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Post by stoney on May 2, 2011 11:24:53 GMT -5
I honestly do understand what you're saying, Dave. I think it's the same in many communities, even large ones, regarding race. We still have a long ways to go, especially in towns where there are so few people of color are living to begin with.
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Post by dgriffin on May 2, 2011 15:48:32 GMT -5
Stoney. Agree to both. We do have a long way to go. I should not downplay the distance we have yet to go in order to enfold all of mankind in one embrace. That said, I have a basic belief that most people will rise to the challenge and I'd rather encourage it.
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Post by stoney on May 2, 2011 16:34:29 GMT -5
Stoney. Agree to both. We do have a long way to go. I should not downplay the distance we have yet to go in order to enfold all of mankind in one embrace. That said, I have a basic belief that most people will rise to the challenge and I'd rather encourage it. I'd give you a big hug if you were here.  |
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Post by JGRobinson on May 2, 2011 17:48:21 GMT -5
Dave, you have such a wonderful way of describing such deep feelings without minimizing them!
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Post by Clipper on May 2, 2011 18:18:32 GMT -5
JR, have you read any of Dave's writings on his More Stories site? He is a talented writer and his stories are wonderful.
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Post by Swimmy on May 2, 2011 21:25:12 GMT -5
He won an award or some national recognition for a book he wrote.
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Post by dgriffin on May 2, 2011 21:40:53 GMT -5
No awards! I did get reviewed, and that was really special to me. Otherwise, I am sort of huggable and women run up to me and hug me all the time! Hahahahaha!  |
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Post by bobbbiez on May 2, 2011 21:46:10 GMT -5
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Post by dgriffin on Jul 18, 2011 16:21:54 GMT -5
 DA: Cooperstown shooting victim stalked by gunman's fatherBy ROCCO LaDUCA Observer-Dispatch COOPERSTOWN — The father of a Cooperstown teen who has admitted trying to kill a classmate last year because he was black has been accused of recently stalking the 17-year-old victim, authorities said Monday. Anthony Pacherille Sr., 44, however, believes that the fourth-degree stalking and first-degree harassment misdemeanor charges he now faces are the Otsego County district attorney’s way of getting revenge for disparaging remarks Pacherille Sr. has made publicly. These latest charges come just days before Pacherille Sr.’s son, Anthony Pacherille Jr., 17, is due to be sentenced in Otsego County Court Friday morning to 11 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to attempted second-degree murder. During his plea April 29, Pacherille Jr. admitted that he chased Wesley Lippitt into the Cooperstown police station, where he shot Lippitt once in the arm before then turning the gun on himself in a failed suicide attempt on April 2, 2010. After that proceeding, Pacherille Sr. furiously expressed his belief that his mentally ill son had been “railroaded” by the judicial system, that Lippitt’s family had vengefully sought their “pound of flesh,” and that District Attorney John Muehl would have “blood on his hands” if anything happened to his son in prison. Now, Pacherille Sr. said he believes his harsh words are coming back to haunt him. CONTINUED AT: www.uticaod.com/breaking/x1256647827/DA-Cooperstown-shooting-victim-stalked-by-gunmans-father |
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Post by firstamendment on Jul 18, 2011 16:47:08 GMT -5
Saw that and WKTV says he was seen following the victim just 2 months after the shooting long before this ever went to trial. This guy needs help along with his son.
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Post by Clipper on Jul 18, 2011 17:31:46 GMT -5
Chances are the kid heard plenty of racist crap right at home from "dear old dad" and simply acted out as a result of the hatred instilled in him all his life. Dad needs a serious wake up call. Being black in Cooperstown NY is not against the law. He needs to get his head out of his ass, realize that his ignorance and bigotry probably is what resulted in the acts his son committed. Time to lock this dumbass up and let him have a little meditation time to learn a little tolerance for others.
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Post by Swimmy on Jul 18, 2011 17:43:15 GMT -5
I'm glad to see that Herkimer county is just as racist as Oneida county! The bastard has been stalking this kid since two months after his asshole son plead guilty for 11 years and they are just NOW charging him?! At least now the father can protect his baby boy in prison for a little while. lol
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Post by Swimmy on Jul 18, 2011 17:44:11 GMT -5
Hasn't this poor kid suffered enough from this family of kkks?!
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Post by corner on Jul 18, 2011 19:15:09 GMT -5
thats otsego county swimster and the idyllic village of cooperstown
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Post by Swimmy on Jul 19, 2011 5:47:04 GMT -5
Right you are. I apologize to Herkimer County and to my 4th grade teacher for forgetting my NYS geography.
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