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May 17th, 2010 at 12:18 PM
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OT: 7 Year Old Shot In Detroit

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/05/michigan_state_polic...

I don't post often, but I'm sick of seeing stories like this without getting political. Thoughts and prayers for the family. Without making a judgment on who's right or wrong, I hate seeing kids get caught in the middle.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/17/aiyana-jones-7-year-old-s_n_578...

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:24 PM
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Yes, it's terrible. No

Yes, it's terrible. No question.

You're not asking for anything BUT political responses by posting it here.

Isn't it more appropriate to discuss this story at the Huffington Post or a law enforcement website? I'm being serious.

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:35 PM
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I gotta agree

This isn't just OT but unnecessary and NEVER leads to anything constructive.

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:35 PM
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disagree

The OP isn't asking for anything but political responses by posting it here, that in and of itself is okay- it is marked "OT" after all. It's this part that asks for political responses: "I'm sick of seeing stories like this without getting political"

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:36 PM
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Well

jg is right.  You're inviting a political discussion.  A superbly dumb one. 

Since that's about to happen, I figured - given the subject matter - a hearty good laugh is in order:

 

You don't know anything about pain.  You definitely don't know anything about pain until you watch your baby drown in a tub. 

And you definitely...don't know ANYTHING...about washing a baby.

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:41 PM
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"Since that's about to

"Since that's about to happen, I figured - given the subject matter - a hearty good laugh is in order:"

You should probably do the exact opposite of everything you think about doing from here on out.

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:43 PM
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I don't know who your favorite comedian is

But you're about to take a step up.

Jesus christ, nobody's heard of Anthony Jeselnik around here?  Drop the Blue Collar Comedy DVDs and get on it.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:07 PM
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To all the dudes

Negging my posts:  One of you only negged the other and not this one.  Get with it.  Love ya xoxo

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:09 PM
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It was me, and you didn't

It was me, and you didn't mispell "babby" in the 2nd post so you didn't get negged again.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:24 PM
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You misspelled misspell!

You misspelled misspell!

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:14 PM
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Git 'r done.

Git 'r done.

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May 18th, 2010 at 6:54 AM
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Jeselnik is hilarious

But too obscure to think you wouldn't get negged for a comment like that

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:57 PM
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Negged for spelling "babby"

Negged for spelling "babby" wrong.

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May 17th, 2010 at 4:13 PM
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how

how is babby formed

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May 17th, 2010 at 5:30 PM
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They need to do way in stain

They need to do way in stain mother!

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May 17th, 2010 at 12:53 PM
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If feeling bad about a 7 year

If feeling bad about a 7 year old dying is political, then close the thread.  I'm not asking for any response other than remorse and condolences.  If people choose to feel privately upset politically, so be it.  This story isn't a judgment by me on anyone involved.  It sucks that the girl got shot when it is likely that all parties involved harbor some responsibility for what happened.  That is all.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:15 PM
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I don't think anyone here

I don't think anyone here would disagree with you about the horror (correct use of the word "Horror," BTW) involved in this story, or the call for a moment of regard for the family.

My only question is the utility of posting this on a Michigan sports blog. Now, if you posted a question as to whether Tate or Denard should start against UConn in the Huffington Post comments to the thread you linked, then I get it. You think the realm of a blog should not be restrained to the dedicated theme propagated by the owner of said blog (here, for example, the owner says that nothing politics - tinged, at all, should be posted here).

But if you didn't, then I don't get it.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:17 PM
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FWIW - I hadn't seen it until

FWIW - I hadn't seen it until now so I am glad he/she posted it.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:23 PM
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Somewhat boring, predictable,

Somewhat boring, predictable, behind the times, yet more often effective than not?

Yes, I think DeBord would approve of this post.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:01 PM
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You really should change the title of the thread

You really should change the title of the thread to something like, "7 year old shot dead by Police in Detroit".   Sadly, 7 year olds getting shot dead in Detroit (athough very sad and senseless) sometimes barely raise an eyebrow as the killing in the Detroit knows no age.    Sadly some people have gotten immune to hearing this type of news coming out of Detroit.    But a 7 year getting shot by a Police Officer is quite alarming indeed.... and attention getting news even coming out of a city like Detroit. 

My prayers go out to the little angel and her family.    Truly a tragedy.   

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:37 PM
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Wow...nice critique of the

Wow...nice critique of the title.

Are you from Metro Detroit or have you spent any sort of time in the area?  You honestly think that a 7 year-old being shot in Detroit would get any less media coverage compared to other major cities?  You're ridiculous.  Sorry if it takes a cop shooting the child to grab your attention...it's sad how desensitized you've become if that's the case.

Anytime a kid/teenager/citizen is killed in Detroit it makes news....as it should.  Just becuase it took the police involvement to get CNN's attention doesn't mean it's covered any differently in local media.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:17 PM
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I'm with you guys...

A thread like this not only has nothing to do with sports, but isn't really of any interest even in an OT way and is not likely to end well.  Hopefully, it ends with editorial intervention before the inevitable post taking sides appears.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:19 PM
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I think we can all agree

This sucks.  It can not be fixed by anyone or anything.  It will not get better anytime soon.  Our MGoThoughts are with the family. 

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:29 PM
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Maybe it's just me, but I

Maybe it's just me, but I fail to see how this is inevitably related to politics.  It's a 7-year-old girl who got shot and a very sad story.  You can easily avoid relating this to politics if you so choose.

I don't see why we can post news about a bunch of useless crap, but then a post about an accidental shooting is immediately shot down.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:34 PM
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Because everywhere else on

Because everywhere else on the internet, this story has turned into a bash-the-police thread. He was expecting the same here (the fact that it hasn't is a testament to how great this board is), which makes me wonder why he posted it here in the first place.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:37 PM
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So you read my post saying I

So you read my post saying I wanted this to remain non-political and claim I want this to turn into a bash the police thread.  You are basically accusing me of being a liar.  Bad form sir!  Bad form!

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:59 PM
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I'm not trying to call you a

I'm not trying to call you a liar. If I misunderstood your post, it is due to the grammar.

My point is that you know it's a political topic, yet you posted it here with the disclaimer that we shouldn't have political discussions about it. Just because you posted it with a disclaimer doesn't mean that it won't spark some controversy on the board.

Would you start a thread about a bill allowing/preventing gay marriage in the state of Michigan and then say "without getting political, let's discuss this"? No. So, why would you do it with this?

BTW, I'll +1 you because I don't think its fair to get negged during a debate. Take it as a sign of no hard feelings.

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May 17th, 2010 at 7:51 PM
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There are no hard feelings,

There are no hard feelings, but it's a bit unfair to compare this topic to gay marriage, which is completely political.  I just feel bad for people in certain situations having to deal with more crap because of their situation.  If that's considered political I apoligize.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:55 PM
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I have to agree with joeyb on

I have to agree with joeyb on this one.  Mentioning that you don't want to be political is sort of like saying 'no offense, but you are an a&^hole."  just saying you are not being political does not keep you from being political.

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May 17th, 2010 at 3:50 PM
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Agreed. My uncle is an

Agreed. My uncle is an officer in Detroit and I guarantee that he would absolutely agree that it's an unfortunate tragedy.  Mourning this tragedy doesn't necessitate making it political. 

 

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:32 PM
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So far the only time politics

So far the only time politics has been brought up were by me in the OP and by people saying it will get political.  It hasn't.  I've seen far less informative OP topics.  The relevance of the topic is that it happened in Michigan.  People here have been supportive in numerous tragedies.  If you want to focus on Michigan athletics I promise you won't have to go far, and I visit this site everyday (for the most part).  God forbid someone post a current event.  I don't think we've broken down the football season that is 3 months away enough yet.

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May 17th, 2010 at 3:18 PM
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Politics

While I have no problem with anything you wrote, I will say that if you want to avoid any type of political discussion, linking to the Huffington Post is a bad idea. Not that the article in question was making a political statement, but the site does have a political orientation.

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May 17th, 2010 at 3:42 PM
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True, but in this case I

True, but in this case I think the Huffington Post was just acting as a news aggregator.  Seems like the story may have been taken from AP or Reuters.

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May 17th, 2010 at 1:51 PM
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meta

Did they ever find the murder suspect? Had they gone to the wrong house or something?

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May 17th, 2010 at 2:04 PM
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I think the word is that it

I think the word is that it was her uncle and he might have been in an upstairs portion of the house. The grandmother that was there has been quoted as saying that they need to let her son go, and as there have been quotes from the little girl's dad, I am assuming it is her uncle.

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May 17th, 2010 at 2:30 PM
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Couldn't Fathom

What had taken place is indescribable. Im not a politiican, nor a lawyer, a policmen nor a critic. Im a father of three children and no matter how it happens, a childs death is an awful tragedy. Rest in Peace.

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May 17th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
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the girl

had no chance. she was sleeping peacefully when the cops came in with their warrant, and an officers gun went off (which is still under investigation)- you are supposed to feel safe in your home....the whole thing is just a sad situation. my prayers and condolences to the family.

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May 17th, 2010 at 3:20 PM
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How is the girl sleeping

How is the girl sleeping peacefully on the couch when the cops tossed a flash grenade in the house before they went in??  What I want to know is who was looking out for the child before the police showed up? I am talking days, weeks, years before?   There was a man wanted for Murder living in the flat upstairs...  he was dating the aunt of the little girl.  If I were any one of the adults in that house that child would not have been there... the fugitive would not have been staying there...  the police would have been on the phone with ME finding out how to capture this guy without a fight and nowhere near my child.  How did anyone in that house know that the 17 year old's family ( who the fugitive allegedly shot) wasn't going to come over and do worse than the police.   You can't expose a child to that type of violence and violent people and then hand out blame to everyone but yourself when something bad happens.  I feel horrible, worse than horrible for the little girl... that is not the way life is supposed to work, but nobody else in this story comes even close to getting that type of sympathy.  

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May 17th, 2010 at 7:59 PM
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Let's not presume guilt. 

Let's not presume guilt.  While I agree with you for the most part, if someone were wanted for murder in Auburn Hills or another suburb, the police would not have unleashed a flash grenade and gone in with guns drawn.  Also, don't assume people have the same values or view on life that you do.  I live in an urban environment, and while I personally would not run from the consequences of my actions, many people wanted for crime take refuge with friends or family.  As bad as some of these criminals are, the police cannot be exempt from responsibility when an innocent dies by their weapon.  Their reaction to certain situations often depends on the reprucussions that come from the wanted or accused.

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May 18th, 2010 at 8:18 AM
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UMdad
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Last week they went into a

Last week they went into a house without a flash grenade and guns drawn and were gunned downed for the effort.  Lets not forget so quickly. 

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May 17th, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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Noahdb
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If I were any one of the

If I were any one of the adults in that house that child would not have been there... the fugitive would not have been staying there...  the police would have been on the phone with ME finding out how to capture this guy without a fight and nowhere near my child.

When I was in high school, I worked a horrible summer job putting out mosquito and black fly poison for the city. Awful job. I worked with three other guys...one guy was named Tory Lyons. He was stupid, mean and had about as much foresight as a one of the bugs we were trying to kill.

Fast-forward to 1997. I was just starting out as a reporter for the local daily paper after a couple of years of freelancing. First weekend that I'm on the job, call comes in that there's been a shooting. I go out there and a five-year-old little girl had been hit with three bullets while she slept in her bed.

One of the guys they arrested? Tory Lyons. He had become a gang-banger. Someone had a beef with someone else and they had decided the thing to do would be to go over to the offender's house and empty a couple of machine guns into the place. Except, being th geniuses that they were, they went to the wrong house. And then they MISSED the house they were shooting at. Brilliant.

Their trial lasted all of about five minutes and after they were sentenced, I went over and interviewed Tory in prison. Among my questions (how exactly do you miss a HOUSE with a machine gun??) was they did it in the first place.

Swear to god...without even a moment of reflection, he just said, "Seemed like a good idea at the time."

Of COURSE you wouldn't let a murder into the house! You're not a sociopathic retard!

Sadly....other people are.

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May 17th, 2010 at 4:01 PM
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Please tell me

he is serving life in a prison that makes Shawshank look like a country club.

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May 17th, 2010 at 5:01 PM
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Noahdb
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Spulling is heard

Please tell me he is serving life in a prison that makes Shawshank look like a country club.

If you're talking about Mr. Lyons, he didn't even do five years on that charge. He did three years, 11 months for discharging a firearm. I asked one of the detectives on the case about it and they said they couldn't prove who fired the shot that killed the girl, so the DA plead it down. He's been arrested seven more times, mostly on drug charges.

Looking at his arrest record, he was getting popped pretty regularly until 2005 and then it stops, so maybe we caught a break and he got killed or OD'ed.

 

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May 17th, 2010 at 5:32 PM
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Seven Year Old Girl

My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, what terrible news.

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May 18th, 2010 at 7:39 AM
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They were saying on the local news here in GR

That TV camera crews for "The First 48" were there filming their show when the incident happened, FWIW.

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