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Unread 10-28-2008, 10:41 AM
 
Location: Spring, TX
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Default It's a good thing these kids didn't try and steal Joe Horn's yard sign

Or else he would have shot them dead.

Police: Teen Attempting To Take McCain Sign Shot By Man - News Story - WEWS Cleveland

 
Unread 10-28-2008, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Sugar Land, Texas
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Technically that sign is his property and it lies on his property... in Texas, it is legal to use lethal force to prevent the theft.

-Michael
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 12:20 PM
Status: "GO SPURS GO!" (set 4 days ago)
 
Location: San Antonio-Westover Hills
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Unread 10-28-2008, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Sugar Land, Texas
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Funny, I see a lot more Obama signs in yards, yet haven't heard of any cases of theft or vandalism. Does this say something about Obama supporters?

I was house-hunting this summer and noticed that any of the neighborhoods that had a lot of Obama signs turned out to be neighborhoods where I had no desire to ever live.
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Clear Lake Area
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Originally Posted by ZeroTX View Post
Funny, I see a lot more Obama signs in yards, yet haven't heard of any cases of theft or vandalism. Does this say something about Obama supporters?

I was house-hunting this summer and noticed that any of the neighborhoods that had a lot of Obama signs turned out to be neighborhoods where I had no desire to ever live.
Are you kidding? I'm on a local Obama-supporter mailing list and have gotten countless emails regarding Obama sign thefts. It happens both ways, don't kid yourself. Just google "stolen obama sign".
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Spring, TX
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Default Yes. I know it's legal.

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Originally Posted by ZeroTX View Post
Technically that sign is his property and it lies on his property... in Texas, it is legal to use lethal force to prevent the theft.

-Michael
It's just sad that a person can get killed for attempting to steal something so trivial. I know kids do stupid things but didn't we all? Reminds me of a report not too long ago where these kids were throwing snowballs and passerbys and one guy got upset that he turned around and shot one of them dead.
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 12:50 PM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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Are you kidding? I'm on a local Obama-supporter mailing list and have gotten countless emails regarding Obama sign thefts. It happens both ways, don't kid yourself. Just google "stolen obama sign".
yup they caught videos of McCain supporters stealing signs on CNN.
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Spring, TX
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Default Of course you have to make sure it was Obama supporters that stole the sign.

It could have been a McCain supporter that was too cheap to purchase a sign.
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 01:19 PM
 
Location: everywhere
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Stealing signs is part of baseball....oh wait, this isn't about baseball?
 
Unread 10-28-2008, 01:30 PM
Status: "GO SPURS GO!" (set 4 days ago)
 
Location: San Antonio-Westover Hills
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Stealing signs is part of baseball....oh wait, this isn't about baseball?
I don't know what it's about anymore....
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