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In reply to the discussion: Aurora 'Dark Knight' Shooting Suspect Identified: James Holmes [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)76. The funny thing about real dog whistles is that the intent of using them is almost always...
...to scare a dog away or to get the dog to stop doing some undesirable behavior.
But you never know how any particular animal will react to one at any particular time. I suppose a large predator that had an appetite for dog meat would be attracted to them.
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Trouble is, you can't tell nuts like him from GOP politicians (or their wives). nt
valerief
Jul 2012
#21
I expect that this is a nutcase who went on a rampage. He may have attached himself
razorman
Jul 2012
#4
Loughner was diagnosed with schzophrenia and was declared by the judge in the case as unfit to stand
amandabeech
Jul 2012
#80
There are many schizophrenics who can hold it together for a couple of hours or so.
amandabeech
Jul 2012
#107
The above is a lie, by the way - Jared Lee Loughner was an independent
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2012
#82
Weren't they the first network to speculate about a Teabagger/Times square bomber connection too?
hughee99
Jul 2012
#110
It would be nice to see them spend less effort speculating and more time investigating.
hughee99
Jul 2012
#114
And my local TV was quick to point out that this was not a 'terrorist' attack.
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2012
#6
The statement is probably intended to 'calm' the community not reflect the emotional reality
HereSince1628
Jul 2012
#11
I'm sick of classifying domestic terrorism as just 'lone wolf' actions. This
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2012
#17
Certainly it's frightening to be aware violence like this is a probability in our society
HereSince1628
Jul 2012
#28
the producers weren't the ones spending all week saying it was a left wing plot. n/t
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#62
Did somebody actually say for a whole week that the movie was a left-wing plot?
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#73
Which shows just how evil the shooter is - after listening to the radio for a week, he
24601
Jul 2012
#129
The funny thing about real dog whistles is that the intent of using them is almost always...
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#76
The prejudice that "most good americans" harbor against black people is a tragic thing
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#96
Witnesses at the apt. claim they heard a small explosion when police sent in robot.
FedUpWithIt All
Jul 2012
#33
A local San Diego radio station quoted a San Diego PD spokesperson as saying Holmes was in a PhD...
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#94
Both left and right are trying to make political points from this but I think that's wrong.
Kablooie
Jul 2012
#84
Yep. Everyone's immediately claiming it's their personal opponents who did this.
Posteritatis
Jul 2012
#95
There are two basic narratives in partisan political discussions. Here they are:
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#104
The people here blaming a teabagger or no different than the freepers who blame muslims. nt
naaman fletcher
Jul 2012
#116