Red Mosquito

theplatypus wrote:

tommymtcom wrote:

theplatypus wrote:I'm glad it was the mother who got shot (and survived) rather than the kid killing or severely injuring himself.

That's a bold stance, plat.

It takes courage to be true to yourself and speak your mind honestly. I'm prepared to weather the backlash.

theplatypus wrote:I'm for it because they'd be miner minors.

dimejinky99 wrote:Can't wait for her 'God chose to save me' tweet and doubling down on her responsible gun ownership message.


I'll be alarmed if that kid isn't taken into care and she doesn't face charges of neglect.

tommymtcom wrote:

Peeps wrote:boy them gays, when they catch the HIV they sure do deserve it

Rangi Guy wrote:

tommymtcom wrote:

Peeps wrote:boy them gays, when they catch the HIV they sure do deserve it

cutuphalfdead wrote:

theplatypus wrote:I'm for it because they'd be miner minors.

Also, a small child with a headlamp hardhat would just be adorable.

B wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

theplatypus wrote:I'm for it because they'd be miner minors.

Also, a small child with a headlamp hardhat would just be adorable.

Every scout in my kid's Cub Scout Pack has a headlamp for campouts. I can assure you, there's nothing to see except a bright-ass, LED light scorching your cornea over and over and over again.

Strat wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:Can't wait for her 'God chose to save me' tweet and doubling down on her responsible gun ownership message.


I'll be alarmed if that kid isn't taken into care and she doesn't face charges of neglect.

What is your rebuttal on the aids comment?

dimejinky99 wrote:

tommymtcom wrote:

Peeps wrote:boy them gays, when they catch the HIV they sure do deserve it

HIV/AIDS worldwide is predominantly a heterosexual problem these days. Figures among the breeders testing positive have left the gays for dust and the worst part is breeders don ever go get tested whereas gay men get tested regularly. So while the numbers among straights are huge, they're actually far below the reality cos straight breeder males never get tested so no accurate numbers can be gathered.

McParadigm wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

tommymtcom wrote:

Peeps wrote:boy them gays, when they catch the HIV they sure do deserve it

HIV/AIDS worldwide is predominantly a heterosexual problem these days. Figures among the breeders testing positive have left the gays for dust and the worst part is breeders don ever go get tested whereas gay men get tested regularly. So while the numbers among straights are huge, they're actually far below the reality cos straight breeder males never get tested so no accurate numbers can be gathered.

The point is, dime, by choosing to be a gay man you are basically identical in your actively chosen risk-taking behaviors to someone who buys a gun or shoots heroin. You decided to be gay...this is a choice you made...so if bad things happen to you it's no different than a gun owner getting blasted in the face. Because gay is a choice, and we all agree on that.

What peeps is missing in his analogy is that all gun owners deserve to die terrible and mangled deaths, whereas your woodworking abilities (both in and out of the bedroom) could prove very useful in a post-climate change world.

tommymtcom wrote:

theplatypus wrote:I'm glad it was the mother who got shot (and survived) rather than the kid killing or severely injuring himself.

That's a bold stance, plat.

Escaped Mississippi murder suspect killed by family he held hostage


A murder suspect who escaped from a Mississippi jail was shot dead by a family he held hostage for several hours inside their home Thursday, police said.

After more than a week on the lam, Rafael Arnez McCloud was found dead in the bathtub of a home in Vicksburg, Mississippi, according to investigators.

The homeowner told police a man with a knife, later identified as McCloud, approached him around 4 a.m. Thursday as he and his 5-year-old son headed into the garage. The man forced his way into the home, according to the homeowner.

Hours later, the family used their own gun to fight back and escape.

A statement released by Vicksburg Police on Thursday evening gave details of the attack that ended with McCloud's death.

"According to the homeowner," police said, "he was bound in the bathroom by the suspect. The homeowner said he was able to free himself, fought with the suspect and sustained a stab wound to the back side of his shoulder."

The man, his wife and his child were held in the bathroom, police said. The situation turned when the wife was allowed to leave the bathroom at some point, police said.

"The wife returned with a handgun and fired one shot believing to strike McCloud. After the husband's bonds were cut by the wife, the husband took control of the weapon and fired additional shots striking McCloud," police said. "The family then ran outside and flagged a motorist and asked them to call 911."

When investigators arrived at the scene just after 7 a.m., they found McCloud in the tub with multiple gunshot wounds.

McCloud, 34, escaped last week after taking a jail employee hostage with a makeshift weapon, authorities have said.

Investigators warned they believed McCloud was armed and dangerous as they searched the area for him and offered a reward for his capture. Thursday morning they announced that the hunt for the fugitive had ended.

"This is certainly not the outcome that we wanted," Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. "Our goal was to capture him safely and have him stand trial for the criminal charges he was in jail for. I am relieved that the family this morning was not injured more seriously than they were."

The husband was being treated for his injuries, which were not life-threatening, Pace said. The wife and child were not injured, authorities said.

The experience was "very traumatic" for the family, Vicksburg Police Capt. Sandra Williams said, adding that exhausted investigators who had been searching for McCloud are happy the hunt has come to an end.

"There's no telling how many lives were saved," she said.

Charged with capital murder
McCloud had been in custody on charges in the killing of 69-year-old Sharon Wilson, whose body was found in an abandoned hospital in late June, according to the Vicksburg Police Department.

She had been hit in the head and beaten.

Investigators have said McCloud admitted to kidnapping Wilson from her home and dumping her body in the grass behind the hospital.

He was charged with capital murder, sexual battery, rape, arson, home invasion, weapon possession by a felon, grand larceny auto theft and burglary in connection with the slaying. He pleaded not guilty in January.