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ChainedRedone
06/28/17 1:51:51 PM
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Yesterday, a new Ten Commandments monument was placed on the grounds of the Arkansas state Capitol building (you think these people would have learned a thing or two about separation of church and state by now, but I digress...) Today, less than 24 hours after it was erected, a man drove his car into it and destroyed it.


http://www.thv11.com/news/local/newly-placed-10-commandments-statue-at-ark-state-capitol-destroyed-by-car/452658598

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – A Van Buren man was arrested on Wednesday morning after running his car into a newly placed 10 Commandments statue at the Arkansas State Capitol.

32-year-old Michael Tate Reed drove through the statue around 4:47 a.m. on Wednesday while filming on his cell phone and posting it to Facebook.


Here is the video he makes right before his brutal crime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp35VTdOH1g

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LightningAce11
06/28/17 1:52:42 PM
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He's 32, not a teenager.
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Questionmarktarius
06/28/17 1:53:44 PM
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LightningAce11 posted...
He's 32, not a teenager.

Teen angst doesn't always go away at 20.
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_Near_
06/28/17 1:54:29 PM
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In 2015, Tulsa World reported that Reed stated his psychotic break was inspired by a Dracula film and that Michael Jackson's spirit was living inside meat. He also believed he was "the incarnation of an occult leader" and attempted to contact "Lucifer's high priestess he called Gwyneth Paltrow."


okay, then
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Questionmarktarius
06/28/17 1:55:23 PM
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_Near_ posted...
In 2015, Tulsa World reported that Reed stated his psychotic break was inspired by a Dracula film and that Michael Jackson's spirit was living inside meat. He also believed he was "the incarnation of an occult leader" and attempted to contact "Lucifer's high priestess he called Gwyneth Paltrow."


okay, then

This is what happens when we get rid of the nuthouses, and try to "mainstream" the insane.
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_Near_
06/28/17 1:55:51 PM
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shut up
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superXY
06/28/17 1:56:59 PM
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The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.
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Darkman124
06/28/17 1:58:19 PM
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he's also a christian, the most insane of all his beliefs
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armandro
06/28/17 1:59:10 PM
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"Freedom!"

LMAO

dude tried to act like Braveheart, but sounds shook as fuck
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blahblahfatbomb
06/28/17 2:00:59 PM
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He brutally drove his car?
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ChainedRedone
06/28/17 2:03:21 PM
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blahblahfatbomb posted...
He brutally drove his car?


Do you not think his crime was brutal?
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Questionmarktarius
06/28/17 2:04:49 PM
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Isn't this technically terrorism?
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SkittyOnWailord
06/28/17 2:05:36 PM
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If they're going to put up religious statues then at least put up ones of other religions too. We need more statues of Satan randomly put outside of buildings for the Satanists, and a few Torii for the Shinto.
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Medz2017
06/28/17 2:05:45 PM
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Thug
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Mike_Stanton
06/28/17 2:06:20 PM
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superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.
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blahblahfatbomb
06/28/17 2:06:44 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
blahblahfatbomb posted...
He brutally drove his car?


Do you not think his crime was brutal?

Did he drive his car through a crowd of innocent people?
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Paper_Okami
06/28/17 2:11:46 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Isn't this technically terrorism?


No, he's protecting or constitution from an illegal statue.
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Medz2017
06/28/17 2:12:30 PM
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Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.
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_Near_
06/28/17 2:14:14 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Isn't this technically terrorism?


No. He didn't intent to instill fear for a political agenda. He was just unhinged.
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Mike_Stanton
06/28/17 2:14:43 PM
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Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.

The Ten Commandments are not ours in the USA, so if some religious folks want to put them wherever they want then Satanists can do whatever they want to those same garbage commandments.
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LightHawKnight
06/28/17 2:21:09 PM
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Isn't it illegal to have religious stuff in government buildings?
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Questionmarktarius
06/28/17 2:22:31 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Isn't it illegal to have religious stuff in government buildings?

Arkansas gonna arkansa.
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Medz2017
06/28/17 2:26:25 PM
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Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.

The Ten Commandments are not ours in the USA, so if some religious folks want to put them wherever they want then Satanists can do whatever they want to those same garbage commandments.

A Native American Indian casino is not ours. Set one on fire and see how far that excuse gets you
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Mike_Stanton
06/28/17 9:26:29 PM
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Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.

The Ten Commandments are not ours in the USA, so if some religious folks want to put them wherever they want then Satanists can do whatever they want to those same garbage commandments.

A Native American Indian casino is not ours. Set one on fire and see how far that excuse gets you

Except...a Native American Casino isn't an inherently religious thing...
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chill02
06/28/17 9:30:15 PM
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Darkman124 posted...
he's also a christian, the most insane of all his beliefs

be0vrIs
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thronedfire2
06/28/17 9:34:00 PM
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"Lucifer's high priestess he called Gwyneth Paltrow."

that sounds about right
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Medz2017
06/28/17 9:58:48 PM
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Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.

The Ten Commandments are not ours in the USA, so if some religious folks want to put them wherever they want then Satanists can do whatever they want to those same garbage commandments.

A Native American Indian casino is not ours. Set one on fire and see how far that excuse gets you

Except...a Native American Casino isn't an inherently religious thing...

Burn down the big Christmas Tree in New York and see how far that excuse gets you
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thronedfire2
06/28/17 10:38:14 PM
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Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.

The Ten Commandments are not ours in the USA, so if some religious folks want to put them wherever they want then Satanists can do whatever they want to those same garbage commandments.

A Native American Indian casino is not ours. Set one on fire and see how far that excuse gets you

Except...a Native American Casino isn't an inherently religious thing...

Burn down the big Christmas Tree in New York and see how far that excuse gets you


christmas is barely even a religious holiday anymore, it's a capitalist holiday
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Medz2017
06/28/17 10:39:53 PM
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Does he hate Jews, Christians, or both?
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Dash_Harber
06/28/17 10:39:57 PM
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_Near_ posted...
In 2015, Tulsa World reported that Reed stated his psychotic break was inspired by a Dracula film and that Michael Jackson's spirit was living inside meat. He also believed he was "the incarnation of an occult leader" and attempted to contact "Lucifer's high priestess he called Gwyneth Paltrow."


okay, then


Lol, I don't think "Teenage atheist angst" had anything to do with it.
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_Near_
06/28/17 11:24:35 PM
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Yeah, TC misinformed hard
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Medz2017
06/29/17 12:29:48 AM
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Like calling Michael Brown a "kid" this was an adult
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cjsdowg
06/29/17 12:41:30 AM
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Medz2017 posted...
Like calling Michael Brown a "kid" this was an adult


Funny how for years no one bitched about the term college kid, but now someone who was not even a freshmen yet gets called a kid and it is outrageous .
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JE19426
06/29/17 12:45:48 AM
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Medz2017 posted...
Burn down the big Christmas Tree in New York and see how far that excuse gets you


That's on private property that can endorse religions. The Ten Commandments monument wasn't.
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Medz2017
06/29/17 12:57:49 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Like calling Michael Brown a "kid" this was an adult


Funny how for years no one bitched about the term college kid, but now someone who was not even a freshmen yet gets called a kid and it is outrageous .

My 93 year old world war two veteran grandpa did not go to college. Is he a kid?
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Medz2017
06/29/17 12:59:11 AM
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christmas is barely even a religious holiday anymore, it's a capitalist holiday

If it was done for "religious reasons"?
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cjsdowg
06/29/17 12:59:54 AM
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Medz2017 posted...

My 93 year old world war two veteran grandpa did not go to college. Is he a kid?


And that has what to do with an 18 year old ?
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Medz2017
06/29/17 1:01:39 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
Medz2017 posted...

My 93 year old world war two veteran grandpa did not go to college. Is he a kid?


And that has what to do with an 18 year old ?

18 year old is an adult
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cjsdowg
06/29/17 1:03:08 AM
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Medz2017 posted...

18 year old is an adult


And that haven't stopped people from using the term college kids to describe your typical college student before.
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Dash_Harber
06/29/17 1:15:17 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
Medz2017 posted...

18 year old is an adult


And that haven't stopped people from using the term college kids to describe your typical college student before.


I think the real issue here is that the user was wrong on literally all counts; the man was not a teenager, he was not an atheist, and he was not angsty. You can place whatever labels you want on him, but you are grammatically and factually wrong.
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Delta_Force
06/29/17 1:20:31 AM
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ChainedRedone posted...
blahblahfatbomb posted...
He brutally drove his car?


Do you not think his crime was brutal?


He then proceeded to put the vehicle in park and engage the hand break after turning his tires 45 degrees curb side.
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Mike_Stanton
06/29/17 11:28:39 AM
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Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
superXY posted...
The man took the Constitution into his own hands to destroy an illegal statue. Bravo to him.

This.

No where does the constitution give us the right to destroy property that is not ours.

The Ten Commandments are not ours in the USA, so if some religious folks want to put them wherever they want then Satanists can do whatever they want to those same garbage commandments.

A Native American Indian casino is not ours. Set one on fire and see how far that excuse gets you

Except...a Native American Casino isn't an inherently religious thing...

Burn down the big Christmas Tree in New York and see how far that excuse gets you

Yeah the law is applied inconsistently, I agree. We should be allowed to destroy the Christmas tree as well.
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Medz2017
06/29/17 11:45:02 AM
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Yeah the law is applied inconsistently, I agree. We should be allowed to destroy the Christmas tree as well.

Atheist forcing their beliefs on others. Nothing new
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Mike_Stanton
06/29/17 11:47:22 AM
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Medz2017 posted...
Yeah the law is applied inconsistently, I agree. We should be allowed to destroy the Christmas tree as well.

Atheist forcing their beliefs on others. Nothing new

No...it's preventing Christians from forcing their beliefs on others.
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Medz2017
06/29/17 11:49:58 AM
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Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Yeah the law is applied inconsistently, I agree. We should be allowed to destroy the Christmas tree as well.

Atheist forcing their beliefs on others. Nothing new

No...it's preventing Christians from forcing their beliefs on others.

Use that as an excuse and see how far that gets you
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Mike_Stanton
06/29/17 11:51:03 AM
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Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Yeah the law is applied inconsistently, I agree. We should be allowed to destroy the Christmas tree as well.

Atheist forcing their beliefs on others. Nothing new

No...it's preventing Christians from forcing their beliefs on others.

Use that as an excuse and see how far that gets you

As I (Butters) said...the law is applied inconsistently, which is unfortunate.
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Medz2017
06/29/17 11:52:21 AM
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Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Mike_Stanton posted...
Medz2017 posted...
Yeah the law is applied inconsistently, I agree. We should be allowed to destroy the Christmas tree as well.

Atheist forcing their beliefs on others. Nothing new

No...it's preventing Christians from forcing their beliefs on others.

Use that as an excuse and see how far that gets you

As I (Butters) said...the law is applied inconsistently, which is unfortunate.

So what is your solution?
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Balrog0
06/29/17 11:54:19 AM
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http://m.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jun/28/arkansas-legislator-replacement-statue-already-ord/

A replacement Ten Commandments monument has already been ordered after the original statue was erected on Arkansas Capitol grounds and toppled less than a day later, a state senator said Wednesday.
“This law will be fulfilled, and we will raise the funds to make sure it’s put back where it should be,” said Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Bigelow, who spearheaded the 2015 law to erect the 6-foot monolith.

Rapert told reporters at a news conference Wednesday of his belief that the act was done in a “premeditated fashion.”

“It appears that he knew exactly what he was doing at the time,” the legislator said, adding that such destruction cannot be tolerated.

Rapert called on elected officials to take a stand against violence and against people “using weapons to destroy things” based on differences in viewpoints.

“That’s the same hatred, that’s the same motivation that motives somebody to put on a mask and take a bat and go to a college campus and attack somebody who is standing there exercising their free-speech rights,” he said, later referencing the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Virginia.

In his remarks Wednesday morning, the state senator said that he could not comment on the driver’s mental state.
“I hope that if he is mentally unstable, that they will get him some help,” Rapert said.

The new monument will be carved from the same mahogany granite found in a South Dakota quarry and will likely reside in the same spot on Capitol grounds, Rapert said.

Rapert said the nonprofit he set up after his 2015 bill passed into law is currently taking donations to pay for the new stone. He plans to fund the replacement monument with private money and avoid using state funds, he said. If Reed has car insurance, that company might have to pay the state of Arkansas for damage, the senator added.


“I just don't believe in rolling over for folks that carry out these acts,” Rapert said.
Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, echoed Rapert's desire to install a new monument in a tweet Wednesday morning.

We will rebuild. In fact, we should build the monument bigger and higher to show that [we] will not be intimidated,” the senator said.

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