- ParaphrasedOriginally Posted by David Deming - OU Prof.
Living in Kansas...............NEVER kill a tree.
What if someone pulled this stunt on the OKC survivor tree? Yeah it's "only a tree" but it was/is important to many people. Someone with the mentality to do what occurred at Auburn would think little of vandalizing landmarks, structures, poisoning dogs ect. to get their kicks.
"Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It's just ganging up against the weird kid, and I'm always the weird kid.."
Penn Jillette
"The dark is generous, and it is patient, and it always wins - but in the heart of its strength lies weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back.
Love is more than a candle.
Love can ignite the stars."
Apparently someone did this in Austin a while back and got 9 years.
Trees r srs bidness.
Word is that this winner has children named "Bear" and "Crimson".
http://twitter.com/#!/slmandel/status/38270027966713857
62 yrs old and a retired state trooper?? Amazing....
Those of you railing for serious jail time seriously need to think about what you're saying. Dude is a dick. Dude is an *******. Dude is a moron. Dude is a redneck goober. Dude is NOT a felon. It's a ****ing tree. Yes, a very meaningful and important tree to a lot of people, but a tree none the less.
People lose all perspective when they see this kind of crap. All the Michael Vick haters and tree killer haters never say **** when it's a human being that is being hurt. Perspective people, perspective.
Dude should have never said anything and just watched the trees die...but what fun would that be...I guess.
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty."
- President John F. Kennedy
Actually the dude is a felon, since he, ya know, committed a felony. Someone who destroys extremely valuable, irreplaceable property deserves to do hard time. If somone stole your car, I'm sure you wouldn't them to be put in jail This has the same end result. Auburn University has lost valuable property, and unlike in the case of theft, it can't be recovered and returned to them.
You guys are missing the big picture here. We have a marvelous chance at a "bleeding Kansas" type in-state war. Both sides are incredibly stupid and heavily armed. An all out bloodbath in say, Birmingham would be non-stop entertainment.
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....and now please direct your attention to the field and J. Clayton Feaver will lead us in a moment of prayer...
"......please protect these young men from injury and for one and all to exhibit good sportsmanship.....IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN
-J Clayton Feaver
Enjoy
Y'all sure he's a felon? On what charge? I see vandalism, maybe destruction of property. If he can't find a lawyer who can't get those charges reduced (I hear Froze might be available...) then there ain't a lawyer worth a **** in Alabama.
This is one of those cases where everybody is OUTRAGED. I'm just saying it's not very smart to be. Yes, be angry or whatever, but the whole "hang him, crucify him, life in prison, etc." is a bunch of hokey bull****.
10 years in prison max.
In all fairness we were whiney bitches long before OU rammed it up our cornholes, and long before Macks losing season.
He has been charged with a felony. I don't think the District Attorney in Auburn, Alabama is going to have a very succesful reelection campaign if he pleads this out on something minor. I don't think the guy should be hung or anything like that, but he broke a law that carries a maximum of 10 years in prison for breaking it, and I see no reason why it's not appropriate to send him down the river for 10 years.