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Indydem

(2,642 posts)
16. Well as long as he broke the law for a good reason!
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:05 AM
Dec 2012

As we all know, that is the metric by which we weight the law, the REASON behind breaking it.

He was doing something good realgreen Dec 2012 #1
Didn't see the interview so I cannot comment on the value, however, I would suspect if he was still_one Dec 2012 #2
Simple possession is against the law. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #17
I guess you'd have to call me irrational tularetom Dec 2012 #4
If it is illegal he should not have it - period n/t malaise Dec 2012 #32
So how do you feel about this? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #3
I think whoever arranged that at MTP is in trouble. dkf Dec 2012 #7
Don't you recall George HW Bush Holding up a big bag of Crack in his White House speech? slampoet Dec 2012 #14
i bet he got it from W JI7 Dec 2012 #15
This is right up there with Janet's bare boob moment on the scale of things... dballance Dec 2012 #5
Strange... I would have thought movie-makers & broadcasters would have an exemption. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #6
NBC applied for an exemption and was denied Recursion Dec 2012 #41
But if he showed an actual gun it would have been OK. baldguy Dec 2012 #8
Good grief. What a pile of crap. Don't the police have enough to investigate.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #9
It needed to be done... Earth_First Dec 2012 #10
Good jal777 Dec 2012 #11
He broke the law in order to engage in a national dialog on gun control... Earth_First Dec 2012 #12
But it still does not excuse the violation of the law. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #13
What 'violation'? It was a fucking prop. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #24
You do realize the entertainment division nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #26
Could be. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #31
That's what I was thinking. randome Dec 2012 #39
Well as long as he broke the law for a good reason! Indydem Dec 2012 #16
And if arrested, charged and tried... -..__... Dec 2012 #20
I'm in favor of decriminalization. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #18
Get a fucking grip DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #23
Derp. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #29
Try proving it wasn't a prop. SCVDem Dec 2012 #19
Got an idea what these people can do with their petition- copperearth Dec 2012 #21
That's where they draw the line.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #22
It will stop once they nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #25
This is the most *INFUCKINGSANE* thing I've read in years! Bozita Dec 2012 #27
If I was a cop, I'd be worried about people having weaponry around LaPierre, too Bucky Dec 2012 #28
George H.W. Bush held up a bag of crack on TV once WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #30
Jesus Christ, give me a breaking ... how fucking RIDICULOUS! nt Raine Dec 2012 #33
Righties are in an uproar over this Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #34
He's a rich, white, non-gay Bohunk68 Dec 2012 #35
I suspect it'll be a very short investigation. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #36
It'll probably be the buck-passing variant of the Chewbacca defense. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #42
The funniest thing about this to me is.... Fla_Democrat Dec 2012 #37
Simple enough Lurker Deluxe Dec 2012 #38
The authorities in the District need to relax mike dub Dec 2012 #40
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