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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:24:25 PM
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A Utah girl who survived being shot in the head by two teens in a crime that shocked her small town left the hospital Thursday after more than two months and said she can't wait to see her favorite horse, "Junior."

Deserae Turner spoke Thursday at a Salt Lake City hospital where she's been treated since she was found in a ditch Feb. 17. Authorities say two 16-year-old boys lured her to an isolated spot, then robbed and shot her.

The 14-year-old arrived in a wheelchair. She had short hair, a brace on her lower left leg and wore a shirt that said, "Happy" on the front and on the back: "There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy."

Smiling and upbeat, she thanked doctors, therapists and those who sent her prayers. She said she was amazed that people from as far away as the Netherlands sent her well wishes.

"I have been working really hard and still have a lot of work to do," Deserae said. "I told my dad that I'm tougher than a bullet."

Deserae and her parents declined to talk about her injuries or the circumstances of the shooting.

Her father, Matt Turner, called it a joyous day that he and his wife, April Turner, weren't sure they would see. They live in the small town of Smithfield, a bedroom community near Logan.

"Des has battled for her life and to do daily tasks," said Matt Turner, reading from a sheet of paper. "She still wages this battle and will for many years to come but her determination and courage never waver."

Authorities say the two teenagers accused of shooting Deserae concocted the plan while playing video games and discussing their desire to "get rid" of the girl who was texting one of them.

The first boy said he first thought it was a "crude joke" but they kept plotting and settled on a plan that called for him to slit Deserae's throat, according to prosecutors. He could not go through with it, so instead he shot her in the back of the head with a gun he grabbed from underneath his brother's mattress, police said.

The boys then broke her cellphone and iPod and took $55 they found in her backpack, police said. Prosecutors say that when investigators asked the teen why they took the money, he said, "greed."

They are charged with attempted aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors said they will seek to have them charged as adults. Hearings have been scheduled for May for a judge to make a decision.

The Associated Press is not naming the boys because they are juveniles. The AP is part of a media coalition that persuaded a judge to keep the proceedings open to the public.

Deserae on Thursday wasn't focused on that day but on finally being able to see the animals she loves again, especially "Junior" the horse.

"I'm super excited to see him and ride him again," she said.


Full Article: .http://abc11.com/news/utah-girl-shot-by-teens-im-tougher-than-a-bullet/1908004/

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80/80

I'm so happy she's okay.

Although I am a little uncomfortable about all those guys shoving things in her face and flashing pictures at her. Jesus she's 14 and been shot, she's not a Hollywood actress or politician. Show a little respect please press. Would have killed ya to just let her talk?
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Marklar
04/25/17 12:26:33 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Would have killed ya to just let her talk?

UnfairRepresent posted...
Deserae and her parents declined to talk about her injuries or the circumstances of the shooting.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:27:17 PM
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Marklar posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Would have killed ya to just let her talk?

UnfairRepresent posted...
Deserae and her parents declined to talk about her injuries or the circumstances of the shooting.

Sigless user logic
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Marklar
04/25/17 12:29:03 PM
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UR troll with UR troll logic.
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E32005
04/25/17 12:30:14 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
The Associated Press is not naming the boys because they are juveniles.

this rule is crap. these kids need to be outed and their families ridiculed.
real justice people
real justice
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:31:50 PM
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E32005 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
The Associated Press is not naming the boys because they are juveniles.

this rule is crap. these kids need to be outed and their families ridiculed.
real justice people
real justice

They talked to the police, not the press.

What does having a bunch of bored teenagers from Norway tell random American parents to kill themselves on twitter accomplish?

I don't think its unreasonable to keep those identities quiet unless they're at large, walking the streets.
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Marklar
04/25/17 12:33:44 PM
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Marklar posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Would have killed ya to just let her talk?

UnfairRepresent posted...
Deserae and her parents declined to talk about her injuries or the circumstances of the shooting.

Just reminding anyone that UR literally contridicted himself and is trying to troll with this topic also
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Gilda_
04/25/17 12:33:59 PM
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".....he leveled up"

sorry but the topic title reminded me of that gamergate episode on CSI.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:36:33 PM
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Kazi1212 posted...

Careful you can get suspended for that
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Zikten
04/25/17 12:39:50 PM
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I don't care if they are minors, I think if they are being charged as adults they should have their names revealed.
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StucklnMyPants
04/25/17 12:40:14 PM
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Life in jail or the death penalty. I'm fine with either in this case.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:42:30 PM
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StucklnMyPants posted...
Life in jail or the death penalty. I'm fine with either in this case.


They're underage

What about the buddies who didnt pull the trigger. do they get a death sentence too?

Personally I think it's dumb to comment on the punishment when we literally know nothing about the situation or the cirumstances beyond everyone involved was under 18

It's better IMO to focus on Deserae and her amazing recovery along with thanking the doctors who saved her life.
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Laserion
04/25/17 12:43:09 PM
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ClunkerSlim posted...
Gamers

I'm failing to see how video games played into this at all, other than these kids once played a game while talking about this.

Indeed. If it were adults planning their crimes over drinks, they don't say "drunkards" in the news.
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Marklar
04/25/17 12:43:33 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
StucklnMyPants posted...

Life in jail or the death penalty. I'm fine with either in this case.


What if they turn out to be 12 years old? or 14?

Authorities say two 16-year-old boys lured her to an isolated spot, then robbed and shot her.

Fascinating. Does UR actually ever post logic? Or reality? Or even try to be something other than Captain Failure Troll?
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:45:04 PM
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Laserion posted...
ClunkerSlim posted...
Gamers

I'm failing to see how video games played into this at all, other than these kids once played a game while talking about this.

Indeed. If it were adults planning their crimes over drinks, they don't say "drunkards" in the news.

I don't think "Gamers" and "Dunkards" are comparable. Drunkards is a derogatory remark for people who are drunk.

Gamers are just people who play video games.
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Darklit_Minuet
04/25/17 12:45:54 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
What if they turn out to be 12 years old? or 14?

What does that matter? Shooting someone in the head is a no no and deserves death, doesn't matter how old the shooter is.

UnfairRepresent posted...
What about the buddies who didnt pull the trigger. do they get a death sentence too?

Did they pull the trigger? No? Then no. Simple as that.

UnfairRepresent posted...
Personally I think it's dumb to comment on the punishment when we literally know nothing about the situation or the cirumstances beyond everyone involved was under 18

Circumstances are irrelevant. Don't shoot people if you don't want your life ended.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:47:16 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...

Did they pull the trigger? No? Then no. Simple as that.

So what would happen to them? They're still accomplices

Darklit_Minuet posted...

Circumstances are irrelevant. Don't shoot people if you don't want your life ended.


Oh yeah I forgot you were a Travyon Martin defender.

Nevermind

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Darklit_Minuet
04/25/17 12:48:35 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Oh yeah I forgot you were a Travyon Martin defender.

I've never defended Trayvon. I am a proud Zimmerman hater
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Marklar
04/25/17 12:48:38 PM
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It's weird. For a 24/7 news troll, you'd think that me, the well reknowned master of utterly destroying troll accounts, wouldn't manage to take down a self-proclaimed expert debater.

Funny that how easy I showed him to be a troll ^__^
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:50:01 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Oh yeah I forgot you were a Travyon Martin defender.

I've never defended Trayvon. I am a proud Zimmerman hater

Call Zimmerman a murderer and you are by default a Trayvon defender

No way around it buddy
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Darklit_Minuet
04/25/17 12:51:38 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Call Zimmerman a murderer and you are by default a Trayvon defender

If Trayvon was the one who killed Zimmerman I would have been against him too.

Both sides were wrong. The difference is that one side was punished by death and the other side is still allowed to be free and terrorize people
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Marklar
04/25/17 12:52:01 PM
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Stop responding to a metling down troll account pls, thx :3
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:53:50 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...

If Trayvon was the one who killed Zimmerman I would have been against him too.

He only wasn't because Zimmerman shot him in defense dude.

Darklit_Minuet posted...
The difference is that one side was punished by death and the other side is still allowed to be free and terrorize people

If you call what Zimmerman's life has become "free"

Millions in debt, family broken apart, stalked by media and people trying to kill him routinely.

I'd argue Zimmerman is the one who thanks to the media has been terrorized. A lot of people would have killed themselves by now in his shoes.
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Darklit_Minuet
04/25/17 12:56:10 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I'd argue Zimmerman is the one who thanks to the media has been terrorized. A lot of people would have killed themselves by now in his shoes.

Probably the one good thing about the situation, honestly. If the justice system fails to punish someone who deserves it, people will do it for them.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 12:57:42 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
I'd argue Zimmerman is the one who thanks to the media has been terrorized. A lot of people would have killed themselves by now in his shoes.

Probably the one good thing about the situation, honestly. If the justice system fails to punish someone who deserves it, people will do it for them.

Sigless user logic.
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Unquestionable
04/25/17 12:59:45 PM
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I'm glad the girl is doing well and hope she keeps that optimistic attitude. No idea why the story had to say gamers when that's probably the least important thing in this whole terrible ordeal.
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DKFjalfe
04/25/17 1:00:17 PM
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Unquestionable posted...
I'm glad the girl is doing well and hope she keeps that optimistic attitude. No idea why the story had to say gamers when that's probably the least important thing in this whole terrible ordeal.

To warn people how mentally unstable most gamers are
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DifferentialEquation
04/25/17 1:00:54 PM
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It would be great if these boys could get the death penalty.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 1:01:58 PM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
It would be great if these boys could get the death penalty.

Even the one who didn't pull the trigger?

At age 16

With no knowledge of the context?

CE can be weird sometimes

I wish we could just be happy for the girl
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Darklit_Minuet
04/25/17 1:05:38 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
DifferentialEquation posted...
It would be great if these boys could get the death penalty.

Even the one who didn't pull the trigger?

At age 16

With no knowledge of the context?

CE can be weird sometimes

I wish we could just be happy for the girl

So is 16 your cutoff point for when killing horrible people is wrong? Because Trayvon was 17 and you're happy about him being dead
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DifferentialEquation
04/25/17 1:08:38 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Even the one who didn't pull the trigger?


Yep. He still went along with it, robbed her and left her to rot in the ditch.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 1:12:16 PM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Even the one who didn't pull the trigger?


Yep. He still went along with it, robbed her and left her to rot in the ditch.

Jeez you sir have a cold heart
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Melonfarms
04/25/17 1:12:52 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Laserion posted...
ClunkerSlim posted...
Gamers

I'm failing to see how video games played into this at all, other than these kids once played a game while talking about this.

Indeed. If it were adults planning their crimes over drinks, they don't say "drunkards" in the news.

I don't think "Gamers" and "Dunkards" are comparable. Drunkards is a derogatory remark for people who are drunk.

Gamers are just people who play video games.


Gamer is just as derogatory to some.
They could have said that they communicated online but they went out of their way to demonize an identity.

Tough chick. Glad she's recovering.

Messed up story. What could cause them to want to do something like this let along carry it out?
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 1:14:08 PM
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Melonfarms posted...

Gamer is just as derogatory to some.

Oh fuck off.

That's getting into "The world "guys" is offensive!" territory there



Messed up story. What could cause them to want to do something like this let along carry it out?


We probably will never know
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That_Happened
04/25/17 1:15:40 PM
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DKFjalfe posted...
Unquestionable posted...
I'm glad the girl is doing well and hope she keeps that optimistic attitude. No idea why the story had to say gamers when that's probably the least important thing in this whole terrible ordeal.

To warn people how mentally unstable most gamers are


coEOHO5

I'm not saying this is all gamers, though.
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Melonfarms
04/25/17 1:16:33 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Melonfarms posted...

Gamer is just as derogatory to some.

Oh fuck off.

That's getting into "The world "guys" is offensive!" territory there



Messed up story. What could cause them to want to do something like this let along carry it out?


We probably will never know


That is not comparable because nobody uses "guys" as an insult.

I was able to see the article now though and see that you wrote in the "male gamers" part of the title.

Gr8 B8 M8 8/8.
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GuyCarlPeterson
04/25/17 1:17:27 PM
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Those boys should both be put to death.
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/17 1:18:52 PM
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GuyCarlPeterson posted...
Those boys should both be put to death.

I feel like I'm going to be saying this a lot but

Even though they are 16?

Even the one who didn't pull the trigger?

Even without knowing any of the context?
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That_Happened
04/25/17 1:30:48 PM
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The first boy said he first thought it was a "crude joke" but they kept plotting and settled on a plan that called for him to slit Deserae's throat, according to prosecutors. He could not go through with it, so instead he shot her in the back of the head with a gun he grabbed from underneath his brother's mattress, police said.

The boys then broke her cellphone and iPod and took $55 they found in her backpack, police said. Prosecutors say that when investigators asked the teen why they took the money, he said, "greed."


Hope the prosecutors succeed in trying these two as adults. If convicted, I don't think I care what happens to them.
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UnfairRepresent
04/26/17 5:53:29 AM
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We shall see
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Borgnar
04/26/17 6:13:17 AM
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What are the races of the boys?
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HorrorJudasGoat
04/26/17 6:58:42 AM
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Nothing to say until there are pictures of the suspects and the victim.
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UnfairRepresent
04/26/17 7:00:07 AM
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HorrorJudasGoat posted...
Nothing to say until there are pictures of the suspects and the victim.

Borgnar posted...
What are the races of the boys?

CE Gon CE
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UnfairRepresent
04/26/17 2:59:33 PM
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By the way, dunno if anyone cares but according to the courts, the accomplice who did not shoot her broke down in tears when he saw body-cam footage of the cops finding her bleeding body.

It will be May 8th when they decide whether he and the shooter will be tried as Adults for those interested.
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StarReaper13
04/26/17 3:07:06 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
DifferentialEquation posted...
It would be great if these boys could get the death penalty.

Even the one who didn't pull the trigger?

At age 16

With no knowledge of the context?

CE can be weird sometimes

I wish we could just be happy for the girl

So is 16 your cutoff point for when killing horrible people is wrong? Because Trayvon was 17 and you're happy about him being dead

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UnfairRepresent
04/26/17 3:14:11 PM
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I don't get how Trayvon Martin being killed in self-defense in a scenario where know all the context has anything to do with the Death Penalty in a trial where we don't know the context.

If these teens had missed, tried to shoot again and Deserae had smashed their faces in with an iron bar, It would have been justified. At least going by what little infornation we currently know.

Nobody is happy that Trayvon is dead except some "progressives" who like to parade his corpse around. It's just that 99.7% of people who actually followed the case understand Zimmerman just defended himself.

If Trayvon had survived the shot or if Zimmerman had been beaten to death, and Trayvon was then promptly arrested for attempted murder/murder or felony assault with no media attention. Nobody would be calling for the death penalty. He'd just get a lengthy prison sentence and be reformed.

There is no "Cut-off point" for self-defense.

In terms of death penalty. I'm not one to talk because I oppose it outright. But I think even among its supporters the overwhelming majority would agree that the State Sponsored Execution of Children is wrong.
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Antifar
04/26/17 3:15:04 PM
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Gamers are a menace.
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UnfairRepresent
04/27/17 6:25:39 AM
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Antifar posted...
Gamers are a menace.

Pictured this as J. Jonah Jameson.

"Damn it Parker get me pictures! These Gamers are a menace! Why does a guy want to rob a bank in a game! Huh!?"
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UnfairRepresent
04/27/17 11:18:58 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Kazi1212 posted...

Careful you can get suspended for that

Luckily he wasn't suspended but he still got modded :/
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