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drpepper67 (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:31 AM Original message |
Woman spanks kid. Man comments. Woman calls people to Shoot up bus full of people. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. the things you will learn by spending some time at the Courthouse |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Tell us more about it. Are you a courhouse tourist? |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. tours, bystanding, and other visits |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Philadelphia City Hall is a tourist attraction |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. BTDT, and Betsy Ross's house, and the Liberty Bell |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You know how much people pay for stage coach and train "robberies" at Western-themed attractions? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I spent several weeks in Detroit years ago working on a project for the Riverview school district |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Watch it, Jberry, or we'll start giving you the full LynnSinn Delaware torture |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Lol.... I'm a Delaware native |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
56. It's not fucking funny |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:26 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. There are a lot of people in the US |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. The shooters and Chapman need to spend a long time in jail. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
33. I would be comfortable with life in prison for that behavior. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. the comments at the bottom don't help, either.. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. Guns are the answer |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. But don't you see...if ALL the people on the bus were armed |
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Baby Bear (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. If everybody had a gun |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Exactly! Welcome to DU, Baby Bear! |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #40 |
65. And even that assumes nobody misses.... |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
43. This all could have been prevented by a ban of cell phones |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. There's a reason why people usually stand by when they see child abuse. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. And just how often does something like this happen? |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. That woman needs to face a very long time in prison |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. And the two men with the guns, much much longer still. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
8. If I didn't know that was in Philly, from the video I'd think it was Mogadishu |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Honestly...I'm not even sure they pull that shit in Mogadishu. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. and yet, there is it |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Not at the rates SEPTA charges for a transit pass |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. LOL! |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. My god- people should read that WHOLE article! OMG! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Me too, and it's sad that the kid who was spanked is going to lose his mother |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I sense we quibble on the definition of "mother", but I understand your point. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
38. It's not sad, kid is better off without her |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. The correct answer is, EVERYONE should be armed so the shooters die, simple |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. An armed society is a polite society, or so I'm told. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Ouchy! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Deleted sub-thread |
hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
36. There is no possible law that would have prevented this |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
21. The NRA... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Please don't conflate people who carry weapons legally with brutal armed criminal thugs |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Except when they are. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Oh come on |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Please don't conflate the behavior of sane people with that of a criminal psychopath |
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Marengo (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #30 |
64. Ah, a fan of logical fallacies I see... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. You know what? The brutal armed criminal thugs and the people who |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. So why has gun violence declines as gun ownership has skyrocketed? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Please take a self-defense class some time. |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. And the first thing they will tell you is if someone is pointing a gun at you |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. No, that is not correct |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. Your right about the loaded gun part. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:48 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. You are correct. Drawing down on someone who is already brandishing a gun would be stupid. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Yes, I'm sure those shooters are NRA members |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
49. If guns aren't outlawed, only in-laws will have guns |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
62. I read the story, and didn't see that anyone else WAS armed |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
37. What we need is a ban on cellphones |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
44. "This happens every summer! Get some perspective!" |
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dooner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. Unbelievable |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. It was a trial program for the cameras, only two buses are equipped with them |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Only two buses are equipped with the high-tech cameras. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:30 AM Response to Reply #45 |
58. The reason for the cameras on the bus is not about 'trouble' |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #45 |
60. Sadly, the surveillance camera industry may be one of the best business growth opportunities |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
50. And people wonder why most of us don't want to confront parents in public about anything |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. "and the band played on...." |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
55. I know this is a serious incident, but did one passenger actually climb up |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:52 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. It was the guy they were targeting. n/t |
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