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thoreau
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 Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject: America the Beautiful |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_beating_death
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Video shows teens beating Chicago student to death
CHICAGO � Cell phone footage showing a group of teens viciously kicking and striking a 16-year-old honors student with splintered railroad ties has ramped up pressure on Chicago officials to address chronic violence that has led to dozens of deaths of city teens each year. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Thread title matched with this story is such a brilliant use of irony. |
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought a railroad tie was a slab of weather-proofed wood about 6'x1'x6"? Those are some students not to be messed with. |
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Joe666
Joined: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Jesus it's hot down here!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey now!! Well, some of the country is beautiful!! |
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mises
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martypants
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Location: Ulsan, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't come to Korea because I needed work - I came because America has become the biggest piece of crap in the world to live in.
You can keep that mess |
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steveinincheon
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Hope Obama doesn't mention this story when he's in Denmark trying to promote Chicago's olympic bid. (Insert the American equivalent of sparkling here!) |
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Joe666
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Location: Jesus it's hot down here!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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martypants wrote:
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I didn't come to Korea because I needed work - I came because America has become the biggest piece of crap in the world to live in.
You can keep that mess |
Unfortunately, there is alot of truth in this statement. Too much to be honest. It used to be a great country!! That was quite some time ago. |
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proustme
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| It happens all over the world. Thread over. |
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thoreau
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| proustme wrote: |
| It happens all over the world. Thread over. |
Got data? |
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sugarkane59
Joined: 10 Jun 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| Happens in Britain. The Press have dubbed it 'Happy Slapping' for the milder cases, but cases such as the one cited would be 'ASBO Britain' I'm sure! |
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