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Brandon Goode, 18, and Alexandria "Alex" Hollinghurst, 17, both of Davenport, Florida, are accused of fatally shooting a police officer before apparently committing suicide.

More here

http://us.cnn.com/2014/03/26/justice/florida-officer-teens-killed

 

[ThatGuyAgain]

Sad story.

 

[TransTrender]

How well formed were their brains?
GAF will never know

 

[dabig2]

This entire story is pretty tragic. Those suicide letters are pretty heartbreaking. An innocent cop getting caught up in the storm is horrifying.

What a waste of 3 lives.

 

[LQX]

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

 

[KHarvey16]

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

By all means don't let his death get in the way of you calling him a racist.

 

[FourMyle]

By all means don't let his death get in the way of you calling him a racist.

Would why someone's death stop you from calling them a racist? That makes no sense

 

[Spring-Loaded]

How well formed were their brains?
GAF will never know

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

By all means don't let his death get in the way of you calling him a racist.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

LOL

Are you fucking serious?

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

From the pictures in the article, there's nothing about them that shouts "potential murderers," but people these days...it's rough

 

[Fotheringay]

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

I was unaware that two teens running away from home should be treated as "real criminals".

 

[Timbuktu]

Read this in the papers this morning. The girl is from England, right?

 

[commedieu]

I was unaware that two teens running away from home should be treated as "real criminals".

nah, just ones running to home.

 

[Esch]

nah, just ones running to home.

God

Damn

Wow

 

[Slayer-33]

nah, just ones running to home.

Gawd Dayum.

 

[Goddard]

nah, just ones running to home.

Something about this seems profound but the meaning flew completely over my head.

 

[Parallax]

nah, just ones running to home.

Damn.

 

[Nicktendo86]

Well, this thread turned to shit pretty quickly.
Edit: drambit, they were referring to trayvon martin.

 

[KHarvey16]

Would why someone's death stop you from calling them a racist? That makes no sense

Does it really need to be explained why calling a person who was murdered a racist for absolutely no valid reason is pretty disgusting?

 

[Cipherr]

nah, just ones running to home.

Whoaaaaa

 

[Enzom21]

Does it really need to be explained why calling a person who was murdered a racist for absolutely no valid reason is pretty disgusting?

I don't see where he called him a racist.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Equating "not looking like real criminals" with racism seems like a jump

 

[Odrion]

nah, just ones running to home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TWpxRyTeG6k#t=36

 

[KHarvey16]

I don't see where he called him a racist.

Equating "not looking like real criminals" with racism seems like a jump

What do both of you think "not looking like real criminals" meant?

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

What do both of you think "not looking like real criminals" meant?

They look like fairly average kids

As for what the poster meant by his post, I can't say because I'm not in his head, but it didn't sound like it had anything to do with racism to me.

 

[KHarvey16]

They look like fairly average kids

And why is it in quotes? Don't be obtuse.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

And why is it in quotes? Don't be obtuse.

There are other things that might make someone look like a "real criminal" besides that person's racial preconceptions

big scar, mean look, teardrop tattoos, etc.

 

[KHarvey16]

There are other things that might make someone look like a "real criminal" besides that person's racial preconceptions

big scar, mean look, teardrop tattoos, etc.

Yeah, he meant that neither kid had a big scar.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Yeah, he meant that neither kid had a big scar.

Why don't you ask the poster exactly what he meant instead of debating about what he might have meant

LQX, what did you mean

Don't be shy, it's Gaf

 

[Deified Data]

There are other things that might make someone look like a "real criminal" besides that person's racial preconceptions

big scar, mean look, teardrop tattoos, etc.

If LQX thought his statement was defendable he would have done so by now.

Why don't you ask the poster exactly what he meant instead of debating about what he might have meant

LQX, what did you mean

Don't be shy, it's Gaf

You're both jumping to conclusions. KHarvey's just jumping to the most likely one.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

If LQX thought his statement was defendable he would have done so by now.

Sorry, I don't know all of Gaf's racists yet

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Terrible loss for the family of the officer.

 

[Comfort Jones]

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

Idunno, let's ask a real police what he thinks!

 

[Extra Sauce]

This is all kind of fucked up and sad.

That being said it is fascinating to realize that a desire to end one's own life can be so strong as to murder a human being who stands in the way of their suicide. Depression is a scary illness.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I wonder if the cop dropped his guard because they did not look like "real criminals".

 

[MThanded]

nah, just ones running to home.

I said got damn

 

[Chittagong]

My god she was beautiful

 

[kmax]

Read this in the papers this morning. The girl is from England, right?

That is correct. Her father had an altercation with her boyfriend just a day before the incident. She apparently started stealing and doing drugs after she hooked up with him.

 

[Camp Lo]

Hm, this happened in Windermere, a pretty affluent part of town. Cops are always on heightened patrol around there since a lot of celebrities live out that way. What a shame.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Tragic all around. Damn.

Brandon's letter to his parents is also heartbreaking.

 

[Angelus Errare]

nah, just ones running to home.

Goddamn!

 

[Onemic]

And why is it in quotes? Don't be obtuse.

I get your point, but I gotta say, this sounds funny as hell coming from you.