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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, April 3, 2016 8:44 AM

Meanwhile, South of Philadelphia (so much wrong with the picture behind this story - but the apologists will be standing up for the backhoe operator I presume?)

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Posted by zugmann on Sunday, April 3, 2016 1:10 PM

mudchicken
Meanwhile, South of Philadelphia (so much wrong with the picture behind this story - but the apologists will be standing up for the backhoe operator I presume?)

Since we don't know what happened yet, it wouldn't make much sense to blame that person, would it?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by ROBERT WILLISON on Sunday, April 3, 2016 1:29 PM

The sad part either way is the idiot as you say leaves behind family, friends and love ones. May be a better choice of words.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, April 4, 2016 10:06 PM

No link but a ready mix truck hit today in Opelika, Al.  Only reason not worse is this is 1-1/2 miles from another strike last week.  CSX was still running the section under slow order for rail settlement.  Understand still needs one more pass of surfacing machine.

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Posted by Norm48327 on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 1:34 PM

schlimm
How would you like it if a member of your family were killed while illegally jaywalking and the town newspaper ran a headline awarding him/her a Darwin award and calling him/her "stupid" an "idiot" or worse? It is not PC, it is just common decency.

schlimm: Don't take this too seriously or personally. It's just something I found on line. It's the lawyer for the Belgian Bomber speaking of his client.

“He’s a little moron from Molenbeek involved in petty crimes; more of a follower than a leader. He has the intelligence of an empty ashtray. He is the perfect example of the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ generation who thinks he lives in a video game,” attorney Sven Mary told the Liberation newspaper.

And you thought we were hard on grade crossing idiots. Not trying to start something. Just wanted to show that some are nastier than we are. Whistling

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 3:55 PM

Well it's hard to take that courtroom tactic as humorous (or effective). Terrorism is not funny nor is it wise for us to dismiss them as idiots. Apparently they were clever enough to outfox Belgian intelligence and security people for months. 

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 5:52 PM

Norm48327
schlimm

schlimm: Don't take this too seriously or personally. It's just something I found on line. It's the lawyer for the Belgian Bomber speaking of his client.

“He’s a little moron from Molenbeek involved in petty crimes; more of a follower than a leader. He has the intelligence of an empty ashtray. He is the perfect example of the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ generation who thinks he lives in a video game,” attorney Sven Mary told the Liberation newspaper.

And you thought we were hard on grade crossing idiots. Not trying to start something. Just wanted to show that some are nastier than we are. Whistling

Don't overlook the fact that this is the DEFENSE lawyer trying minimize any actions his client had in the terrorist attack.  His client could be anything from the European mastermind of ISIS to a coward that didn't have the wherewithall to carry through the task ISIS ordered him to perform and anything in between.

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Posted by LocoEngineer7 on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 9:02 AM

Wow...what a thread. Now I know why my AT&T service sucks...lol...

 

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