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Bitter Scribe's avatar

That operating-room analogy gets around, doesn't it? I remember Patrick Buchanan using it to dismiss the significance of innocent people being executed.

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ThatDale's avatar

Here you go.

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Bearpaw01's avatar

Yeah, hospitals have untrained deputy doctors who sometimes think they're reaching for the defibrillator and accidentally shoot the patient instead.

It happens ALL THE TIME.

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kbbaldwin2's avatar

Well, I read it too, so you could be right.

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Lefty Mark's avatar

If I am recalling this correctly, Sheriff Andy let Barney have a gun but wouldn't let him have any bullets.

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sgt. jmk de la résistance's avatar

I heard the whole theme... DUM DUUUUM dahdahdahdah daaaaaaaaaah...

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Laura's avatar

My question is this: why was he going to taser a man who was already down on the ground being subdued by at least two or three deputies? It appeared that tasering him would have been - pardon - overkill. The entire situation stinks to high heaven!

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From Scranton With Love's avatar

His wife drives a Le Mons.

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Tallmutha's avatar

Binders of trigger-happy geezers.

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Tallmutha's avatar

Don't make me downfist you.

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Woke Mind Superspreader's avatar

They wisely chose to omit the "right to drive a car" when writing the Constitution.

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Matthew Hawkins's avatar

F negligent homicide. How about murder 2 for depraved indifference.

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Woke Mind Superspreader's avatar

I completely agree and-- what's that, you'll buy me how many cars? Errr... Ummm...

Nothing to see here, move along citizens.

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Woke Mind Superspreader's avatar

I've seen that show and we're lucky Barney didn't kill anyone. Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing any black people in Mayberry...

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Shalimar's avatar

Also, too, Glanz said that the deputy responsible for certifying Bates has moved on to a job with the U.S. Secret Service(!)

Her willingness to follow orders even though they were blatantly unethical and might get someone killed is exactly what the Secret Service looks for in an agent.

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Spotts1701, Taking Bible Guns's avatar

I love how the Tulsa PD is all "you can't believe anything that comes from anonymous sources". While at the same time refusing to identify anyone who actually trained this wannabe cop, provide any records, or using an excuse that just falls below "imaginary girlfriend in Canada" in credibility. Because why not add hypocrisy to the general incompetence and corruption?

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