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Roy Rolling

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4. Time Machine
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 10:17 PM
Dec 2018

If they only had a time machine that would solve everything. But picking up the story after the unfortunate decision to commit a property crime had been committed, is a death sentence the appropriate response in a civilized, law-and-order society?

That's what makes civilized society so difficult, the decisions are mostly shades of gray.

An easy peasy way to not get shot: Jake Stern Dec 2018 #1
It's not a robbery, mate ... it's shoplifting ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #3
He allegedly threatened the woman who showed him the jewelry. LisaL Dec 2018 #5
Allegedly ... and it sounds that was a 'later embellishment' and not part of mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #6
Not sure what you are claiming here. LisaL Dec 2018 #7
See the last paragraph of the OP ... sounds like the 'story has changed' mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #8
And...he shot into traffic. Chin music May 2019 #20
Time Machine Roy Rolling Dec 2018 #4
really? is that all it takes? Wow. I'll pass that around. JCanete Dec 2018 #10
+1 Chin music May 2019 #21
Agreed, but that doesn't help us here... TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #12
Thing about this that struck me ---- there's a string of cars going by in the background. 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #2
In which case both thieves would have been charged with murder. RVN VET71 Dec 2018 #9
My thought exactly. Chin music May 2019 #22
I don't know the law there, but it's hard for me to feel sympathy for thieves. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #11
Honey, I understand where you are coming from, but do you really want to give the police Nitram Dec 2018 #16
Two Words: Michael Slager. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #13
I'm having trouble watching the video and thinking "retired cop" FBaggins Dec 2018 #18
Remember him planting a weapon by the victim? Chin music May 2019 #23
Thieves piss me off!!!! rownesheck Dec 2018 #14
If you can attach a device that will injure the thief, it would be cheaper, easier, and safer to Nitram Dec 2018 #17
Stealing is as bad as murder? Chin music May 2019 #24
None of this justified that shooting. They were escaping and none of them had or showed a ... marble falls Dec 2018 #15
Florida coddles its vigilantes. hay rick Dec 2018 #19
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