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Virginia Senator critically wounded, son dead

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Mr.Sloth
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Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds has been hospitalized for a stab wound, and his son has reportedly been shot to death.
Will post when I know more.
http://m.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/deeds-critically-wounded-son-dead-from-gunshot/article_431e61ca-5128-11e3-944a-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm#.UouB0qerHR4.facebook
Nov 19 2013 10:51AM
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987321654hgfd
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Rape-axe is very effective.
Nov 21 2013 2:46PM
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.AR6rider.
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Haha holy shit what happened to that guy?
Nov 21 2013 2:49PM
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987321654hgfd
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Could be too busy caring for his child of incest.
Nov 21 2013 2:50PM
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arnie_grape
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cool I hope you shoot your own kid one day after he/she gets locked out after a party
Nov 21 2013 2:54PM
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987321654hgfd
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I hope you enter the wrong house after stumbling home drunk and get shot.
Nov 21 2013 2:56PM
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arnie_grape
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a drunk kid got into my friend's house one night and fell asleep on the couch.
luckily for him, he wasn't in america and they didn't blast his ass.
inb4 'omg he could have killed everyone inside' no. but I guess I'd be as paranoid as you too if I thought I might be shot up at school, the movies, a park, or anywhere else
Nov 21 2013 3:00PM
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DirtYStylE
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The senator got stabbed!

Everyone write to your representatives so we can restrict the amount of knives in this country!
Nov 21 2013 3:04PM
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El_Barto.
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my kids wont be stupid enough to break into their own house.

Front doors generally have this thing called a door bell, you ring it and then somebody will come to the door and decide to let you in or not.

life in america sure is tough with all this logic
Nov 21 2013 3:11PM
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PJS.
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Sick anecdotal evidence bro. Prejudice on the Irish receded fairly quickly due to the fact that the Irish played on their whiteness, misdirecting discrimination towards non-whites and slowly co-opting themselves in WASP America. Paraphrasing from Zinn and Takaki, for sources. They still suffered incredibly (I'm Irish as well, I don't need a lesson on Irish hardship), but not even close to the extent of non-whites.
Nov 21 2013 3:48PM
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XtRemE11
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most do, you'd be surprised. i dont personally know any gun owners who think its a good idea to seek out the criminal breaking into your house with the intent of shooting and killing him. anyone ive talked to about it says they would avoid conflict if possible, and use the gun as a worst case scenario. if you have a sense of self preservation or have taken a CCW class you'd probably take that approach as well.

i feel like its only internet tough guys saying "id blast anyone who touched my property"
Nov 21 2013 3:57PM
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Bombogenesis
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Irrelevant. There are a shit load of programs that favor minorities... If saying that blacks have the same opportunities as whites in 2013 makes me racist then so be it.

Laughable.
Nov 21 2013 4:27PM
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Bombogenesis
Posts: 1984 - Karma: 4,006
Because I'm saying that it's possible to make something out of nothing with a little work even if the odds are stacked against you?


You're right. Silly me!!
Nov 21 2013 4:30PM
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safetyhound
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Nov 21 2013 4:54PM
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PJS.
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That is such a mind-blowingly broad brush you're painting with, does a black kid from a high income family have the same opportunity as a lower income white kid? No, and not vice versa. It is not about race, IT IS ABOUT POVERTY, and you cannot fucking deny that there is more non-white poverty than white poverty, as a result of actions by white people. I don't think you're racist, I think you're misinformed about what sort of discussion we're even having.

Side note, the very fact that programs need to be made to create a level playing field is indicative of the fact that there is not a level playing field to begin with. And because these programs are guaranteed to not be 100% successful, even if we ignore the previously mentioned historical context, we can see that the playing field is not level. There is not equal opportunity in this country, at least within the bounds of what you mean.
Nov 21 2013 5:30PM
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mski
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I think this is the end of the thread. ...this dumb shit
Nov 21 2013 5:34PM
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XtRemE11
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I wouldn't necessarily say these programs are in place to create an equal opportunity..

What do you expect to be done? The best we can do is to not restrict someone regardless of race from seeking success. Are we supposed to give them success?

Nov 21 2013 6:07PM
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Bombogenesis
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So how does this poverty hold them back? Legitimately asking
Nov 21 2013 6:19PM
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PJS.
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Uh...well this seems somewhat rhetorical, but when your main aim is feeding your family or even more extreme, finding a place to sleep at night, its much more difficult to focus on education, and furthering oneself. Its just not a priority for you. Not to imply that you can't advance without a higher education, but its much less likely than it used to be. If I may reference Maslow's pyramid of needs

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Higher income people have more of their lower needs taken care of, and thus can devote mental energy to things like doing well at work or school, or distinguishing themselves in some other way. Poverty does not allow one to do this. Like all things, it is not a guarantee of failure just like wealth is not a guarantee of success, but it is a defining factor.
Nov 21 2013 7:12PM
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Bombogenesis
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Scholarships, military, government assistance etc etc etc


But we won't see eye to eye so I'll respectfully back out
Nov 22 2013 6:24AM
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KZA
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people saying racism is gone or everyone is equal now, please explain this:

Nov 22 2013 3:37PM
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skiierman
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But bro, he was probably listening to rap music and like totally looking thug so like of course cops have to search him all the time. They just make him look innocent in the liberal news like Treyvon Guiltin.
Nov 22 2013 9:32PM
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XtRemE11
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So this guys been arrested and stopped like a million times "cause racist white guys"? You don't get that much trouble without stirring up some shit, I highly doubt this guys anywhere near as innocent as they're making it sound. I hate corrupt racist cops as much as anyone, but come on..
Nov 22 2013 9:36PM
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skiierman
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Have you not been seeing all the news stories about black people being randomly stopped and searched after leaving high-end stores? It happens all the time, you blind fucking retard.
Nov 22 2013 9:49PM
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XtRemE11
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Yeah silly me, this guy must totes be innocent, I mean stopped 260 times? No way could he be in the wrong. How racist of me.
Nov 22 2013 9:54PM
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skiierman
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Yea, he must have been walking way too black.
Nov 22 2013 10:14PM
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XtRemE11
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Black people do walk pretty scarily, thank god white people are there to stop him.
Nov 22 2013 10:25PM
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