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alp227

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46. I think Longdon is actually keeping the gun extremists in check by not pressing charges.
Wed May 21, 2014, 01:45 AM
May 2014

If she pressed charges, the aggressors would become MARTYRS. Tough enough that the gun extremists turn everything into an "OBAMA WANTS TO TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS" shitshow before harassing people like Longdon.

were any of these reported to the police? gejohnston May 2014 #1
You have links to back those claims up, of course, right? nt Electric Monk May 2014 #2
It's on her Linkedin page gejohnston May 2014 #4
'The majority of gun owners in America are good people, she adds. Downwinder May 2014 #3
If these guys are real gejohnston May 2014 #5
I just noticed that WilliamPitt has a thread on this in GD, with 28 recs and counting Electric Monk May 2014 #6
yet yours was zapped as off topic? gejohnston May 2014 #7
UTUSN's was locked as off-topic. Don't be shy, GD wants to hear from the Gungeoneers. Electric Monk May 2014 #8
GD is often Meta light gejohnston May 2014 #9
yeah, try that in bansalot nt Duckhunter935 May 2014 #10
This is an opportunity for you in GD. Go for it. Electric Monk May 2014 #11
who said that, I would like to know Duckhunter935 May 2014 #12
Link Electric Monk May 2014 #13
so you lied, thats OK Duckhunter935 May 2014 #14
I Paraphrased. Those are essentially analogous. Electric Monk May 2014 #15
no they are not, big difference Duckhunter935 May 2014 #16
they have armed security gejohnston May 2014 #34
Pitt got mighty quiet there once a certain hypocrisy of his was pointed out. appal_jack May 2014 #30
+1. Anybody behaving like doesn't speak for me either, nor have my support petronius May 2014 #18
I agree. blueridge3210 May 2014 #19
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT May 2014 #17
And of course the requisite "penis" reference. blueridge3210 May 2014 #20
Well... If You Have A Proper Penis... You Don't Need To Show It Off... Or Talk About It At All... WillyT May 2014 #21
Which folks would those be? (nt) blueridge3210 May 2014 #23
The One's I've Met... Had A Friend Who I Used To Shoot With... WillyT May 2014 #25
Sounds like you were running with the wrong crowd. blueridge3210 May 2014 #26
The Thing Is... He Was A REALLY Smart Guy, And Funny... Could Talk Politics Up The Wazoo... WillyT May 2014 #27
And you reported this unlawful behavior to the authorities? SQUEE May 2014 #29
"Well... If You Have A Proper Penis... You Don't Need To Show It Off... Or Talk About It At All..." Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #28
I have to use a wheel barrow everwhere I go. That's a problem. Eleanors38 May 2014 #22
Yep, and people always think you're a baker, wheeling your wares... petronius May 2014 #24
Funny how that works ... In_The_Wind May 2014 #31
update gejohnston May 2014 #32
It gets more interesting the deeper one looks. (nt) blueridge3210 May 2014 #33
There are no photos of Longdon in Indianapolis on Google image search... friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #35
Furthermore, where's the surveillance video? friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #36
Surely the reported incident is not a figment of someone's imagination? blueridge3210 May 2014 #37
Notice what's *not* said in this tweet by the writer of the article,... friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #38
The right wing cranks are using this Indianapolis anecdote to dismiss Follman's story, alp227 May 2014 #39
I think Follman got played by Longdon. I don't blame her as much as him. friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #40
Turns out Longdon's story COULD be slightly more credible... alp227 May 2014 #43
When your only reply to those calling foul gejohnston May 2014 #41
What conspiracy theory? nt alp227 May 2014 #42
Based on a tweet from a link provided by FI gejohnston May 2014 #44
It seems a FOIA request to the Indianapolis Airport Authority... friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #45
I think Longdon is actually keeping the gun extremists in check by not pressing charges. alp227 May 2014 #46
That may be true- but in that case, why didn't Follman get a police report? friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #48
Longdon worked with Phoenix police in that gun buyback program. alp227 May 2014 #49
maybe, gejohnston May 2014 #50
Correction: I was wrong about one thing -Longdon *was* in Naptown: friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #47
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