I was replying to the fact that Lumbergh made the statement that the victim was "standing on the trunk of a moving vehicle" - but nowhere in the article did it say the victim was standing - I was saying nothing about it moving or not moving. It doesn't matter either way - it's not a good decision - but there is no reason to make it sound worse than the article states.
In high school - I saw someone sitting on the hood of a moving car in a parking lot and fall off - he had head injuries but recovered. I also saw a girl standing on the bumper of a moving truck - she fell off and was drug by the truck. She received deep gashes to her knees. Teens do things that don't seem like a big deal to them. They think the chances of them getting hurt are slim and even less that they'll die. They do get hurt - they do die - but that doesn't mean that commenters on here need to make it sound worse than the article states. Maybe the victim was standing on the trunk - but the article doesn't say that.
I get that the car was moving - the article did not say the victim was standing on the trunk.
It makes a big difference when it comes to "what were they thinking" - sitting on the trunk of a car doesn't seem like something that would end in a death. Remember - this is a 17 yr old....decisions made at 17 are not always the best ones. But there is no reason to as*sume they were standing or dancing on the trunk - is sitting on the trunk of a moving car safe? Absolutely not. Does it seem like it's no big deal? To a 17 yr old - probably.
I don't see where it says the victm was standing on the trunk of a moving vehicle.
I can't say that I agree with your point that calling them "illegals" fosters racism - illegal isn't a race it's a status. If someone is here illegally what would you propose we call them? They are not immigrants - that is an insult to the immigrants who have come to America through legal channels and done all that is required for them to be here legally.
I am not pro-Branstad or anti-Branstad - I have yet to make my mind up about my choices for this fall's election. My humble opinion is that if I'm in a bar and I look young - the police have every right to ask me to prove that I am old enough to be there. What is the difference from asking someone to prove they are legally in the country? Is it age discrimination because they asked me but not others?
Why would you reply to my post about them being the ones yelling racist words after the kid was attacked? I only stated that I hoped he spoke with the police. I wasn't taking one side over the other - just making a statement.
That's exactly what I was thinking too!
I hope you have spoken to the police about what you saw.
True - the line about the smoke pouring in the windows is the reporter - but the comments about being tortured - while they could have been edited - those are her words and they are dramatic.
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