You are misrepresenting the facts of the case 4th law of robotics May 2012 #87
And that either-or thinking is all that is left for may people... LanternWaste May 2012 #61
The police aren't there for a shoulder to cry on 4th law of robotics May 2012 #69
Put them on a list, and on notice. Next time a rock is thrown, react. Oh, and require the reporter WingDinger May 2012 #153
Put them on a list, as she's being bludgeoned? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #158
Cops hyperbolize all physical contact. WingDinger May 2012 #163
It's true, all cops are liars whereas all civilians tell nothing but the truth 4th law of robotics May 2012 #166
Sounds WAY too much like a barroom brawl for rational consumption. WingDinger May 2012 #168
From the article: 4th law of robotics May 2012 #170
THe lady is CRAZY. Even more requirement to social support up. Bring social workers. Something. WingDinger May 2012 #171
So if you're attacked by a deranged woman 4th law of robotics May 2012 #172
The appropriate response is, get help. WingDinger May 2012 #174
Ah, so every police patrol to investigate vandalism should contain 4th law of robotics May 2012 #176
Ah, but the kid said he didnt do it, and ran. THEREFORE, WingDinger May 2012 #178
cops are always tazering and shooting deranged people who attack them for no reason. funny. HiPointDem May 2012 #181
Cops ARE tazing PLENTY of deranged people, and punks who's attitudes they dont like. WingDinger May 2012 #183
To solicit comments like: Capt. Obvious May 2012 #6
The story was written to elicit this kind of response. trumad May 2012 #7
+1 Baitball Blogger May 2012 #8
The people in the comments EC May 2012 #12
I always read the reader forums in the Orlando Sentinel. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #13
I keep hearing this sort of comment juice feast May 2012 #23
We'll never really know if birth control was an option. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #28
Rubbers are in the gas stations! juice feast May 2012 #29
Or they haven't been given the proper education. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #38
As I said before, anyone who would have these many kids juice feast May 2012 #42
Well, the authorities now have her where they can do anything they want to her. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #58
But, EC May 2012 #54
I know, right? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #59
I wonder if that commenter would have acted differently if the woman were Michelle Duggar tabbycat31 May 2012 #119
The Orlando Sentinel is an RW cat box liner KamaAina May 2012 #135
Naming the number stacks the conversational deck against her from the beginning. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #156
I think it's important she was pregnant, but not how many kids she has. I'd think they'd HiPointDem May 2012 #179
Tasing a pregnant woman is worth mentioning... hughee99 May 2012 #187
I Got 15 Kids & 3 Babydaddys-SOMEONE'S GOTTA PAY FOR ME & MY KIDS!!! FarCenter May 2012 #17
Thanks for the video. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #24
I doubt that tasing her is going to cause permanent physical harm to her or her fetus FarCenter May 2012 #33
People seem to miss this obvious fact: 4th law of robotics May 2012 #40
Yet any other woman would have been applauded for protecting her children. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #44
Protecting them from what? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #45
We will agree to disagree. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #47
They forced their way in because the kid hid and the mother refused to talk to them 4th law of robotics May 2012 #49
The law isn't applied evenly. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #62
How many suburban moms in nice neighborhoods would have responded the way this one did? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #71
They would never have had to worry about it, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #83
Yes, this one clearly goes all the way to the top 4th law of robotics May 2012 #85
This was never about her to begin with. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #89
You're missing some steps 4th law of robotics May 2012 #95
Cops confronted a kid for an alleged rock throwing incident. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #103
Probable cause 4th law of robotics May 2012 #107
There was a better way to do this, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #109
Such as? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #112
I've explained this thoroughly. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #118
Who? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #120
Her children look well fed and cared for. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #124
You're assuming of course that the mom is not taking care of her kids 4th law of robotics May 2012 #125
I'm sorry FarCenter. I have to disagree that tasing cannot harm people. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #41
I just watched a local news video where Angel Adams was hauled into court Quantess May 2012 #50
And you know what, that conclusion is the only one that I think is fair to make. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #63
Due to all sorts of hazards women have encountered over the last million years FarCenter May 2012 #60
Oh my God. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #67
You were careful with your fetus right? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #73
What about her son? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #76
Sophies choice: 4th law of robotics May 2012 #78
She was defending her child. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #88
No, she wasn't defending her child 4th law of robotics May 2012 #90
I repeat, the cop was a cop. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #94
"given the woman's history." 4th law of robotics May 2012 #96
OH my gosh! Baitball Blogger May 2012 #98
Provide evidence 4th law of robotics May 2012 #100
And you are the one that made the argument 4th law of robotics May 2012 #92
BTW: the cop was a woman 4th law of robotics May 2012 #81
The cop was a cop. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #91
You're all over the place 4th law of robotics May 2012 #93
The way you put Angel Adams down, that can only come Baitball Blogger May 2012 #97
You are amazingly sexist you know that? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #101
Nice projectionist attempt. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #105
You are the one arguing that men cannot understand this 4th law of robotics May 2012 #106
Consider: 4th law of robotics May 2012 #104
OH my God, how your argument is contorting. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #108
"You were the one who claimed she should pick one child over the other." 4th law of robotics May 2012 #110
I don't owe you an apology. Here is your statement: Baitball Blogger May 2012 #114
Ok . . . 4th law of robotics May 2012 #116
I think you should stop accusing me of lying. It's not very nice. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #122
"I think you should stop accusing me of lying. It's not very nice." 4th law of robotics May 2012 #129
That was actually a nicely developing thread Baitball Blogger May 2012 #131
You're arguing that she was right to put her fetus at risk 4th law of robotics May 2012 #134
See, circular argument. We're back to where we started. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #139
Again, you are relying on this absurd notion that she thought her son would literally *die* 4th law of robotics May 2012 #157
I think you're the one who is not realistic. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #162
If you can't see that falling back on that old canard is an admission of defeat then I suppose 4th law of robotics May 2012 #167
It's not defeat. It's a reality of debate. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #175
This message was self-deleted by its author Baitball Blogger May 2012 #130
You must have had some medical problem? Exercise is recommended during pregnancy. FarCenter May 2012 #75
Complications are not unexpected when women work up to the point of delivery. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #77
Four people die every month from being tazed. HiPointDem May 2012 #186
I guess the woman in the video never read the guardian May 2012 #126
I think the intent of what she said is misrepresented in this video. It cuts off very quickly HiPointDem May 2012 #184
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #21
Whatever the answers are to your question, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #26
So if cops get hit by a person juice feast May 2012 #30
The cops were in complete control. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #51
The cops saw the kid throwing rocks? Fumesucker May 2012 #32
Did I say the cops saw it? juice feast May 2012 #34
Generally one adds "allegedly" to crimes until the trial has been concluded... Fumesucker May 2012 #48
Where I live, they won't pursue these kind of allegations Baitball Blogger May 2012 #65
I didn't see it either LACarMan May 2012 #46
Welcome to DU! Fumesucker May 2012 #52
Thanks! LACarMan May 2012 #55
It defies an answer. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #66
One of her kids was ALLEGEDLY throwing rock. She was likely the talk of the neighborhood, and could WingDinger May 2012 #37
You don't have to convince me about what dark intentions lie in the soul Baitball Blogger May 2012 #64
Breitbart ran articles hounding this woman when she was last in the news. Starry Messenger May 2012 #74
Looks like he has plenty here to pick up the baton for him. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #79
Last year's thread. Starry Messenger May 2012 #154
Did he run articles hounding the Duggars? KamaAina May 2012 #136
To be fair, the Duggars can also afford all those children somehow. Quantess May 2012 #141
So TLC needs to give Ms. Adams a reality show? KamaAina May 2012 #147
Zing! (nt) Starry Messenger May 2012 #151
I'd be stunned too if they gave me a 16th kid. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #121
TASERS MUST BE BANNED. BlueIris May 2012 #128
It certainly seems to be giving some people the ammunition they need Baitball Blogger May 2012 #140
I cant protest, as if I get tazed, I am dead. So, my civil rights dont exist, if I want to survive. WingDinger May 2012 #155
Wait, they stunned her with a child instead of a taser? jberryhill May 2012 #160
Stupidity has consequences mythology May 2012 #164
If the story is true as relayed by the police...man, what a bunch of class in that bloodline. flvegan May 2012 #165
Tazing an unarmed person is cowardly. bhikkhu May 2012 #185
The cops Meiko May 2012 #188
I looked at the backstory on this, & I don't understand why this woman's story was all over HiPointDem May 2012 #189
Because her story serves a political agenda.. Fumesucker May 2012 #197
yeah, i was kind of being rhetorical. when you start noticing the propagandistic intent of HiPointDem May 2012 #199
No warrant is needed ti66er8pooh May 2012 #193
You're new around here, aren't you? Quantess May 2012 #194
See ya? ti66er8pooh May 2012 #195
Just wait for the pile-on. Quantess May 2012 #196
RE: Pile on ti66er8pooh May 2012 #198
+1 4th law of robotics May 2012 #206
Yay, Cops! Iggo May 2012 #201
The bigotry just oozes, here. Odin2005 May 2012 #202
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