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Was these shootings orchestrated after a terrible week/month for the left?

We all know that FreeRepublic is a great place to trade ideas/news/resources/knowledge/humor with similarly-minded people. A lot of folks on here have made friends with complete strangers via this forum. Other people have even met and gotten married through this site. But does anyone have a story where they had seen a FReepers' posts on here and later discovered that they actually knew the poster in the "real world"? (Celebrity posters like the late, great Tony Snow not included)

11-28) 11:46 PST OAKLAND -- An early morning fire gutted one of two convenience stores where a group of men in suits and bow ties trashed merchandise last week while denouncing the merchants for selling alcohol to African Americans. The fire at the New York Market at 3446 Market St. was reported at 1:19 a.m. today and was contained within about 15 minutes, authorities said. Oakland police are investigating whether the fire was arson, said police spokeswoman Officer Danielle Bowman. "However, it is too early to tell whether or not it is related to last week's vandalism," she said. One...

Lalu Prasad's son wins motorcycle in draw: [India News]: Patna, Oct 27 : Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's son has won a motorcycle in a lucky draw organised by a Hindi daily. Tejpratap, a Class 9 student in a local school here, won his Hero Honda motorcycle after scratching a card in a mega contest organised by the Hindi daily Hindustan of the Hindustan Times group. After receiving his prize Tuesday, Bihar's star kid said he had taken part in the contest earlier. "I did not get the prize then. This is first time I...