Memphis man shoots teen who refuses to pull up saggy pants
commercialappeal.com/news/2010/oct/04/memphis...Posted Oct 5, 2010, 1:31 PM UTC
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"Bonds walked into a house and the pair walked off for candy at the "candy lady's" house."
haha what? were they on their way to buy drugs?
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The candy lady was more WTF than the shooting.
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You've never gone to the neighborhood cat lady's house for candy before?
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It's not code. I guarantee there was really a lady who sold candy in their neighborhood.
Where I used to live (rural North Carolina) there was a house we called "the store." When we said we were going to the store it really meant that we were walking four doors down to the neighbor's house to buy a couple cans of soda and a small bag of cheetos; maybe get some cigarettes or candy. You didn't even have to knock. Just walked in the side door and there they (employees) were watching TV and you just go "shopping" from the store area (pile of merchandise) by the washroom. Tell them what you have and pay them cash. No change. I mean, there wasn't a huge selection and there was a higher markup but, shit, it beat going to an actual store.
TL;DR Obviously, free enterprise is prevalent in many hoods.
edit: past tense
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There is a First 48 episode where a lady who sold candy out of her house was murdered.
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That was the first thing I thought of, too.
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There used to be all sorts of little candy stores in Hawaii. They would sell candy, cigarettes, hot dogs and whatever. They were about the size of a normal bedroom. The Mrs. sat behind the counter at a sewing machine, and there would be a chair on the other side for whoever wanted to come in a "talk story".
There's even a traditional song about a girl,
"Her name is Nora,"
and I adore her" <-- 'adore her' rhymes with 'nora' the way it's sung.
her mother keeps a little candy store." (if you know what I mean)
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Actually, I don't know what you mean.
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Not even god knows what the fuck he means.
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yeah, there's one of those places in one of the local trailer parks in my town. one of the trailers does a pretty brisk trade in candy and other snacks. i don't know if they sell smokes though.
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were they on their way to buy drugs?
I read that as "dry bugs".
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There was an old lady in my neighborhood growing up that we called the candy lady. Why? Because she gave all of the kids in the neighborhood free candy ranging from homemade caramel apples to snickers bars. She was awesome.
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Nah, plutooo, in Memphis, even my apartment complex had a candy lady. No joke, candy and sodas.
They are quite prevalent in da hoods.
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The fashion police are becoming more militant.
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Someone has to teach those kids a lesson!
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I encourage kids in sagging pants -- ever seen them try to run away?
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That's why he had to shoot them. They wouldn't give chase.
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Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, Lookin' like a fool bleedin' all over the fuckin' place.
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pants on the ground guy's radical brother in law...
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That was pretty funny.
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People are incredibly trigger happy these days.
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No wonder, with all those saggy pants.
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Well they shoulda pulled their damn pants up.
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Aggravated Assault?! No attempted murder charge....seriously?
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That's what I'm saying. Aggravated assault is for fist fight! Shooting someone?? Jesus Christ and their minors
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As far as I know aggravated assault has to involve a weapon - or something else like a sexual assault - in most jurisdictions, not just hitting someone.
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To be fair, the victims were Black. In the name of equality we need to have the same light sentences for Black people who shoot Black people as we do for White people who shoot Black people.
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A gun is lethal force. Using a gun is trying to kill someone, pretty much by the definition of trying to kill someone.
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I didn't kill the brotha, I just shot him. He must've died after I left.
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He shot below the waste, man knew what he was doing
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You know what really grinds my gears? People who wear saggy pants. I think ill go shoot one today...
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Their pants were sagging in a style that has drawn national criticism from figures including Georgia activist "General" Larry Platt -- who sang "Pants on the Ground" on "American Idol" -- and President Barack Obama, who spoke about them when he was a candidate on MTV days before his 2008 election.
These two teens stand at the forefront of pants controversy
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That first sentence made me lol. Is the 'pants on the ground' guy really an activist, or is that some wtf local-paper journalism?
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He really was an activist with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The nickname "General" was given to him by Hosea Williams because of his efforts on behalf of the civil rights movement.[6] The Georgia General Assembly designated September 4 as Larry Platt Day for his "priceless and immeasurable contributions to society", as well as "his great energy and commitment to equality and the protection of the innocent and for his outstanding service to the Atlanta community and the citizens of Georgia."
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He would have been fine if he could have just run away......
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I don't see much of the saggy pants stuff where I live, but when I do I sometimes tell the perp "you get by until you walk by some fella fresh out of prison, and he likes what you're showin' him".
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"Bonds then called the youths a derogatory word for gay men." I wonder what the word could be?
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Pantywaist
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Lookin like a fool wit mah bullets in your head
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He was totally swearing at them to stop them being rude and using his gun to fight for their freedom. Lolmerica.
He added, using profanity, that he was a grown man and that they should do what he said.
WTF
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Coach: "This used to be a nice neighborhood!"
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Right on, Ken Bonds.
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that guys sounds like a fat ass who needs to shut up
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Gah, I love Memphis.
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Uncle Phil, is that you?
Damnit! Beaten to it!
I mean, I know he hated Will's style, but did he have to go ape shit on any lil gangstah that walked by?