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SteveW

(754 posts)
47. I think he will...
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 03:13 PM
Mar 2012

"...struggling taxpayers and school districts" must have enough money to allow their "representatives" to pull expensive stunts like this. These officials must have gotten their training in Chicago.

He demonstrated poor judgement -- who wants to hire a fool. Hoyt Mar 2012 #1
"Poor Judgement" BiggJawn Mar 2012 #16
The gun culture has ruined a lot of things for us. Hoyt Mar 2012 #19
Should have expected your Stock Answer #47a... BiggJawn Mar 2012 #20
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #39
You don't get it -- just because it's legal doesn't mean you or others should do it. Hoyt Mar 2012 #41
Sue 'em, Nick. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #2
Does that go for everyone who is illegally detained or otherwise abused by police, pipoman Mar 2012 #3
Yeah, he was really abused. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #4
So in response to a guy with a gun, the school calls guys with guns shadowrider Mar 2012 #5
.......and that's just what they should do. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #6
I'm confused. They're so scared of guns they call guys with guns? shadowrider Mar 2012 #7
Who should they call instead? Seriously? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #10
An unarmed cop maybe? shadowrider Mar 2012 #11
Yeah, try that. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #15
Nope. Clames Mar 2012 #8
Yup TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #9
You seem resigned to this guy's eventual success. Why is that? nt SteveW Mar 2012 #49
IT'S A POST 9/11 WORLD!@1!!12@!! Callisto32 Mar 2012 #30
In all fairness gejohnston Mar 2012 #12
Agreed shadowrider Mar 2012 #13
You had rifle club in school? BiggJawn Mar 2012 #17
It's always the guns fault shadowrider Mar 2012 #18
I'm a slow learner sometimes. BiggJawn Mar 2012 #21
I think he will... SteveW Mar 2012 #47
He has no case. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #14
Why is that. What he did was legal, yet he was detained for doing it. oneshooter Mar 2012 #22
Bzzz... ellisonz Mar 2012 #23
MI is an open primary state gejohnston Mar 2012 #25
Doubtful. ellisonz Mar 2012 #26
think Libertarians don't squeal? gejohnston Mar 2012 #27
Well, you're bothering to put up flak... Callisto32 Mar 2012 #31
How long was the detention? pipoman Mar 2012 #32
According to the police, he was only detained long enough to determine if he was a legal CCW. ellisonz Mar 2012 #33
You realize of coarse, pipoman Mar 2012 #34
Dude hasn't said it was any longer than that. ellisonz Mar 2012 #35
Unlawful detention is a civil rights violation pipoman Mar 2012 #36
I still say... ellisonz Mar 2012 #37
Terry stop... beevul Mar 2012 #52
You make the point eloquently. Thank you. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #38
if it were a fellow progressive gejohnston Mar 2012 #40
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh snap!!!!!!!!!!!! shadowrider Mar 2012 #42
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Someone was falsely arrested in this incident? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #48
unless it was a legal Terry stop gejohnston Mar 2012 #50
Detained = arrested. Got it. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #51
Do I detect a note of sarcasm? pipoman Mar 2012 #54
If you're detained and not officially under arrest shadowrider Mar 2012 #53
By definition it is an arrest. pipoman Mar 2012 #55
It's all about punishment for wrong doing pipoman Mar 2012 #46
Even an experienced attorney wouldn't pretend pipoman Mar 2012 #28
Good thing this is the internet... ellisonz Mar 2012 #29
Hope someone offers him a job soon. ileus Mar 2012 #24
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