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BainsBane

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15. I'd like to hear more about the shooter's admission
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:05 PM
Sep 2013

That he said, "sure, I shot the kid" tells me he thought he was justified. I wonder if this isn't part of the influence of Stand Your Ground, like the guy in Florida invoked it after sneaking up on a barbecue and firing 11 plus shots, killing two and injuring a third.

Yes I Shot That Kid - Brian Cloninger [View all] JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 OP
Hopefully this fucking asshole, don't yet know if it's racially motivated, wild bird Sep 2013 #1
See JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #4
But we mustn't Squinch Sep 2013 #11
May fate take care of that evil man. sinkingfeeling Sep 2013 #2
Charged with "injury to a child"????!!!! BainsBane Sep 2013 #3
BB JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #5
He was "standing his ground" BainsBane Sep 2013 #6
That's what the police arrested him for, wild bird Sep 2013 #7
Probably not JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #8
Maybe I'm the eternal optimist, I see a glass of water as half full, wild bird Sep 2013 #9
It's good to be that way JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #13
Injury to a Child is a Felony Lithos Sep 2013 #26
Some states don't have attempted murder statutes BainsBane Sep 2013 #10
Ahh JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #12
I'd like to hear more about the shooter's admission BainsBane Sep 2013 #15
A white gunner billh58 Sep 2013 #17
No, the guy sounds like a drunk Warpy Sep 2013 #53
I can't find the exact penal code for attempted murder in texas, wild bird Sep 2013 #14
If that's true, the man needs to be charged with it BainsBane Sep 2013 #16
I fully agree. wild bird Sep 2013 #18
Especially an 8 year old person JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #19
Unless You're Dick Cheney Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #20
Mob frenzy? BainsBane Sep 2013 #21
It's a freeper or astroturfer JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #23
I know BainsBane Sep 2013 #25
You Are Mistaken Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #28
No one said the guy was racist BainsBane Sep 2013 #29
Please tell me Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #30
"Mob Frenzy," "hang em high" BainsBane Sep 2013 #31
This NRA apologist billh58 Sep 2013 #33
Yeah, The guy just had to stand his ground against a dangerous 8 yr old BainsBane Sep 2013 #34
I also support a reasonable charge Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #38
Nice Spin, billh58 Sep 2013 #40
What was your former billh58 Sep 2013 #32
I don't have one. Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #35
Yeah, right. billh58 Sep 2013 #36
It's true Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #41
Right to Keep and Bear Arms BainsBane Sep 2013 #42
"Bansalot." That's cute. Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #44
pretty much? BainsBane Sep 2013 #37
Yep. Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #39
I'm not buying into media manipulation JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #54
Again (and again and again) Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #56
There's that NRA billh58 Sep 2013 #57
This individual is unworthy of your time and efforts, bill58. Paladin Sep 2013 #58
Thanks for the billh58 Sep 2013 #61
No worries. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #62
The best way to piss off gun nuts is to either ignore them or flood them with facts. wild bird Sep 2013 #63
Great Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #64
If he didn't intend to shoot someone, then why the fuck was he waving a gun around wild bird Sep 2013 #59
Are you his wife? JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #22
+1000. wild bird Sep 2013 #24
We? n/t billh58 Sep 2013 #27
You're not fooling anybody. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #43
About what? Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #45
They just never billh58 Sep 2013 #46
Honestly Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #47
Its your sympathy for a shooter BainsBane Sep 2013 #48
You Misunderstand Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #49
You wanted to know why people have been suspicious of you BainsBane Sep 2013 #50
My language? Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #52
Amen JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #55
Fucking asshole never should have been alllowed to have a gun gopiscrap Sep 2013 #51
Amen brother, wild bird Sep 2013 #60
Because of the direction that billh58 Sep 2013 #65
Because I wanted to. Sanddog42 Oct 2013 #66
Pull this finger JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #67
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