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Not as much as it sucked being in the kindergarten class. we can do it Dec 2012 #1
Or being thrown into a volcano... cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #3
Hows the cop donco Dec 2012 #11
Ever hear of 'false arrest'? What was the probable cause here? - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #65
The fact that he was a) in New Jersey and b) alive... regnaD kciN Dec 2012 #130
I don't blame him or the police for doing their job, especially after what happened. we can do it Dec 2012 #24
Sociopaths are not mentally ill obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #27
If I'm the brother here's what I'm upset about (and in what order) Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #52
the father isn't dead and wasn't in the same city TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #62
Wait... The Dad is dead? Texasgal Dec 2012 #79
It is not that easy to commit somebody, and she probably feared for her life. juajen Dec 2012 #39
"she probably feared for her life" StarryNite Dec 2012 #81
It sounds like everyone knew the shooter needed help Patiod Dec 2012 #58
What do you do? Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #124
Yes, but he's not the one who shot them. liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #12
They caught their mistake very quickly lunatica Dec 2012 #29
Strawman. n/t vaberella Dec 2012 #100
the kid lost his mom & brother, was id'd as the shooter, and now has to cope with the guilt of HiPointDem Dec 2012 #125
Why did he have his brother's ID on him? WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #2
Set him up? I don't know. The brother said he hadn't spoken with the shooter since 2010... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #4
Interesting. I missed that part... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #14
That thought occurred to me, too TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #63
Probably swiped it without telling his brother so he could buy booze. Thegonagle Dec 2012 #115
Here is the thing though... Sissyk Dec 2012 #118
Perhaps he took his brother's ID in 2010 to purchase alcohol, JimDandy Dec 2012 #116
it could have been an old ID he swiped bettyellen Dec 2012 #5
Who had whose ID? gateley Dec 2012 #6
Shooter had brother's ID n/t godai Dec 2012 #10
Ok - thanks. gateley Dec 2012 #18
Some people keep their old IDs FunkyLeprechaun Dec 2012 #90
I keep all my ID's I recently found my old Virgin Megastore ID where I worked when I was 19. vaberella Dec 2012 #101
They looked like they were being pretty gentle with him. Probably gateley Dec 2012 #7
That's actually breaking the law though. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #56
you were arrested for something your sibling did? CreekDog Dec 2012 #142
Yes. That's exactly what I said. gateley Dec 2012 #149
So what? randome Dec 2012 #8
yeah, for many minorites it's a part of life JI7 Dec 2012 #21
Harsh words, arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #23
"this guy" is also a victim and his family was also detroyed obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #28
I have tons of compassion for this guy and his family. randome Dec 2012 #42
+1 we can do it Dec 2012 #43
Please say where I said the cops shouldn't ahve checked him out? obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #49
well i'm not surprised you think he deserved to be arrested CreekDog Dec 2012 #143
Since they knew they had the shooter pnwmom Dec 2012 #122
Early reports were that the car had NJ plates. FarCenter Dec 2012 #9
They only took him in to question him.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #13
This young man does deserve our sympathy -- HE IS ALSO A VICTIM obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #30
You are not the only one noticing it. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #57
Yes. it's different than anything I've seen here before.n/t EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #88
I agree. He is just as innocent as any of the other adults touched by this. nt pnwmom Dec 2012 #119
i agree and it bothers me that he was treated as the criminal here CreekDog Dec 2012 #146
Bullshit. They handcuffed him and did it on national television. - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #66
they cuffed him CreekDog Dec 2012 #145
I feel bad for him. What a loss for him too, today. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #15
I do too. Another victim of this tragedy arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #22
It certainly does. BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #16
He probably is the best one to explain what went on in that household when Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #17
Yes. He and the father may be the only people alive who can shed much light on it. slackmaster Dec 2012 #26
The children took his Mom's time....OR...people that he thought his Mom cared for Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #34
We'll know more in the coming days. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #45
I saw a man on TV (ha! but supposedly he's FBI, studied mass killers)...he said Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #47
I've watched, with interest, how the anti-bullying campaign has spread across the school system. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #53
Apparently the Lanza family is a family of privilege TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #70
The mother had no connection to the school oberliner Dec 2012 #104
The mom had nothing to do with those children oberliner Dec 2012 #105
i don't see why it sucks considering all that has happened JI7 Dec 2012 #19
The next time you're cuffed and put into a police car for a crime you didn't commit.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #64
+1. And on national TV, no less. Absolutely disgusting - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #67
it happens all the time, you know when kids are killed the parents are the first ones JI7 Dec 2012 #98
The brother lived a couple of hours away from the scene of the shooting... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #107
I'm sure it was awful, but considering the other events of the day, Chemisse Dec 2012 #106
"Not such a big deal" to you, but to him I bet it's a nightmare.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #132
Well we can opin all we want, but only he knows how he felt. Chemisse Dec 2012 #135
I guess you're "opining", too. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #136
I mostly just said how I would feel, but perhaps I opined a bit. Chemisse Dec 2012 #138
Yes, that young man's world just shattered today. So many peoples' did. nolabear Dec 2012 #20
I feel very, very sorry for that young man slackmaster Dec 2012 #25
Yes, complete with his brother setting him up obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #32
It's standard procedure, and understandable. His ID was on the dead shooter.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #31
It wasn't merely a 'shame' that it was televised. It was absolutely fucking disgusting and, if coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #68
The law enforcement seems to have done an outstanding job so far, including picking up the brother Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #78
Your post offers a perfect example of the fellating of law enforcement to which my coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #95
As I said, every law enforcement dept has a standard procedure. Period. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #117
EPIC FAIL. It is a HUGE deal, seriously. It's because of people like you that there's coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #131
That's what I figured too. The cop patted him on the shoulder probably for the cameras underpants Dec 2012 #71
I doubt it. If the brother had turned out to be connected... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #80
Yes it does etherealtruth Dec 2012 #33
It's always easy to see things like that in hindsight. they found the brother's ID. raccoon Dec 2012 #35
He shouldn't have been perp walked -- that's the problem obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #37
He couldn't have been the shooter, because the shooter was dead Jamastiene Dec 2012 #87
Too bad! That's pretty much the least of his and others' worries today. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #36
He is also a victim -- I don't get this attitude obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #40
The police at the time did not have your hindsight. Get it, now? WinkyDink Dec 2012 #46
NOT ONCE have I said the cops shouldn't have checked him out obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #48
And the particular part of the "SCENE" where they got that ID Jamastiene Dec 2012 #92
sorry but i feel no sorrow for ceeRoy Dec 2012 #38
He is a VICTIM -- just wow obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #41
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #72
I think posters are in some fog of anger right now Union Scribe Dec 2012 #85
This post has helped me understand it better. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #133
I have to agree with you 2naSalit Dec 2012 #114
He lost his mother and his brother slackmaster Dec 2012 #51
He's a victim in this too. vaberella Dec 2012 #102
He lost his brother and his mother Renew Deal Dec 2012 #127
I would imagine his mother will be needing funeral arrangements Jamastiene Dec 2012 #134
Funeral Arrangements Are Being Made For Twenty Dead Childen. Paladin Dec 2012 #44
Compassionate people can feel compassion for ALL teh victims obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #50
compassionate people can prioritize Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #54
There people aren't worth arguing with. Most normal people understand that having your face Puregonzo1188 Dec 2012 #61
Agreed. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #94
+1 - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #75
If it's even remotely possible for you to do so, put yourself in that man's.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #77
I feel sorry for him, but not because the police took him in democrattotheend Dec 2012 #93
I thought so too. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #55
Is this the same guy who was on Facebook saying "It wasn't me"? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #59
Yes, it is. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #86
was he his brother's keeper? Maybe Huckabee can shed some light on the issue ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2012 #60
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #69
Just read this thread. EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #91
+1 MadrasT Dec 2012 #73
He'll get over it (THE PERP WALK) RetroLounge Dec 2012 #74
Wow, of all the insensitive posts I've seen on this thread, this one coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #76
Really, the PERP WALK is what he'll have problems with? RetroLounge Dec 2012 #84
Perp walking him added to his misery Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #96
"it sucks that innocent brother was handcuffed and perp walked by cops" RetroLounge Dec 2012 #109
You don't even have the decency to apologize for your coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #97
Decency? You might want to go reread a little. RetroLounge Dec 2012 #111
Yes, I am Bill Frist! RetroLounge Dec 2012 #112
His mother was murdered yesterday, His brother killed himself and the family name is forever linked underpants Dec 2012 #82
He'll get over THE PERP WALK RetroLounge Dec 2012 #83
Blame the media for that part of it. SoCalDem Dec 2012 #89
This!! Sissyk Dec 2012 #123
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Awful lot of people had reading problems RetroLounge Dec 2012 #110
Will he "get over" the murder of his mother? NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #120
Christ, can no one read? RetroLounge Dec 2012 #126
I understood exactly what you meant and Son of Gob Dec 2012 #144
THank you RetroLounge Dec 2012 #147
He also lost his mom and brother in addition to having his name ruined. nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #121
No Shit???? RetroLounge Dec 2012 #128
Exactly. He was incorrectly identified in the whole of the incident and victimized. n/t vaberella Dec 2012 #99
Absolutely. That is just wrong. David__77 Dec 2012 #113
I don't think we've been told the whole story about that. Warpy Dec 2012 #129
I remember early reports saying there could have been a 2nd shooter Rex Dec 2012 #137
but they located him at work in another city. Clearly he wasn't this "other shooter" Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #139
Were the cities close to each other? Rex Dec 2012 #140
Not really. Hoboken is a 90 minute drive from Fairfield County on a good day. name not needed Dec 2012 #141
Thanks, then their behavior does seem strange. Rex Dec 2012 #148
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