| -CNN Breaking: Shots fired on an American Airlines plane - Miami |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 01:34 PM |
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There's a banner up on cnn.com |
flamingyouth |
Dec-07-05 01:35 PM |
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There's a SWAT team moving in |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 01:37 PM |
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Link: |
Freddie Stubbs |
Dec-07-05 01:36 PM |
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Shots Fired On Board American Airlines Aircraft |
SIU_Blue |
Dec-07-05 01:36 PM |
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Thank God for air marshalls. I hate flying anyway. |
GrumpyGreg |
Dec-07-05 01:55 PM |
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Unfortunately |
Debau2005 |
Dec-07-05 02:01 PM |
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On 9-11 only 30 Air Marshalls...today supposedly 'thousands' |
EVDebs |
Dec-07-05 02:24 PM |
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AA Flight 924 Miami |
EVDebs |
Dec-07-05 02:27 PM |
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Showing police, SWAT(?), rescue vehicles |
Solly Mack |
Dec-07-05 01:37 PM |
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Kyra Phillips just said, "We're going on a five-second delay." |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 01:38 PM |
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People don't get killed in real life, remember? |
MadisonProgressive |
Dec-07-05 01:39 PM |
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Baloney |
Loonman |
Dec-07-05 01:44 PM |
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More like, "...the producer wants to bleep anything stupid I say..." |
Up2Late |
Dec-07-05 01:46 PM |
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What about when people jumped from the Twin Towers? |
dubyaD40web |
Dec-07-05 01:48 PM |
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The American people are very childlike, and immature |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 01:53 PM |
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Kids are home from school now |
alphadog |
Dec-07-05 02:51 PM |
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Kids shouldn't be watching CNN |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 03:07 PM |
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thank you n/t |
kgfnally |
Dec-07-05 03:40 PM |
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Kids should watch the news, and often |
LeighAnn |
Dec-08-05 07:43 PM |
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i support people supervising their kids- and not trying to censor the |
bettyellen |
Dec-08-05 11:17 AM |
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After an LA car chase/standoff ended with a guy committing suicide with |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-07-05 01:59 PM |
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MSNBC said someone made a bomb threat |
GloriaSmith |
Dec-07-05 01:40 PM |
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Well, we know for sure the air marshalls are armed... |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 01:42 PM |
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Sorry one of those dup report things... It's now on free tv |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 01:42 PM |
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People who make bomb threats should be disposed of |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 01:57 PM |
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Anyone "disposing of" someone else better abide by the law. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 02:27 PM |
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and the idiots still want to allow knifes back on airplanes |
still_one |
Dec-07-05 01:40 PM |
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And they announce those moves on the internet, so the Terr-rrists... |
Up2Late |
Dec-07-05 01:50 PM |
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So do you have any information someone got attacked... |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 02:04 PM |
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You are so right!! |
ronnykmarshall |
Dec-07-05 02:20 PM |
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airline personnel don't want the knives on board but it's OK, according to |
wordpix |
Dec-07-05 02:27 PM |
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Reports now that shots were fired on Jetway and not on the Aircraft |
SIU_Blue |
Dec-07-05 01:41 PM |
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Well, I hope he had a damn good reason, "Causing a disturbance" |
Up2Late |
Dec-07-05 01:41 PM |
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CNN confirms that a passenger was shot |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 01:42 PM |
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I heard "his or her weapon" ... |
Misunderestimator |
Dec-07-05 01:44 PM |
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CNN |
Reciprocity |
Dec-07-05 01:42 PM |
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CNN says that a passenger was shot... by an air marshall |
Misunderestimator |
Dec-07-05 01:43 PM |
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I hope it was more that 'booga booga boo!' |
MadisonProgressive |
Dec-07-05 01:44 PM |
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at gate 42...passenger ran screaming about an explosive |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 01:45 PM |
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Man now said to be dead. |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 01:46 PM |
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No... they just said he's alive... Hello??? |
Misunderestimator |
Dec-07-05 01:47 PM |
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CBS special report? Yes, Bob just said WFOR is reporting that |
greyl |
Dec-07-05 01:48 PM |
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CNN is full of crap then, they just said that the passenger was alive |
Misunderestimator |
Dec-07-05 01:49 PM |
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Of course, early on there is confusion and misinformation... |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 01:51 PM |
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Really, on the jetway? Why is all this happening in the plane then? |
Misunderestimator |
Dec-07-05 01:46 PM |
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the shots were fired inside the jet bridge... |
GloriaSmith |
Dec-07-05 01:50 PM |
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Wow! I need to change the channel |
Misunderestimator |
Dec-07-05 01:51 PM |
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the first 30 minutes of any story this big is insane |
GloriaSmith |
Dec-07-05 01:54 PM |
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i hope guy who got shot wasn't screaming that he saw explosives about to |
wordpix |
Dec-07-05 02:28 PM |
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one person wounded per CBSMarketwatch |
UpInArms |
Dec-07-05 01:47 PM |
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I think we need to wait for all the facts to come out |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 01:51 PM |
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So a couple of months from now... |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 01:53 PM |
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God... I hope this isn't another London Underground shooting |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 02:06 PM |
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Suicide bombers usually hit the switch...not go off screaming and running |
HereSince1628 |
Dec-07-05 02:10 PM |
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Apparently he doesn't have a "MENTAL PROBLEM" anymore |
saigon68 |
Dec-07-05 02:11 PM |
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One of my grad school housemates was on one of the planes |
Coastie for Truth |
Dec-07-05 03:03 PM |
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My thoughts exactly. I'm very interested in what the passengers will have |
Reciprocity |
Dec-07-05 02:11 PM |
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My guess is suicide by Cop |
Walt Starr |
Dec-07-05 02:11 PM |
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The good thing is that there's over 100 witnesses. |
merwin |
Dec-07-05 02:14 PM |
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Very very true |
Chicago Democrat |
Dec-07-05 03:52 PM |
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link (Sun Sentinel) |
Monkey see Monkey Do |
Dec-07-05 01:56 PM |
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NPR just reported that, "...a passenger stood up, yelled that he..." |
Up2Late |
Dec-07-05 02:11 PM |
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Associated Press link: |
SteppingRazor |
Dec-07-05 02:11 PM |
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Wonderful, my BF is flying on AA tomorrow |
wicket |
Dec-07-05 02:12 PM |
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Shooting Is Reported on Plane at Miami Airport - NYTimes/AP |
rndmprsn |
Dec-07-05 02:12 PM |
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Other than the different accounts being reported... |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:13 PM |
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I agree, this part is weird too |
wicket |
Dec-07-05 02:18 PM |
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I'm just very skeptical of everything now. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:21 PM |
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Patsy... |
Chicago Democrat |
Dec-07-05 02:20 PM |
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Doesn't make any sense whatsoever... |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:24 PM |
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So they shot a crazy person who was freaking out.... |
Chicago Democrat |
Dec-07-05 02:34 PM |
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How were they supposed to know... |
alphadog |
Dec-07-05 02:50 PM |
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I'm on the marshall's side on this one. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Dec-07-05 03:20 PM |
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I am too mostly,but could they have used less than deadly force? |
Chicago Democrat |
Dec-07-05 03:47 PM |
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Airports, especially international airports, have a different set of |
The Backlash Cometh |
Dec-07-05 03:57 PM |
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"rechecked the scanning images" |
rayofreason |
Dec-07-05 08:35 PM |
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soon - bombs will be triggered to go off automaticly if the person is shot |
anotherdrew |
Dec-07-05 09:03 PM |
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This is a Test, This is Only a Test - Should this be a Real Emergency |
radio4progressives |
Dec-07-05 02:24 PM |
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Wife of suspect reported her husband is bipolar& hadn't taken meds. |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 02:16 PM |
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Who's reporting that? |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:18 PM |
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MSNBC |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 02:19 PM |
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Thanks, MPR. n/t |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:21 PM |
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Yeha MSNBC |
JesterCS |
Dec-07-05 02:22 PM |
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Good God... |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:27 PM |
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If they thought he had a bomb, they'd shoot to kill and blow his head off |
Zynx |
Dec-07-05 02:28 PM |
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The hell they're not trained. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:31 PM |
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Can you cite us a credible source for this statement please? |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:32 PM |
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Law enforcement officials are trained to kill |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 03:10 PM |
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100% true |
crankybubba |
Dec-07-05 04:03 PM |
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Please provide a link. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 04:10 PM |
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If they are trained to kill, they're trained in how to wound a man without |
Milspec |
Dec-07-05 08:46 PM |
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you aim for "center mass" |
Centered |
Dec-08-05 07:11 AM |
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If he had a bomb... |
alphadog |
Dec-07-05 02:53 PM |
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just heard that reported on MSRNC by a passenger |
musette_sf |
Dec-07-05 02:22 PM |
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Medellin is the Cocaine Capital. What screening? |
Zynx |
Dec-07-05 02:25 PM |
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Edit: victim boarded in Miami, not Colombia |
musette_sf |
Dec-07-05 02:33 PM |
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If I'm on that plane |
alphadog |
Dec-07-05 02:55 PM |
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if the air marshall is doing his job |
musette_sf |
Dec-07-05 04:31 PM |
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do you think the 50+ innocent subway passengers |
Bacchus39 |
Dec-07-05 04:41 PM |
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An incident of violence |
musette_sf |
Dec-07-05 07:38 PM |
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I doubt it |
Bacchus39 |
Dec-08-05 07:40 AM |
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I'm more worried about McVeighs and Rudolphs |
musette_sf |
Dec-08-05 11:51 AM |
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Subway shooting and this are two completely different situations |
RaulGroom |
Dec-08-05 10:17 AM |
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I responded to a post asking "what about the subway shootings" |
musette_sf |
Dec-08-05 11:47 AM |
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"flight manifest with seating assignments" |
rayofreason |
Dec-07-05 08:44 PM |
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You get screened at the Medellin airport. Give me a break. |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 02:41 PM |
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Screened by the Colombians. Who generally don't want to get killed. |
Zynx |
Dec-07-05 02:53 PM |
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American Airlines has their own passenger screening in Colombia |
Bacchus39 |
Dec-07-05 03:00 PM |
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I've been screened at Colombian airports. It seems pretty much... |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 03:14 PM |
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American Airlines does their own screening in Colombia |
Bacchus39 |
Dec-07-05 03:06 PM |
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I've been flying back and forth to Colombia for more than 30 years |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 03:13 PM |
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thank you |
musette_sf |
Dec-07-05 04:36 PM |
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more than 4 years after 9-11, we shoot someone who's mentally ill and no |
truthisfreedom |
Dec-07-05 02:23 PM |
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No threat? Did you miss the part of him yelling he had a bomb? |
Zynx |
Dec-07-05 02:26 PM |
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That is why you investigate to see if it is a threat. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 02:34 PM |
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And I;m all for having that investigation |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 02:40 PM |
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Not only has his cover been blown, his life may be ruined |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:46 PM |
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Not as traumatic as it was for the crazy guy he shot. |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 03:29 PM |
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Or the crazy guy's wife n/t |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 03:31 PM |
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mental note... |
Centered |
Dec-08-05 07:15 AM |
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But now is too late -- an innocent man has been shot dead. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 02:55 PM |
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Threatening an airplane is a federal crime. |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 03:05 PM |
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The government does not summarily execute people who make threats. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 04:03 PM |
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Yes they do |
DonP |
Dec-07-05 04:20 PM |
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No one was "running at a copy in a big city with his hand in his pocket |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 05:20 PM |
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It was actually OFF the airline, in the Jetway |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 06:09 AM |
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I'm curious as to how the marshal had a way of knowing the guy was - |
lynne |
Dec-07-05 04:31 PM |
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Bull. |
antfarm |
Dec-07-05 06:31 PM |
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He committed suicide when he didn't take his drugs |
cpamomfromtexas |
Dec-07-05 07:51 PM |
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OMG -- again, the comments about mental illness on DU |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 08:48 AM |
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They don't hire Doctors for Air Marshals |
cpamomfromtexas |
Dec-08-05 07:08 PM |
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He was not an innocent man... |
Wolsh |
Dec-07-05 03:15 PM |
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He was apparently mentally ill, and he had no bomb. |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 03:26 PM |
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He was NOT an innocent man.. |
Wolsh |
Dec-07-05 03:46 PM |
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Bullshit, people not are summarily executed for making false threats. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 04:06 PM |
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You sound as if you have no problem with people who commit federal crimes |
kgfnally |
Dec-07-05 04:14 PM |
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You don't get it... |
Wolsh |
Dec-07-05 04:17 PM |
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But you're saying he wasn't innocent and he was |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 04:24 PM |
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As my (adopted) daughter is bipolar... |
davekriss |
Dec-07-05 05:45 PM |
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Thanks for this |
Catt03 |
Dec-07-05 08:48 PM |
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Bills are a lot higher than $400 per month |
davekriss |
Dec-07-05 09:30 PM |
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I'm so sorry about your daughter. |
athena |
Dec-07-05 10:24 PM |
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How could he do that? |
Bjarne Riis |
Dec-08-05 07:33 AM |
#278 |
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There was no time for an investigation |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:45 PM |
#101 |
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But the interests of the public are not having innocent people killed. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 02:56 PM |
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I think we need to look at the alternatives |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 03:27 PM |
#150 |
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Shooting a person with a bomb is like putting a sodomite in jail |
slampoet |
Dec-07-05 03:48 PM |
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You're pretty good at second-guessing a professional LE officer |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 03:52 PM |
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LMFAO |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 03:58 PM |
#177 |
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What the hell kind of nasty homophobic statement is this??? |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 04:25 PM |
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The "But what if he had a bomb?" response isn't going to work anymore. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 03:59 PM |
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He said he had a bomb. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 04:13 PM |
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Apparently, he was not on his meds and allegedly said he had a bomb. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 04:19 PM |
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Don't have to have one. Just the threat will get ya killed. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 04:26 PM |
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And the punishment for threats is not summary execution. |
The Stranger |
Dec-07-05 05:17 PM |
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The shooting was NOT DONE AS PUNISHMENT!!! |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 07:25 PM |
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The SHOOTING WAS DONE OF AN INNOCENT PERSON. |
The Stranger |
Dec-08-05 10:07 AM |
#288 |
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He was NOT AN INNOCENT PERSON! |
slackmaster |
Dec-08-05 11:59 AM |
#298 |
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How do you know he wasn't innocent? |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 03:25 PM |
#303 |
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My opinion is based on what I've seen and is subject to change |
slackmaster |
Dec-08-05 03:27 PM |
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Making a bomb threat does not get people summarily executed. |
The Stranger |
Dec-09-05 08:41 AM |
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If there was a trial... |
rayofreason |
Dec-07-05 08:20 PM |
#245 |
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you may be the victim of unjustified homicide. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-08-05 09:40 AM |
#286 |
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There was no way to tell he was off his meds by looking at him |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 07:24 PM |
#234 |
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How do you know he said this? |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 03:28 PM |
#305 |
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I'm responding to the information that's available to me |
slackmaster |
Dec-08-05 06:30 PM |
#307 |
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Outside of poker, bluffing is a bad thing. |
ManiacJoe |
Dec-07-05 07:37 PM |
#237 |
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Correct but (in most cases) innocent people would have |
Reciprocity |
Dec-07-05 03:31 PM |
#159 |
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Investigate the threat? |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 03:53 PM |
#175 |
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sooo if he had a bomb.. |
crankybubba |
Dec-07-05 04:06 PM |
#189 |
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I still want to hear witness accounts about the "bomb" part |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 03:18 PM |
#142 |
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how does putting a bullet in him help? the bullet could trigger the bomb |
anotherdrew |
Dec-07-05 09:20 PM |
#252 |
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He said he had a bomb - How can you say there was no threat? |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:29 PM |
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The feds said he had a bomb |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 03:20 PM |
#145 |
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Gotcha |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 03:28 PM |
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I'm not watching it |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 03:31 PM |
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Witnesses said the guy shot on the Underground had bomb |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 04:28 PM |
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Maybe he said "I have a balm".... |
No DUplicitous DUpe |
Dec-07-05 03:40 PM |
#164 |
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See, the word bomb is being dropped from the story Via CNN news.. |
No DUplicitous DUpe |
Dec-07-05 04:09 PM |
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Maybe he was singing Richie Valens... Balalala La Bomba! |
Chicago Democrat |
Dec-07-05 03:49 PM |
#172 |
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Then he should not have been flying |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 02:27 PM |
#72 |
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They could have shot him in the legs. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:29 PM |
#82 |
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Actually, law enforcement generally doesn't train in shoot-to-wound. |
Zynx |
Dec-07-05 02:30 PM |
#83 |
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Huh? |
Bjarne Riis |
Dec-07-05 03:24 PM |
#148 |
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No, they are not. |
ManiacJoe |
Dec-07-05 07:42 PM |
#239 |
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You've obviously never taken a firearms class |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:31 PM |
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Are you talking to me? |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:32 PM |
#87 |
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Who taught you to try to shoot someone in the legs? |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:34 PM |
#93 |
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Learned it in the Army. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:38 PM |
#95 |
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Clearly some response was called for |
slackmaster |
Dec-07-05 02:43 PM |
#98 |
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It's understandable. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:48 PM |
#106 |
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The Army does not teach shoot to wound, never has. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 04:04 PM |
#187 |
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So, you're saying I imagined it? Amazing! Imagine that. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 04:58 PM |
#219 |
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Law enforcement teaches shoot to kill - |
lynne |
Dec-07-05 09:45 PM |
#257 |
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Thats a nice way of putting it. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-08-05 09:45 AM |
#287 |
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"Learned it in the Army." |
michreject |
Dec-08-05 06:52 AM |
#274 |
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And you keep shooting |
michreject |
Dec-08-05 06:50 AM |
#273 |
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Oh brother |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 02:35 PM |
#94 |
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It's a reasonable question. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:44 PM |
#99 |
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If he had a bomb |
Coastie for Truth |
Dec-07-05 02:54 PM |
#116 |
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what an aviator |
soda |
Dec-07-05 04:22 PM |
#201 |
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That's the new logo for the Red Cross |
Coastie for Truth |
Dec-07-05 04:42 PM |
#217 |
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Not correct |
Tinfoil |
Dec-07-05 03:02 PM |
#126 |
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Lookit. It's really simple. |
TrogL |
Dec-07-05 03:16 PM |
#141 |
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Yea i guess you could |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 04:00 PM |
#181 |
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I'm not arguing with that logic! Just reporting the news. |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 02:30 PM |
#84 |
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Mark David Chapman - another "Lone Nut" |
the other one |
Dec-07-05 02:46 PM |
#103 |
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Yes, there are many dangerous deranged people out there. |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 02:49 PM |
#107 |
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Agreed. But I'm not sure about Chapman nt |
the other one |
Dec-07-05 03:01 PM |
#124 |
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I think they found a brain tumor. Wasn't he the one on the UT tower? |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 03:03 PM |
#128 |
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Charles Whitman |
bluestateguy |
Dec-07-05 03:06 PM |
#133 |
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Gotcha! Don't know about the other guy then. eom |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 03:08 PM |
#135 |
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Yes, let's execute all mentally ill people prone to psychotic.. |
PassingFair |
Dec-07-05 10:57 PM |
#263 |
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that's what I thought, a bipolar ...who freaked out and hasn't been |
NVMojo |
Dec-07-05 02:31 PM |
#86 |
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Don't think the officer had time to do a medical evaluation. |
TX-RAT |
Dec-07-05 04:07 PM |
#191 |
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CNN: "Passeneger who was shot, has now died" |
maveric |
Dec-07-05 02:28 PM |
#77 |
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CNN's Jeanne Meserve confirms the passenger has died. |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 02:28 PM |
#78 |
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cnn just reported the passenger has died n/t |
BareNakedLiberal |
Dec-07-05 02:29 PM |
# |
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We'll find out the truth when witnesses and his wife start talking |
kerry-is-my-prez |
Dec-07-05 02:29 PM |
#79 |
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Wife says husband had "mental issues" and was running up and |
Feeney2 |
Dec-07-05 02:29 PM |
#80 |
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they killed him |
genieroze |
Dec-07-05 02:33 PM |
#90 |
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CNN: Passenger was a U.S. citizen, 44 years old. |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 02:44 PM |
#100 |
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I'm confused. Did this guy make a bomb threat or not? |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 02:46 PM |
#104 |
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Why unnamed? |
Bjarne Riis |
Dec-07-05 03:31 PM |
#158 |
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He was having an argument with his wife and tried to leave the plane! |
Lex |
Dec-07-05 02:47 PM |
#105 |
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The Air Marshall appears to have had no choice. |
Stand and Fight |
Dec-07-05 02:52 PM |
#112 |
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I agree. The Air Marshall had to deal with everything at one time. |
Lex |
Dec-07-05 02:56 PM |
#121 |
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They killed him, the guy on the AA flight in Miami |
Nimrod2005 |
Dec-07-05 02:50 PM |
#109 |
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See post #77. |
Lex |
Dec-07-05 02:52 PM |
#113 |
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Remember London n/t |
Stockholm |
Dec-07-05 05:39 PM |
#223 |
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I'll stick w/ the Air Marshals until "fault" is proved |
Coastie for Truth |
Dec-07-05 02:52 PM |
#111 |
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I'll have to agree with you. Looking at it in hindsight is all we can do |
Lex |
Dec-07-05 02:55 PM |
#117 |
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I have 1.2 Million - 1.3 Million butt in px seat miles |
Coastie for Truth |
Dec-07-05 03:05 PM |
#130 |
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even if you believe he had a bomb, how does killing him on the spot help? |
unblock |
Dec-07-05 03:00 PM |
#123 |
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Please remind me not to fly with you. |
alphadog |
Dec-07-05 03:08 PM |
#136 |
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Hey Beta that is pretty much what they said... |
Cults4Bush |
Dec-07-05 03:19 PM |
#143 |
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please remind me not to fly with you! |
unblock |
Dec-07-05 03:27 PM |
#151 |
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Look at how horribly... |
Bike Punk |
Dec-07-05 03:02 PM |
#125 |
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There is no reason for marshals to have deadly weapons. |
darkism |
Dec-07-05 03:05 PM |
#131 |
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How do you know he was innoncent? |
Wolsh |
Dec-07-05 03:19 PM |
#144 |
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That's absolutely right! Take any steps necessary to protect |
napi21 |
Dec-07-05 03:31 PM |
#155 |
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I could care less if he had mental problems. |
bdot |
Dec-07-05 03:30 PM |
#154 |
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Geez, what a nasty comment -- several on this thread |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 04:33 PM |
#210 |
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bipolar is not "a few mental issues" |
TrogL |
Dec-07-05 03:43 PM |
#166 |
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oh bullshit |
Rich Hunt |
Dec-09-05 05:50 PM |
#316 |
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No TASERS for plane use? |
symbolman |
Dec-07-05 03:24 PM |
#147 |
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And they never shoot just once |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 03:32 PM |
#161 |
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FAMs are better shots |
Tinfoil |
Dec-07-05 03:46 PM |
#167 |
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I don't buy that they're better shots |
RagingInMiami |
Dec-07-05 04:06 PM |
#190 |
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You can buy or not buy whatever you'd like, |
Tinfoil |
Dec-07-05 04:30 PM |
#207 |
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FAM's do not use a jacketed or semi-hollow round..... |
Doc Sardonic |
Dec-07-05 03:58 PM |
#178 |
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Not correct.. |
Tinfoil |
Dec-07-05 04:04 PM |
#185 |
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It looks like FAMs are issued the .357 SIG |
sofa king |
Dec-07-05 06:40 PM |
#232 |
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Yeah I have some of those for my 9mm |
symbolman |
Dec-07-05 05:05 PM |
#220 |
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Not neccessarily |
DonP |
Dec-07-05 04:04 PM |
#186 |
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TASERS?!?, That's brilliant thinking. |
D__S |
Dec-07-05 07:49 PM |
#240 |
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Yeah and there you are sitting on a vehicle with |
symbolman |
Dec-07-05 09:40 PM |
#256 |
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We talked about getting tasers in our cockpits after 9/11 |
mn9driver |
Dec-07-05 11:44 PM |
#266 |
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Freak Republic is probably advocating blowing the whole plane up, |
Ilsa |
Dec-07-05 03:32 PM |
#160 |
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No doubt Ilsa... |
Puglover |
Dec-07-05 05:55 PM |
#227 |
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Good thing I was able to pack my combat scissors |
DS1 |
Dec-07-05 03:33 PM |
#162 |
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OK, maybe it's bad form to laugh about that, but--snerk. |
BlueIris |
Dec-07-05 04:13 PM |
#195 |
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The passenger's name: Rigoberto Alpizar |
VolcanoJen |
Dec-07-05 03:37 PM |
#163 |
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Enough |
AngryAmish |
Dec-07-05 03:46 PM |
#169 |
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This is why you comply with law enforcement |
MichaelVain |
Dec-07-05 03:59 PM |
#180 |
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Someone mentally ill can't "comply with law enforcement." |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 04:37 PM |
#213 |
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doesn't matter anymore in america, you act up... YOU DIE. lovely isn't it? |
anotherdrew |
Dec-07-05 09:29 PM |
#253 |
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No, I understand what you mean |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 06:07 AM |
#271 |
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Let's have SFPD Chief Heather Fong investigate this |
Coastie for Truth |
Dec-07-05 04:03 PM |
#184 |
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Damn shame this whole story. Marshall's had reason to act as they did but |
Feeney2 |
Dec-07-05 04:19 PM |
#198 |
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Okay, this killing is starting to look a little less defensible... |
High Plains |
Dec-07-05 04:24 PM |
#203 |
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I feel bad for the Guy's wife |
MrWiggles |
Dec-07-05 04:36 PM |
#211 |
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I travel internationally about once a year, |
MyPetRock |
Dec-07-05 04:38 PM |
#214 |
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having air marshals is fine, but this killing was pointless |
anotherdrew |
Dec-07-05 09:34 PM |
#255 |
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Man, I said I hoped it wasn't another London Underground |
LostinVA |
Dec-07-05 04:38 PM |
#215 |
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You've made your choice, and I've made mine. |
D__S |
Dec-07-05 07:59 PM |
#243 |
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I can't believe there wasn't a better way to resolve this. |
6000eliot |
Dec-07-05 08:14 PM |
#244 |
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I'm a bit torn on the actions taken... |
Scooter24 |
Dec-07-05 04:46 PM |
#218 |
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My son's a FAM .... |
Catchawave |
Dec-07-05 05:44 PM |
#224 |
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With the updates I've heard... |
Jack_DeLeon |
Dec-07-05 05:52 PM |
#226 |
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IMHO the obvious is |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-07-05 06:11 PM |
#228 |
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What will you bet this will give Bush's approval ratings a big boost? |
janedoe |
Dec-07-05 06:23 PM |
#229 |
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PLEASE don't let some of these responses get associated with Democrats. |
antfarm |
Dec-07-05 06:24 PM |
#230 |
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Yes - Kill Them - Tough on Terror |
plainsight |
Dec-07-05 06:46 PM |
#233 |
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Really. What if the guy really had one and they fucked around and BANG |
hollowdweller |
Dec-07-05 07:35 PM |
#236 |
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On the six oclock news |
Mojorabbit |
Dec-07-05 07:55 PM |
#242 |
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This is absolutely crazy |
Catt03 |
Dec-07-05 09:10 PM |
#251 |
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The guy was bi-polar. His wife claimed he was off his meds. |
lizzy |
Dec-07-05 10:32 PM |
#260 |
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Yeah...he should have stayed at home |
Puglover |
Dec-08-05 07:42 AM |
#280 |
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I disagree. |
Larissa238 |
Dec-08-05 02:56 PM |
#301 |
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I didn't say it. The shrink on TV said she doesn't want her |
lizzy |
Dec-08-05 10:20 PM |
#310 |
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That is not always the case |
Larissa238 |
Dec-09-05 05:32 PM |
#315 |
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Here's the Deal |
Don1 |
Dec-07-05 10:31 PM |
#259 |
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They had other passengers interviewed. And according to them, |
lizzy |
Dec-07-05 10:35 PM |
#261 |
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Stop helping the corporate news |
Don1 |
Dec-07-05 10:42 PM |
#262 |
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Oh for crying out loud. You don't know any more about this man |
lizzy |
Dec-07-05 11:03 PM |
#264 |
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Stop justifying his death. n/t |
Don1 |
Dec-08-05 09:36 AM |
#283 |
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actually there is a whole spectrum of bipolar disorder |
nodehopper |
Dec-07-05 11:34 PM |
#265 |
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Exactly. |
Don1 |
Dec-08-05 09:37 AM |
#284 |
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There are different types of bipolar |
Larissa238 |
Dec-08-05 03:07 PM |
#302 |
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I can see the real story being not too far from this.... |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 06:02 AM |
#269 |
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Thanks for being rational. n/t |
Don1 |
Dec-08-05 09:38 AM |
#285 |
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You're welcome. |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 11:49 AM |
#296 |
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thank you Don |
musette_sf |
Dec-08-05 11:45 AM |
#294 |
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"Air Marshall did some damn fiiiiine shootin!!" |
Radioactive |
Dec-08-05 03:10 AM |
#267 |
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Someone on one of the DU threads posted this last night |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 06:04 AM |
#270 |
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Damn fine shootin! |
Radioactive |
Dec-08-05 12:47 PM |
#299 |
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No, I'm saying a DUer posted the "good shot imo" |
LostinVA |
Dec-08-05 03:32 PM |
#306 |
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This thread reminds me |
Not a robought |
Dec-08-05 03:16 AM |
#268 |
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Any witnesses saying he had a bomb? |
Bjarne Riis |
Dec-08-05 07:31 AM |
#277 |
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A passenger interviewed on ABC |
Puglover |
Dec-08-05 08:04 AM |
#281 |
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Here's the no-spin version |
RaulGroom |
Dec-08-05 10:39 AM |
#291 |
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Hmmm... |
Don1 |
Dec-08-05 11:06 AM |
#292 |
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As I said in another post |
RaulGroom |
Dec-08-05 01:10 PM |
#300 |
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You did not reserve judgement. |
Don1 |
Dec-09-05 01:50 PM |
#313 |
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he said "you gotta see these shoes in my bag,they're the bomb!" |
Algorem |
Dec-08-05 10:32 AM |
#290 |
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This confirms it. |
Don1 |
Dec-09-05 08:07 AM |
#311 |
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will FL's 'Shoot First' law be invoked? |
cosmicdot |
Dec-09-05 02:02 PM |
#314 |