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cash__whatiwant

(396 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:16 AM Dec 2012

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Newtown Shooting Discussion Ends in Gunshots

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Newtown Shooting Discussion Ends in Gunshots (Original Post) cash__whatiwant Dec 2012 OP

Only in America... secondvariety Dec 2012 #1

...and in other countries they are still chopping off hands and mutilating women. L0oniX Dec 2012 #4

Or not. Try not to judge other cultures by your own. Coyotl Dec 2012 #5

Where do you read that I am trying to juistify anything? L0oniX Dec 2012 #9

So it's okay to shoot people with guns. Skidmore Dec 2012 #6

Yea right ...that's what I said ...PFFFFT! L0oniX Dec 2012 #8

The logical extrapolation of your comment is that if other cultures Skidmore Dec 2012 #10

I think it has more to do with your mindset at the moment. L0oniX Dec 2012 #11

So.... a known criminal does criminal things. PavePusher Dec 2012 #2

This guy was a convicted felon. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #3

The NRA will furnish an attorney for him Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #7

secondvariety

(1,245 posts)

1. Only in America...

Reply to cash__whatiwant (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 07:46 AM

Dec 2012

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

4. ...and in other countries they are still chopping off hands and mutilating women.

Reply to secondvariety (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 01:02 PM

Dec 2012

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

5. Or not. Try not to judge other cultures by your own.

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:17 PM

Dec 2012

Try not to justify violence with violence.

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

9. Where do you read that I am trying to juistify anything?

Reply to Coyotl (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 04:41 PM

Dec 2012

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

6. So it's okay to shoot people with guns.

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:37 PM

Dec 2012

Got it.

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

8. Yea right ...that's what I said ...PFFFFT!

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 04:39 PM

Dec 2012

go away

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

10. The logical extrapolation of your comment is that if other cultures

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 05:34 PM

Dec 2012

are doing horrific things, it is okay to give horrific acts a pass in our nation.

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

11. I think it has more to do with your mindset at the moment.

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:43 PM

Dec 2012

Some people would rather have a world view and keep things in a more rational and balanced perspective.

PavePusher

(15,374 posts)

2. So.... a known criminal does criminal things.

Reply to cash__whatiwant (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 09:18 AM

Dec 2012

Man bites dog this is not.

Atypical Liberal

(5,412 posts)

3. This guy was a convicted felon.

Reply to cash__whatiwant (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 10:26 AM

Dec 2012

And by law, could not possess a firearm.

And it did nothing to prevent him from accessing one, since his wife bought it.

Wife needs to be held responsible.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

7. The NRA will furnish an attorney for him

Reply to cash__whatiwant (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:42 PM

Dec 2012

The attorney will argue that it's free speech.

If what's in a right wing billionaire's corporate coffers is free speech, why not gun fire?

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