A Case for Justifiable Homicide? - Democratic Underground

theHandpuppet

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:26 AM
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A Case for Justifiable Homicide?

Couldn't this be classifed as a case of torture? How would you like to be this fellow's neighbor?

http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/81970892.html
Fond du Lac Man Cited for Playing John Denver Too Loud
Story Created: Jan 18, 2010

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) -- Police responding to a complaint of loud noise have cited a Fond du Lac man for "rocking out" to the music of John Denver.
A police who responded to the man's apartment last week could hear Denver's music through the door.
The officer pounded on the door but the man didn't answer. Finally the officer found out the man's name from a neighbor and called to him, bringing the man to the door.
When asked why he had the music so loud, the man said he was "rocking out." ....MORE

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Lucy Goosey

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:34 AM
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1. He's obviously lying.

Everyone knows it's not actually possible to "rock out" to John Denver.

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MrsBrady

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:56 AM
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3. i've seen some hard core folkies around a camp fire "rock out" to John Denver

:hi:

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MnFats

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Tue Jan-19-10 09:02 AM
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4. sorry! Denver/folk mutually exclusive. oil and water

Folkie+ Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie.

Not dissing Mr. Denver, mind you,,,he wrote some nice songs...

this sounds a lot more elitist than I planned

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MrsBrady

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Tue Jan-19-10 10:00 AM
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7. if you really want to have that argument

I'll bite.

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MineralMan

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Tue Jan-19-10 09:18 AM
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6. John Denver is not a "folk" music singer.

No way...

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H2O Man

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:37 AM
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2. Pull the Plug!

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lapislzi

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Tue Jan-19-10 09:09 AM
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5. I'm thinking a healthy dose of Slim Whitman

Ought to get the job done. Worked on the martians, after all.

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treestar

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Tue Jan-19-10 10:01 AM
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8. LOL

Yes, that'd be justifiable homicide! :rofl:

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pipi_k

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Tue Jan-19-10 10:05 AM
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9. I don't know about homicide, but

about 8 years ago when one of my nieces was a baby, my sister could only get her to go go sleep by playing John Denver songs.

I told my mom that my sis should be reported for child abuse.... :7

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ProgressiveProfessor

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Tue Jan-19-10 11:11 AM
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10. At the very least a tactical response is called for

Bagpipes up!!!!

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