Heartwarming Christmas story

Dave W · December 17, 2009, 11:31:18 AM

The only thing missing from this story is that it didn't happen in a trailer park.

Beer swilling cross dressing 4-year-old burglar wants to be jailed with his Daddy.

gweimer · December 17, 2009, 12:02:33 PM

It also didn't happen in Ohio.

Pilgrim · December 17, 2009, 12:25:39 PM

This story is great evidence of the way that people's lifestyles and behavior create a cultural situation which programs kids to fail. More than sad.

uwe · December 17, 2009, 01:15:49 PM

Very sad.

Dave W · December 17, 2009, 03:12:22 PM

Quote from: gweimer on December 17, 2009, 12:02:33 PM
It also didn't happen in Ohio.

Is Ohio a likely place for this too?

49 states breathe a sigh of relief.

gweimer · December 17, 2009, 03:40:54 PM

Quote from: Dave W on December 17, 2009, 03:12:22 PM
Is Ohio a likely place for this too?

49 states breathe a sigh of relief.

Since moving here, my wife and I have noticed how many wacko stories come out of this state. Remember the anthrax mailer? From Ohio. Sheeesh...

SKATE RAT · December 17, 2009, 07:28:53 PM

i read somewhere that Ohio has the most bars/pubs anywhere

Rhythm N. Bliss · December 17, 2009, 07:39:42 PM

Chip off the ol' block, huh? Crikey

the mojo hobo · December 17, 2009, 07:40:47 PM

More American Presidents have come from Ohio than any other state. Eight of 44.

the mojo hobo · December 17, 2009, 07:42:46 PM

Unconfirmed, but a friend of mine says Ohio leads the nation in per capita alcohol consumption. No, I think its out county. We do have a lot of bars here.

Nocturnal · December 17, 2009, 09:22:17 PM

I think there are a few serial killers from Ohio as well.

rahock · December 18, 2009, 08:30:12 AM

Quote from: the mojo hobo on December 17, 2009, 07:40:47 PM
More American Presidents have come from Ohio than any other state. Eight of 44.

Hmmm.......I'm not sure if this statistic goes in the Win or Loss column

Rick

Dave W · December 18, 2009, 09:00:46 AM

Quote from: rahock on December 18, 2009, 08:30:12 AM
Hmmm.......I'm not sure if this statistic goes in the Win or Loss column
Rick

Depends on how you feel about Warren G. Harding.

Highlander · December 18, 2009, 10:36:33 AM

Quote from: Nokturnal on December 17, 2009, 09:22:17 PM
I think there are a few serial killers from Ohio as well.

Don't know about that, but CSNY performed a slightly political number about an event their some years back...

uwe · December 23, 2009, 04:34:46 AM

A little history and a tale about what can happen if you vilify your political opponents too much:

- During a press conference, Governor Rhodes called the protesters un-American and referred to the protesters as revolutionaries set on destroying higher education in Ohio. "They're worse than the brown shirts and the communist element and also the night riders and the vigilantes," Rhodes said. "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America. I think that we're up against the strongest, well-trained, militant, revolutionary group that has ever assembled in America."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OmZvyNrzAs&feature=PlayList&p=4622D695462CC140&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37

- On June 13, 1970, President Nixon established the President's Commission on Campus Unrest, known as the Scranton Commission, which he charged to study the dissent, disorder, and violence breaking out on college and university campuses across the nation.[26][27]

The Commission's establishment was a consequence of the killings of protesting students at Kent State and Jackson State. The Commission issued its findings in a September 1970 report that concluded that the Ohio National Guard shootings on May 4, 1970 were unjustified. The report said:

Even if the guardsmen faced danger, it was not a danger that called for lethal force. The 61 shots by 28 guardsmen certainly cannot be justified. Apparently, no order to fire was given, and there was inadequate fire control discipline on Blanket Hill. The Kent State tragedy must mark the last time that, as a matter of course, loaded rifles are issued to guardsmen confronting student demonstrators.

In September 1970, twenty-four students and one faculty member were indicted on charges connected with the May 4 demonstration or the ROTC building fire three days before. The individuals, who had been identified from photographs, became known as the "Kent 25." Five cases, all related to the burning of the ROTC building, went to trial; one non-student defendant was convicted on one charge and two other non-students pleaded guilty. One other defendant was acquitted, and charges were dismissed against the last. In December 1971, all charges against the remaining twenty were dismissed for lack of evidence.[28][29]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings