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To: Porterville
What the hell was going on there, that a drifter that looks like Charles Manson can live in a teepee in the desert and wander the streets panhandling with two women in veils and headscarves -- and nobody investigates? Especially with a young teen girl in tow?
17 posted on 03/13/2003 8:29:21 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: Ciexyz
Freakin' amazing.
18 posted on 03/13/2003 8:30:07 PM PST by bonfire
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To: Ciexyz
What the hell was going on there, that a drifter that looks like Charles Manson can live in a teepee in the desert and wander the streets panhandling with two women in veils and headscarves -- and nobody investigates?

Tolerance and diversity. Our strength, remember?

57 posted on 03/13/2003 8:47:45 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat (< sarc >)
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To: Ciexyz
And somebody better check out the dude that married them. Why didn't this person alert authorities?
90 posted on 03/13/2003 9:09:25 PM PST by 3catsanadog (When anything goes, everything will.)
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To: Ciexyz
Chris Thomas, a spokesman for the Smart family, said Elizabeth had indicated that she could not escape because “she had two people with her at all times.”
212 posted on 03/13/2003 11:22:52 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Ciexyz
-- and nobody investigates?

Celebrate diversity, dude. < /sarcasm>

234 posted on 03/14/2003 5:02:30 AM PST by Aquinasfan
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To: Ciexyz
What the hell was going on there, that a drifter that looks like Charles Manson can live in a teepee in the desert and wander the streets panhandling with two women in veils and headscarves -- and nobody investigates? Especially with a young teen girl in tow?

(In my best Mr. Rogers voice [God rest his soul]) "Can you say "political correctness? I knew you could!"

242 posted on 03/14/2003 5:31:03 AM PST by JimRed (God save Joisey from the RINOS!)
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To: Ciexyz
You asked a good question..."what the hell is going on here...snip...and nobody investigates?

Let's take a walk down memory lane...

Kidnapper Didn't Know Sister Was Awake Tuesday, June 18, 2002 Fox News

SALT LAKE CITY  — The gunman who kidnapped 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart did not know that the girl's 9-year-old sister was awake at the time of the abduction, police said Tuesday.

Mary Katherine Smart saw the gunman twice, in different parts of the house, and witnessed the gunman warning her older sister not to speak, Police Sgt. Scott Atkinson said. He said the gunman was not aware that he was seen.

Although it was earlier reported that Mary Katherine had been warned to remain quiet, police who interviewed the youngster three times now say the kidnapper did not speak to the child. The 9-year-old waited two hours before alerting her parents of the kidnapping.

The young girl apparently kept quiet because of something the kidnapper said to Elizabeth, Atkinson said.

Elizabeth was taken by gunpoint two weeks ago from the queen-sized bed she shared with her sister in their parents' Federal Heights home.

Atkinson said the kidnapper remained calm throughout the abduction and told Elizabeth to grab some shoes as he left with her.

"We believe this man may be a trusted person in the neighborhood or community," he said. He said Mary Katherine's account changed as investigators skilled at interviewing children helped jog her memory.

"I don't believe that she's changed her story," Atkinson said.

Police reiterated their description of their suspect: A white man, 30 to 40 years old, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, medium build, with dark hair and hair on his arms and back of his hands. He was wearing tan pants, a Polo brand shirt, dark shoes, a lighter jacket and an "English-style" driving hat. He held a small, dark handgun.

"He spoke nicely and dressed nicely," Atkinson said. He held up a pair of white canvas tennis shoes identical to the ones the kidnapper allowed Elizabeth to take with her. They were Ralph Lauren brand shoes with dark stripes and thick soles.

What to believe? .

275 posted on 03/14/2003 6:29:02 AM PST by spectre (spectre's wife)
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To: Ciexyz
"What the hell was going on there, that a drifter that looks like Charles Manson can live in a teepee in the desert and wander the streets panhandling with two women in veils and headscarves -- and nobody investigates? Especially with a young teen girl in tow?"

Man this is DIVERSITY, and MULTICULTURALISM. You're not allowed to criticize anyone, regardless of how bizarre, weird, offensive or just plain stupid their dress, or behavoir is. This is the new America being created for average Americans by the DemonRATS, liberals, socialists and the UN.

348 posted on 03/14/2003 4:49:50 PM PST by StormEye
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To: Ciexyz
There used to be a law that people could not appear in public with a mask concealing their identity. Maybe this law was repealed because it was "insensitive".
422 posted on 03/14/2003 11:15:17 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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