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To: Nova

Alright, since they were convicted of using a gun while committing a crime, can you inform us of what crime they were committing?


337 posted on 07/20/2007 8:11:52 PM PDT by Pelham (Johnny Sutton, saving drug smugglers from the Border Patrol)
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To: Pelham
"Alright, since they were convicted of using a gun while committing a crime, can you inform us of what crime they were committing?"

I was confused as to why you would ask this question as the answer is so obvious to me. But then I took a look at the "News" coverage of this case and was amazed at the rather incredible wall of outright propaganda that has served as coverage. I had previously only been aware of the actual facts of the case - which couldn't possibly contrast more than they do with the coverage. For that I have learned a lesson.

To give an answer to your question: the shooting was completely illegal and therefore the related convictions would surely qualify (though I admit I can't list the actual convictions off the top of my head and didn't find them listed anywhere in my "News Media" review). And while I know that the entire case is on-line (including the trial testimony) I'm apparently not savvy enough to easily find such stuff.

I guess I can only say that I do indeed have personal familiarity with similar cases, and that while I realize that I'm not going to influence your opinion, my very different opinion is even less likely to be influenced by this discussion.

So, for my part, I'll just have agree to disagree with my added admission that I was rather naive of the "public" history of this case.

353 posted on 07/22/2007 8:23:24 PM PDT by Nova
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