Wait, this response was kind of subtly brilliant:
Had 8 retweets when I saw it, and one angry, “courage!?! What is wrong with you?” response proving that some are unlikely to get the trick…
Editing to add the image, for those not on Twitter:
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Ew, maybe use the blur spoiler tag. It is under the settings cog at the top right.
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Seriously. Nobody needs to see so many firearms.
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What a dick.
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Embrace the power of “and”. The responsible parties need to be found (and, judging from the text messages, we’ve got a pretty good idea where to look), and there needs to be an example made.
Did somebody mention his toenails?
… Because we know we’ve already lost in the courtroom of public opinion.
I believe you. Thousands wouldn’t.
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yeah and then compare that to the reaction the 8 year old black girl got for her drawings in an earlier blog post. Much younger child too and her mother was arrested on … oh look there’s not even a crime to charge her with but we won’t let that stop us.
It’s pretty startling the difference.
Given that, I’d say, in this case… an example does need to be set for (white) people, particularly the gun cultists. My faith in the justice system is not great though.
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Interesting choice of metaphor.
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Men clutching guns while shouting “We’re the real victims here!” has become quite a common sight these days.
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Great point. Here’s that post:
Right down to the treatment that the parents got when contacted by these schools.
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Yet every time there’s a shooting thread your main argument is “But we’re allowed to!” peppered with technical details.
And you think you’re tired of it?
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That’s what it’s for, that’s why they exist 
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It wasn’t a metaphor - that is one of the definitions of the word.
verb
2 : to aim a carping or snide attack
If you say so. I don’t agree with their use in that manner.
Shrug. I try to pick and choose my battles. There is a lot of misinformation on what the current laws even are on many of the discussion threads. (Like the 3D printer thread.) Technical knowledge is shared when it it is warranted, such as how different types of firearms are affected by various laws, or how it may be useful to know as it relates to the thread. Such as the recent Rust accident thread, to surmise how an accident could take place as Baldwin recounted it.
Everyone is free to disagree with my position.
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They can’t steal our jobs and steal our welfare at the same time.
Buncha nanowits.
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It’s an objective historical fact
Muskets and cannons were not invented so wannabe militia dweebs could ask girls out on terrible second dates shooting paper targets in the backs of gun stores
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There’s this bit of shorthand for that kind of mental gymnastics:
Schrodinger’s Immigrant: simultaneously stealing jobs and too lazy to work.
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Pretty much everyone does.
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Would explain the longevity of Murdoch… That or a pact with the Devil.
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I think the tipster should get 20 grand but it’s good that they will get at least 10 grand. As for the guy that let them in the building, he’s cooperating, in my opinion he should get a major yelling at by a judge but unless he was trying to help them out of the country(they were near the border but it’s pretty hard to get into Canada right now) he should get let off with a stern talking to. In my opinion of course.
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Yes, just an opinion, but what’s your basis for that opinion? He didn’t “cooperate” with law enforcement until after the arrest. If he knowingly helped these guys hide from law enforcement what difference does it make if he was actively trying to smuggle them out of the country or not? How is it not obstruction?
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