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Tulsa Killing Sparks War Against Homeless
ABC News ^ | 8-17-2004 | The Associated Press

Posted on 08/17/2004 11:33:54 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator

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To: annyokie

And it's a crummy airport, too. (/Tulsa bashing ... it's actually not bad, compared to many cities :-)


41 posted on 08/17/2004 12:40:18 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (2 Kings 6:16-17)
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To: Tax-chick
(I'm attributing law-and-order intentions to the bar owner, perhaps wrongly.)

Maybe not wrongly. Police are often scarce at 3-4 am. It appears the bar owner felt the "need to do something" - hence the brass.

The moral of the story is, "If you think you're a vigilante and wanna wear the brass, make sure you're in the right and can back it up with @$$."

42 posted on 08/17/2004 12:40:48 PM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: Tax-chick

43 posted on 08/17/2004 12:41:38 PM PDT by gcruse (http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
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To: azhenfud

Wow, you're on a roll today! Have you done a poem about the 5th District runoff?


44 posted on 08/17/2004 12:43:38 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (2 Kings 6:16-17)
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To: Tax-chick

No, I'm down in the 7th. I'm in the oppressed McIntyre's district.


45 posted on 08/17/2004 12:48:01 PM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: Tax-chick

Actually, it's not too bad. Denver is worse, imo. Houston is the worst.

Note to Taxchick: Whenever possible DO NOT use the Philadelphia airport. They will never finish their 500 year plan to remodel.


46 posted on 08/17/2004 12:48:29 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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To: annyokie

We were last through PHL about 1993. Newark was the worst, before the remodel - like a bus station!


47 posted on 08/17/2004 12:50:00 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (2 Kings 6:16-17)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

you might offend a Congressman wearing a shirt like that.
or one that says "throw the bums out"


48 posted on 08/17/2004 12:51:34 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece:Kerry/Edwards...so full of crap they need two Johns.)
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To: Tax-chick

PHL has made no progress since 1993. Trust me. Still all saw horses and taped off areas.

St Louis sux for snotty employees, as well.


49 posted on 08/17/2004 12:52:04 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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To: Tax-chick

maybe he was a ninja bum


50 posted on 08/17/2004 12:52:45 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece:Kerry/Edwards...so full of crap they need two Johns.)
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To: KC_Conspirator
www.tshirthell.com

But NOT if easily offended!!

51 posted on 08/17/2004 12:57:34 PM PDT by donozark (Brittany Spears: You can come home now honey, I forgive you!)
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To: Rakkasan1
maybe he was a ninja bum

I know one near my home town who's a 'Nam Vet. Speak with him very often. He was Special Ops, has a slight limp, and could fool any "tough guy" into thinking he's easy. Tangle with him at your own risk....

52 posted on 08/17/2004 1:01:48 PM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: MineralMan
OK, then. Why was the bar owner not carrying, then, instead of knuckling up? This smells, to me, like a couple of buttheads out to rough up some person who couldn't defend himself. Guess they were wrong, eh?

Excellent point MM. From what I have read on this thread, it seems obvious that these thugs got a kick out of roughing up people whom they thought were unable to defend themselves. The thugs were wrong in this case, and I, for one, am glad.

I am reminded of a very old joke:

A man who was offended by some comments from a trucker on his CB confronts said trucker at a rest stop:

Offended man (striking his best martial arts pose): "Karate!"

Trucker: "Tire tool!"

Guess who won that fight.

53 posted on 08/17/2004 1:37:59 PM PDT by HorsePlayer (Give me a $100 trifecta on Bush-Kerry-Nader)
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To: MineralMan
Found this under a search of Oklahoma law:

§21-1272. Unlawful carry.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol, revolver, shotgun or rifle whether loaded or unloaded or any dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife, switchblade knife, spring-type knife, sword cane, knife having a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife, blackjack, loaded cane, billy, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed...

Subsequent paragraphs excempt concealed handgun permit holders under 1290.1, recreational use of knives, and peace officers, but even with a concealed handgun permit you still can't carry brass knuckles:

1290.7. Construing authority of license
The authority to carry a concealed handgun pursuant to a valid handgun license as authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Sections 1 through 25 of this act, [FN1] shall not be construed to authorize any person to:
1. Carry or possess any weapon other than an authorized pistol as defined by the provisions of Section 2 of this act; [FN2]

So it does indeed appear that they're openly admitting to a misdemeanor under Oklahoma law.

54 posted on 08/17/2004 1:59:05 PM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: KC_Conspirator

He was sitting along the main road in Georgetown. I forgot the name of it.


55 posted on 08/17/2004 2:12:12 PM PDT by VA_Gentleman
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To: VA_Gentleman

K or M street probably, but the road that runs along the river is also a bum hotspot.


56 posted on 08/17/2004 2:13:56 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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To: HorsePlayer

LOL I know a version of that joke.


57 posted on 08/17/2004 3:17:30 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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To: annyokie
I was born in Denver. I lived in Houston for twenty-five years.

I now live in downtown Tulsa (last 12 yrs).

We've got the bums on the run.

We got a "Vision 2025" here that don't include bums.

The bums are seeking sanctuary at many of Tulsa's ubiquitous downtown churches.

58 posted on 08/17/2004 4:11:16 PM PDT by battlegearboat (I'm reporting for duty)
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To: azhenfud; MineralMan; annyokie

My husband just found this palindrome:

"Tulsa night life - filth, gin, a slut!"


59 posted on 08/17/2004 5:03:13 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (2 Kings 6:16-17)
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To: battlegearboat

I live in Grove and I never see bums here, but, we (husband and I) see "our" bum---with his dog! on the side of HWY 44 coming out of Joplin with his "I'll Work For Food" cardboard sign.

I'm glad your bums are on the run. Now, if we could rid ourselves of the lake bums.


60 posted on 08/17/2004 5:33:54 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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