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Saviolo

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25. If you look on Google Maps

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 01:26 PM

Jul 2016

There is literally a booth that says "Free Cell Phones" in front of the convenience store he was shot:

https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1467912240730!6m8!1m7!1ssAbfy0vfW395O1KA4BqNsQ!2m2!1d30.46798946838117!2d-91.13979733695099!3f113.16303309066637!4f-2.5535413647683356!5f0.7820865974627469

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Alton Sterling shooting: Piecing together what happened before the videos [View all] brooklynite Jul 2016 OP

How did a homeless man have a cell phone JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #1

Prepaid burner phones aren't expensive...and homeless doesn't mean cut off from the world brooklynite Jul 2016 #2

they are normally JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #3

Nobody said this was an iPhone with all the latest features... brooklynite Jul 2016 #6

The cheapest phone i see here is $9.99 ret5hd Jul 2016 #8

Don't need a sim card to call 911. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #13

Cell phones don't need active contracts to dial 911. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #12

I know that JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #18

Then why are you trying to call into question the integrity of the homeless person that allegedly AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #20

Same way three posters at DU JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #21

Philando Castile's death looks to be a hill that can be defended. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #22

Going to jail and incurring new charges is one thing. psychmommy Jul 2016 #26

If the phone tip is verified that's a problem. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #27

They had him subdued on the ground. They could have taken the weapon from him. they could have said psychmommy Jul 2016 #28

How many guns have you taken out of someone else's hand or pocket? AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #29

Dude was on top of him, he was subdued. You have to have a finger on the trigger for it to fire. psychmommy Jul 2016 #31

We have different defintions of 'subdued'. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #32

You apparently don't remember the whole 'Obamaphone' controversy Freddie Stubbs Jul 2016 #4

Nahh - that was bogus JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #5

Then you should get your facts in order. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #14

Make me JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #19

Alot of homeless advocates encourage phone use citood Jul 2016 #7

So called "Obamaphones" were a blessing to me hollowdweller Jul 2016 #9

Alton Brown is a celebrity chef type food commentator. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #16

I worked at a medical clinic for homeless patients for four years. Aristus Jul 2016 #23

If you look on Google Maps Saviolo Jul 2016 #25

So homeless person aggressively panhandles christx30 Jul 2016 #10

They didn't know it was Sterling, the store owner already has said it wasn't Sterling and the cops uponit7771 Jul 2016 #11

The police are using the magic keywords 'matched the description of', which we all know AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #15

+1!!! "..could be anything north of 'mammal' ..." spot on uponit7771 Jul 2016 #17

Thank you for posting this. KMOD Jul 2016 #24

Thank you, it's always useful to know what went down before the footage started Warpy Jul 2016 #30

+1 KMOD Jul 2016 #33