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hrmjustin

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2. This is so sad! I met the bishop several times and like her.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 07:11 PM

Dec 2014

My prayers for the victim, the bishop, families, and friends of those involved.

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Cycling Advocates Demand Md. Bishop Be Charged In Bicyclist’s Death [View all] Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 OP

And? rug Dec 2014 #1

This is so sad! I met the bishop several times and like her. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

I hesitate to ask, but what exactly do you think your prayers are going to do? Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #3

Lift them up in prayer. Pray for the repose of the soul of the victim and strenght for the living. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #4

That should do it then. cleanhippie Dec 2014 #5

That'll make it all better. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #7

Thank you annabanana Dec 2014 #57

Oh well actually it might hurt, if the person being prayed for knows about it. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #58

Yep, catharsis for the person doing it. You can tell because they make damn sure to tell everyone AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #63

No it won't hurt and you're welcome. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #60

Really? I've seen it reduce people to tears. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #62

Who are you to assume that the victim would appreciate that? AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #8

Sounds a lot like that privilege we are told does not exist here, doesn't it? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2014 #59

What a fucking asshole. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #6

No kidding. Goblinmonger Dec 2014 #23

"And if you leave the scene of an accident, you should be assumed to be DUI." rug Dec 2014 #26

As indicated below Goblinmonger Jan 2015 #76

Post hoc ergo propter hoc is a fallacy. rug Jan 2015 #77

Do you not think her blood alcohol level had something to do with this? Goblinmonger Jan 2015 #78

It undoubtedly did, but I wouldn't have assumed it without evidence. rug Jan 2015 #79

Prior history is a form of evidence. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #80

Which is why its kept out of trials. rug Jan 2015 #81

Fair enough. But back to the original question of 'why', it could discourage people fleeing the AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #82

As a matter of fact, that is a defense in a case right now. rug Jan 2015 #83

I won't be surprised if it's used in this one. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #84

Yes, that's true. rug Jan 2015 #85

So I'm just throwing out thoughts now. Goblinmonger Jan 2015 #86

That;s called a legal presumption. rug Jan 2015 #94

I hope that the bishop receives a fair trial, and if convicted, is sentenced appropriately... trotsky Dec 2014 #9

No we can't shield her and she has been put on leave as far as I saw. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #10

oh boy 'her ministry'. Who gives a shit. She killed someone. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #11

'We' certainly are attempting to. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #14

And no, I'm not going to take your bait and follow you into your fucking echo chamber. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #16

You're right, AC. okasha Dec 2014 #17

Thanks for confirming. I was pretty sure, but one never knows. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #19

What bait? What echo chamber? rug Dec 2014 #21

Herp derp. Whatever man. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #22

Feel free to use either of these Goblinmonger Dec 2014 #24

Does that smiley have a particular meaning to you? rug Dec 2014 #25

He thinks justin posted this story in Interfaith okasha Dec 2014 #30

I can read timestamps as well as anyone. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #34

Are you for real? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #35

Negative, I am a meat popsicle. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #36

I was not baiting you so why are you making these bogus claims? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #37

Oh I believe you. My apologies. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #38

I accept you apology. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #39

It wasn't an apology. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #40

Why the hell do you think I need to bait you? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #41

You had two alternatives to retreating to a protected echo chamber within which you could ban AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #42

Why is this about you? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #44

I was angry before I responded to you at all. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #45

Then why take it out on me? n/t. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #46

I don't have hidden motives. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #48

On that we both agree. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #49

You either don't know or don't care how this sort of sentiment can be received by other people. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #51

And you don't understand how your post is insulting. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #52

Ta-ta. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #53

If he wanted to bait him he could have posted a picture of a rosary. rug Dec 2014 #47

Or a ham sandwich, or a petunia. okasha Dec 2014 #50

Her gender, race, and social status will spin the odds in her favor regardless. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #12

Undoubtedly. n/t trotsky Dec 2014 #13

Just this once Cartoonist Dec 2014 #15

This was a little bigger than being doored. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #20

Just commenting on drivers attitudes towards bikers Cartoonist Dec 2014 #32

Look at the rank hypocrisy of this asshole. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #18

I appreciate the fact the Episcopals allowed female bishops DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #27

Her gender is only interesting to me in AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #28

Yes it is sad that she drove away hrmjustin Dec 2014 #29

It's OK to kill cyclists Kennah Dec 2014 #31

I have had numerous run ins with actual cars (4x) and insane Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #33

I ride with 11 lights--10 on the bike, plus one on my helmet Kennah Dec 2014 #43

I'll never understand how someone could leave an injured person Skittles Dec 2014 #54

To some drivers Stargazer09 Dec 2014 #55

all the folk with that attitude plus all the nitwits with their handhelds Skittles Dec 2014 #56

It takes a special kind of scum to not stop when a body caves in your windshield. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #61

This asshole didn't return to the scene to take responsibility. She returned to the scene because AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #64

Judge, jury, and executioner. You are really something. kwassa Dec 2014 #66

I've listened to first hand witnesses, including the cyclists that chased her down. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #67

You have little real information about the accident kwassa Dec 2014 #68

I know the Bishop Eugene Sutton is a liar. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #69

Sutton may not be aware of the statute. That doesn't make him a liar. kwassa Dec 2014 #71

His employment is uninteresting to me. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #73

I have met both bishops. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #70

Did you see the big fucking person-sized indentation in the car windshield? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #72

You're jumping to conclusions. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #74

.27 Blood Alcohol level. Middle of the afternoon on a Saturday, behind the wheel. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #75

.22, actually, not that this makes much difference .... kwassa Jan 2015 #87

I think the .27 was from the last accident. Goblinmonger Jan 2015 #88

I don't know why but the texting pisses me off more than the drinking. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #95

The church is not liable. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #96

Ok Melvin Belli. We'll see about that. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #97

The church is not responsible for her actions. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #98

Yes. That's what insurance is for. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #99

I was night time so my guess shd was not on church time. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #100

The article says Saturday afternoon. And yes, anything we say is a guess. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #101

i thought it said evening. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #102

Might be, actually. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #103

Someone dropped the ball on the search committee. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #89

Initially this was reported as a consideration during the vetting process that was considered AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #90

She must have some kind of gift as a preacher ... kwassa Jan 2015 #91

My understanding is that the House of Bishop requires a background check or they will not confirm hrmjustin Jan 2015 #92

I agree. kwassa Jan 2015 #93

Md. Bishop Who Admitted To Striking Biker Has DUI Record hrmjustin Dec 2014 #65