15-05-2003 01:39									#1
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aint that some ****? more senseless violence.

apparently, after midnight last night, two guys firebombed my local 7-11 and then supposedly ran in, guns blazing, while the store caught on fire then ran out, possibly killing whoever was inside. Apparently, they left the money to burn in the register.

What the hell is this? More senseless violence? what was the point of burning down the 7-11? and they ran in there to shoot whoever was in there that would've tried to escape. crazy ****.

Last edited by Albert Speer on 15-05-2003 at 01:52

	15-05-2003 01:41									#2
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news link?

	15-05-2003 01:45									#3
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I can't find it on the Philadelphia Inquirer local (web) page, but they apparently update it just once a day, at 3:01am, local time.

	15-05-2003 01:45									#4
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probably an anti-arab motivated attack in response to recent bombings... although this is Speer so take it with a grain of salt

	15-05-2003 01:46									#5
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Found it: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/5859369.htm

	15-05-2003 01:48									#6
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At least the hotdogs got cooked... for once!

	15-05-2003 01:48									#7
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thanks JohnT... this doesn't help Pennsylvania's standing on my "State's I wish would go away" list.

	15-05-2003 01:50									#8
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quote: Phila. convenience store firebombed Associated Press Two men firebombed and fired shots into a convenience store in Northeast Philadelphia around midnight last night, officials said. Two employees and a customer were inside the 7-Eleven when the men tossed a molotov cocktail into the store and then fired shots at the building, police said. No injuries were reported. Agents from the FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives joined the case to see if it might be a hate crime. "We have not determined that yet - if it was a random act of violence or if it was motivated by any ethnic or religious or racial overtones," FBI spokeswoman Linda Vizi said. The two suspects - one black and one white - fled on foot and police were searching for them today, officials said. The front part of the building was damaged by the fire.

aint that some ****? why would anyone behave like that? sometimes I just dont know about people...

(and i wouldnt be surprised if the two who did this were in my junior high school...)

	15-05-2003 01:52									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Sava thanks JohnT... this doesn't help Pennsylvania's standing on my "State's I wish would go away" list.

The glory of Pittsburgh, home of the second most beautiful place in the USA, easily compensates from Pennsylvania's eastern city.

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Pittsburgh would be great... if it weren't for all the damn Pirates' and Steelers' fans.

	15-05-2003 02:19									#11
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Pittsburgh? yeah i sure want to live in a city of abandoned steel mills surrounded by three rivers... i guess not being able to walk out the city limits makes yall love it... you know, just like how prisoners don't mind their prison too much.

	15-05-2003 02:24									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Sava thanks JohnT... this doesn't help Pennsylvania's standing on my "State's I wish would go away" list.

Try going to college there...and the urban areas aren't even the worst. I hate living amongst a bunch of religious zealots.

...so glad I'm back home in Massachusetts

	15-05-2003 02:27									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Albert Speer Pittsburgh? yeah i sure want to live in a city of abandoned steel mills surrounded by three rivers... i guess not being able to walk out the city limits makes yall love it... you know, just like how prisoners don't mind their prison too much.

For pics of what a real city looks like, feel free to take a look at my thread here:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=85759

Oh, and if you want to get past the rivers you can take the bridges. Or take a bus or fly out. :

	15-05-2003 02:33									#14
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Pennsylvania hasn't discovered Engineering yet... there are no bridges... the roads lead to the water where you have to swim. Also, cross the river doesn't cost 1/3 movement point.

	15-05-2003 02:38									#15
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The closest 7-11 to me burned down several years ago, taking all the shops around it with it. It's in the process of being rebuilt now, and if the rumors are right, that's thanks to Starbucks.

It's strange, my brothers and this crazy friend who is almost a brother were there about an hour or so before it went up. They say they didn't do it...

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quote: Originally posted by Sava Pennsylvania hasn't discovered Engineering yet... there are no bridges... the roads lead to the water where you have to swim. Also, cross the river doesn't cost 1/3 movement point.

If you have ever driven on PA roads you know that they aren't exactly the high point of our state.

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we had a mosque pop up in my neighbor hood about 2 months before 9-11.

man, they sure picked a bad time to set up.

that place was burnt to the ground the day after the attack.

and i, um, swear i wasn't there.

	16-05-2003 02:00									#18
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the firebombing was not a counter-terrorist thing or hate crime... the three people inside were two workers and a customer. the workers were puerto rican and the customer was black. police said the firebombing might have been drug related.

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quote: Originally posted by Albert Speer Pittsburgh? yeah i sure want to live in a city of abandoned steel mills surrounded by three rivers... i guess not being able to walk out the city limits makes yall love it... you know, just like how prisoners don't mind their prison too much.

And this is different from Philly how?

	16-05-2003 02:15									#20
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Driving East to West (and vice versa) in PA sux big rocks painted green and covered with vegamite.

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara And this is different from Philly how?

he never said "I sure want to live in philly".

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Isn't there a "disgruntled 7-11 employees" website?

Perhaps that's why.

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If you have ever driven on PA roads you know that they aren't exactly the high point of our state.

	16-05-2003 02:36									#24
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DanS are you from PA?

As a Pennsylvanian, let me just say that the state IS very nice once you get out of Philadelphia. I'm the first to admit, that place is a shithole and we'd all be better off if it just disappeared from the map.

	16-05-2003 05:11									#25
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well damn...

anyway, it appears to be drug related. i know that this one indian store by my way be fooling around with dealers so my guess is that this 7-11 was being used for drug purposes (probably employees selling **** on the side). actually, now that i think about it, that would make quite a bit of sense. i always did see some crackheads hanging around that area


thanks

	16-05-2003 08:21									#26
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quote: DanS are you from PA?

IIRC, He works for DepTransportation... or is that Adam Smith? Oh well, I dunno...

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DanS are you from PA?

Worse. I'm from Ohio and live in Washington, D.C. When I drive home, I most often take the Turnpike. It totally blows. I've started going through West Virginia and Virginia to avoid it.

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Ya, I've driven on the PA turnpike. It supposedly 8 miles that is the only completed section of the Turnpike. It's still worse then any road in Maryland. PA roads = Torture

	16-05-2003 12:50									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi If you have ever driven on PA roads you know that they aren't exactly the high point of our state.

Pennslyvania has high points? I thought they were all stripmined flat.