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Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
81. A "clever" way to say "gun humper" without sounding quite as much like a fuckwit.
Sun Aug 30, 2015, 04:16 PM
Aug 2015

I suppose it's better than the transparently bigoted "ammosexual." By a little...

That's horrible. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #1
... shenmue Aug 2015 #2
So far this year......... Historic NY Aug 2015 #3
thank you for the link Supersedeas Aug 2015 #28
Yep, this was an out and out assassination. GGJohn Aug 2015 #4
They arrested someone around 2:30 am, blastic testing of the gun found in the home matched. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #78
I wonder if the shooter knew him? That's a lot, up close, like it was personal or the person jtuck004 Aug 2015 #5
The deputy was shot in the back of the head first. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #79
It doesn't sound like a random shooting. brer cat Aug 2015 #6
That's fucked up Beaverhausen Aug 2015 #7
That does not sound like a random shooting. romanic Aug 2015 #8
Take the number of cops killed awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #9
There have been 80+ cops killed so far this year. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #25
this is the mentality that Minister Farrakan highlights Supersedeas Aug 2015 #29
As of July 1, there had been 155 black men killed by the cops XemaSab Aug 2015 #30
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #43
What is your point? Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #48
And in how many of those cases were the cops unjustified in using force? Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #85
Oh well Dwayne Hicks Aug 2015 #10
For most people sarisataka Aug 2015 #11
I get that Dwayne Hicks Aug 2015 #12
So the outcries of Sandra Bland, Travyon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner romanic Aug 2015 #14
Bet without googling it you have no idea how many people are killed by cops a year. You... Logical Aug 2015 #15
Fatal Encounters V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #17
Their murderers walked. alphafemale Aug 2015 #19
Good Lulu Belle Aug 2015 #21
They will be prosecuted for this murder. alphafemale Aug 2015 #26
No argument here Lulu Belle Aug 2015 #41
Same reason we would make a "huge deal" Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #22
Silly logic, "lets tolerate bad cops because no one else will do it", when is.... Logical Aug 2015 #27
Huh? I said we should tolerate bad cops?? Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #31
You appear to arguing against a premise no one has actually made. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #120
An execution-style murder of a police officer is an attack against the state branford Aug 2015 #34
Well you are a breath of fresh air. Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2015 #38
It's not always one way or the other treestar Aug 2015 #65
Branford's post was a breath of fresh air after reading Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2015 #66
Weird. I thought it was sarcastic for some reason. treestar Aug 2015 #73
Ummm... Rex Aug 2015 #71
Thank you for this insightful post! Lulu Belle Aug 2015 #42
That is a fairly disgusting attitude to take. Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #46
We are "suppose to" react in whatever manner suits us best... LanternWaste Aug 2015 #119
It's terrible. I have no doubt everyone involved in the case will... Taitertots Aug 2015 #13
I can't help but wonder. V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #16
Oh give me a break with this type of nonsense. Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #45
glad i was wrong. V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #64
It was nothing but pure silly speculation about a goofy conspiracy theory mythology Aug 2015 #107
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #60
They have someone in custody. DawgHouse Aug 2015 #18
That is not what channel 13 is reporting. ScreamingMeemie Aug 2015 #33
Well, this was hours ago but they were DawgHouse Aug 2015 #35
I wanted to post the clarification for anyone who ran across this... ScreamingMeemie Aug 2015 #36
Oh yeah, I understand. The news changes very quickly but they DawgHouse Aug 2015 #37
The silver alerts that they don't update make me so mad. ScreamingMeemie Aug 2015 #40
I would be willing to get more concerned about the death avebury Aug 2015 #20
On a personal level I abhor murder on any level. Glassunion Aug 2015 #23
You do know, of course, it is a logical fallacy dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #24
not assassinated DustyJoe Aug 2015 #32
Is there a legit source for this? Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #39
I'm no fan of Breitbart, branford Aug 2015 #44
Breitbart is race-baiting with this story, like they have before with other stories. Archae Aug 2015 #52
A question. amee Sep 2015 #123
Enjoy your stay. Archae Sep 2015 #125
Google Harris County, Texas, sheriff's office, click on the news topic, dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #47
It wasn't the cop execution I was questioning. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #50
Definition of "assassinate" from Miriam Webster: dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #49
I thought that carrying a gun, open carrying at that, provides protection from assault? guillaumeb Aug 2015 #51
Certainly would not work in assassination Celebration Aug 2015 #53
Only if the one being robbed already had the weapon out and ready to use. eom guillaumeb Aug 2015 #54
Which as been debunked numerous times GGJohn Aug 2015 #69
Nice strawman. branford Aug 2015 #55
And 100 million weapons in the US in the hands of a civilian population guillaumeb Aug 2015 #56
Yep. AlinPA Aug 2015 #58
You've got to keep your eyes open at all times... ileus Aug 2015 #59
And how does this work if there are people BEHIND you? guillaumeb Aug 2015 #122
What a stupid statement. GGJohn Aug 2015 #67
a lot of the Gumper theories are baseless uponit7771 Aug 2015 #68
What's a Gumper? GGJohn Aug 2015 #70
A "clever" way to say "gun humper" without sounding quite as much like a fuckwit. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #81
Yeah, kinda figured that's what it meant GGJohn Aug 2015 #88
fuckwit = 20 kids dead and nothing changes in gumper attitudes or community uponit7771 Aug 2015 #90
C'mon, no half measures! Throw in some small penis jokes! Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #96
Yeap, cause names sure hurts gumpers feelings... uponit7771 Aug 2015 #110
For you to hurt my feelings, I'd have to respect your opinion. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #111
Yeap, gumpers are a little sensitive (Gumper - A person who views guns as a means worth more ... uponit7771 Aug 2015 #114
A lot happened in response to the attitudes and behavior of people like yourself after Newton. branford Aug 2015 #99
You're right, I started looking at a culture of "fuck them" among MOST gumpers (not people with.. uponit7771 Aug 2015 #109
Nah, towards people who think unfettered 2nd amendment is more important than people living safely uponit7771 Aug 2015 #89
Yes, OSHA keeps track of all job related injuries and fatalities. n/t cheapdate Aug 2015 #57
I am ashamed of some of the DUers on this thread Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #61
I'm with you. We are supposed to be Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #62
They live in a bubble of righteous indignation Puzzledtraveller Aug 2015 #74
Likewise. Sure, there are deep, serious, systemic problems with the police in this country. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #83
MTE romanic Sep 2015 #124
Rabid anti-cop rhetoric and those who spew and repeat it Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #63
No doubt the assassin listened to one cop apologist after another day in and out. Rex Aug 2015 #72
You don't see the irony in your own post here? Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #75
. pecwae Aug 2015 #108
You also failed to mention #blm activists who have called for just this type of killing Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #77
Wow... link and quote that one please... I'm not talking about somebody in a crowd either that could uponit7771 Aug 2015 #91
"this is as much cop apologists fault as anyone elses" Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #86
How sad of you. zappaman Aug 2015 #102
If everybody had a gun, no one would get shot B Calm Aug 2015 #76
Would you care to cite the sources where anyone actually offered such an absurd proposition? branford Aug 2015 #80
That particular straw man is old enough to buy booze. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #82
Pro-gunners have been spouting off for years that the solution to gun violence B Calm Aug 2015 #87
+1!! Hell, the head of the NRA has said something very close to this !! uponit7771 Aug 2015 #94
You quite explicitly alleged in your post that the gun rights community believes or proclaims that branford Aug 2015 #95
Yeah some of them are in this thread. Rex Aug 2015 #97
Really? GGJohn Aug 2015 #100
That's moving the goalposts. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #98
Open carry proponents ?!!? Regards uponit7771 Aug 2015 #93
Let's try this again... branford Aug 2015 #101
What's your solution to GUN violence? B Calm Aug 2015 #103
Its the same as the solution to ALL violence Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #104
So in other words you don't have a solution. B Calm Aug 2015 #112
It's a complex one- it's simple minded and foolish Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #113
Let's start with retracting that ridiculous quote, try some diplomacy, and move on. branford Aug 2015 #105
Thank you for a voice of reason nt Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #106
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2015 #92
I am disappointed some wants to pass this event and throw compassion aside when anyone is killed. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #84
I wonder if this deputy's death will be classified as a hate crime. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #115
Why would you say that? B Calm Aug 2015 #116
Because the shooter who executed the deputy was African American and the deputy was caucasian. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #117
Did the shooter say he murdered the police officer because he was white? B Calm Aug 2015 #118
I don't know, that's why I posed the question. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #121
Let's get to the real problem, if killing of anyone can be justified to by saying others have been Thinkingabout Sep 2015 #126
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