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Really? Dragging the left vs. right thing into a thread about a missing child? Such a shame.
originally posted by: Syphon
a reply to: rickymouse
Really? Dragging the left vs right thing into a thread about a missing child? Such a shame.
Here, before you go any further down the well worn "blame the liberals for all the worlds ills" road I'll help you out with the most basic of questions.
Sir or Madam- I MUST type.. The Republicans™ (GOP-Conservatives) CARE about fetuses.......
Until they are born , then You're on Your own...
A Good Samaritan was branded a child predator and had his photo plastered across social media over the weekend, all because he tried to help a lost child. A man was visiting with friends at a softball game in Lakeland, Fla., on Saturday when he noticed a toddler looking lost, reports WFLA. Authorities say the man began walking with the 2-year-old girl, hoping she would point out her parents. But as the pair neared a playground, the girl's father suddenly appeared and was enraged. After a friend grabbed the girl, her father says he punched the stranger five or six times in the face, per WTSP. "I saw this man with my daughter in his hands walking toward the parking lot. What would you do?" he said to WFLA. "I wanted to kill him!"
Police say the girl's parents were clearly "shocked" and "scared." However, an investigation revealed the Good Samaritan was indeed trying to help, as at least one independent witness had seen him trying to locate the parents, police say. Officers also confirmed the man, who has two children of his own, was at the game visiting friends, who were off-duty police officers. But the girl's father says he doesn't buy the man's story. After the incident, the father's friends and relatives shared the stranger's photo, phone number, and business info on Facebook, labeling him a "child predator." The man, who declined to press charges related to the assault, tells NBC Miami he has left town with his family in fear.
originally posted by: Syphon
a reply to: rickymouse
Really? Dragging the left vs right thing into a thread about a missing child? Such a shame.
Here, before you go any further down the well worn "blame the liberals for all the worlds ills" road I'll help you out with the most basic of questions.
The one that you could have at least outwardly requested instead of trying to beat around the bush with questions like "are you living in WA or CA" (especially dubious given you already knew the answer) as if you weren't completely transparent.
OP - Is your local government Republican or Democrat? What political leanings do your neighbors have? It's vitally important to provide this sort of information in an OP so people know which side to blame when responding.
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: Justso
I've wanted to move for a long while.
Just surprises me. This is a ‘nice little town‘. Lots of churches. Parades. People greet each other by name in the stores and pharmacy. Well groomed cemeteries. A nice affordable bus system for ones who don't drive - small vans to go to the doctors or shopping. Pretty little trees along the roads and baskets of flowers hanging in the square. Lots of support for the local athletes. Bake sales. A barber shop.
Watching the demise of America is pretty tough.
Norman Ralkwell is spinning in his grave.
peace
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: JimNasium
Sadly, where as I wouldn't have agreed with you even days ago wearing my 'rose colored glasses' - now, I do.
Fire. Fire. Fire.
Yep.
And even scarier? The woman who was comforting the mother when I headed back? She said 'You're going to have to get that boy chipped'. Holy sh!t.
Thanks for your service.
peace
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: Maxatoria
Actually this article I read this morning and after last evening is what prompted me to host this thread.
Dad 'Wanted to Kill' Man Who Found His Lost Toddler
A Good Samaritan was branded a child predator and had his photo plastered across social media over the weekend, all because he tried to help a lost child. A man was visiting with friends at a softball game in Lakeland, Fla., on Saturday when he noticed a toddler looking lost, reports WFLA. Authorities say the man began walking with the 2-year-old girl, hoping she would point out her parents. But as the pair neared a playground, the girl's father suddenly appeared and was enraged. After a friend grabbed the girl, her father says he punched the stranger five or six times in the face, per WTSP. "I saw this man with my daughter in his hands walking toward the parking lot. What would you do?" he said to WFLA. "I wanted to kill him!"
Understandable to some extent...
Police say the girl's parents were clearly "shocked" and "scared." However, an investigation revealed the Good Samaritan was indeed trying to help, as at least one independent witness had seen him trying to locate the parents, police say. Officers also confirmed the man, who has two children of his own, was at the game visiting friends, who were off-duty police officers. But the girl's father says he doesn't buy the man's story. After the incident, the father's friends and relatives shared the stranger's photo, phone number, and business info on Facebook, labeling him a "child predator." The man, who declined to press charges related to the assault, tells NBC Miami he has left town with his family in fear.
How awful.
peace
originally posted by: Syphon
a reply to: rickymouse
Really? Dragging the left vs right thing into a thread about a missing child? Such a shame.
Here, before you go any further down the well worn "blame the liberals for all the worlds ills" road I'll help you out with the most basic of questions.
The one that you could have at least outwardly requested instead of trying to beat around the bush with questions like "are you living in WA or CA" (especially dubious given you already knew the answer) as if you weren't completely transparent.
OP - Is your local government Republican or Democrat? What political leanings do your neighbors have? It's vitally important to provide this sort of information in an OP so people know which side to blame when responding.
It looks to me then that you decided to attempt to use this incident to drag the other side through the mud.