Hard times may close popular Oglethorpe store

Bobby Doster sits outside his store, Shoat's Grocery and Package Store, recently on Georgia Highway 77 near Crawford.

[Sharky]

I hate Shoats is closing they had good food there, wonder why he is closing?

[why]

The GBI probably figured out that he massacred those gangbangers that tried to rob him.

[lonnie]

hard times hitting all of us.

[Sharky]

why wrote:

The GBI probably figured out that he massacred those gangbangers that tried to rob him.

I don't think he massacred them, i think they got what they asked for by trying to steal instead of working.

[true]

Sharky wrote:

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I don't think he massacred them, i think they got what they asked for by trying to steal instead of working.

this is so true,no matter what people say. they got what they derserved.

[Queen Bucks]

true wrote:

<quoted text>this is so true,no matter what people say. they got what they derserved.

Right is right and wrong is wrong,those kids should have never went into that store with such a stupid idea like that! White or black given the same circumstance,it still would have ended the same way!!!!!!

[Sharky]

You are absolutly right Queen Bucks

[out of town]

if more people landled criminals the same way, we would be a lot safer. all lawfull citizens should cary guns. one dead criminal = one more empty cot in the jail.

[out of town]

sorry, ment handled not landled.

[happypioneer]

out of town wrote:

if more people landled criminals the same way, we would be a lot safer. all lawfull citizens should cary guns. one dead criminal = one more empty cot in the jail.

“The proliferation of weaponry, in particular small arms, is so widespread that it is responsible for the death of one person every minute and more than 500,000 killings a year [worldwide],” reveals London’s newspaper The Independent.“In 2001, 16 billion units of military ammunition were made, enough to shoot everyone in the world twice.” Nearly eight million firearms are manufactured annually, the majority for civilian use. As the study by Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms points out,“societies that were once largely peaceful, with any scores being settled with fists or knives, have been transformed by guns.”

Explain how giving gun to every one solves anything.

[just my opinion]

They seemed like nice folks.

[athens]

to happy pioneer: are you kidding? Do you think that the gun is the problem? for real? If the gun had never been invented, the stories would be the same except a bow and arrow would substitute. If they didn't have a bow and arrow, perhaps it would be a rock. A criminal is a criminal regardless of the weapon available to them. You have obviously never been a victim of violent crime. If you got raped at gunpoint, I bet you would feel differently, and wish to have an equalizer. You can't win a gunfight with nice talk and reasoning. You need a gun because the bad people have them, and i, for one, refuse to be a victim again. Having said that, the use of the gun is reserved for a life and death situation. The deadliest of weapons are completely safe in the hands of a decent, intelligent person.

[happypioneer]

athens wrote:

to happy pioneer: are you kidding? Do you think that the gun is the problem? for real? If the gun had never been invented, the stories would be the same except a bow and arrow would substitute. If they didn't have a bow and arrow, perhaps it would be a rock. A criminal is a criminal regardless of the weapon available to them. You have obviously never been a victim of violent crime. If you got raped at gunpoint, I bet you would feel differently, and wish to have an equalizer. You can't win a gunfight with nice talk and reasoning. You need a gun because the bad people have them, and i, for one, refuse to be a victim again. Having said that, the use of the gun is reserved for a life and death situation. The deadliest of weapons are completely safe in the hands of a decent, intelligent person.

I absolutely agree that "guns" are not the problem. It is quite clear that the people using guns are the problem. Do you honestly think making guns available to EVERYBODY will slow the problems down. Then you have spent much time studing human behavior!

[out of town]

who said anything about every one having a gun. some dededes dont need to be around a sharp corner much less have a gun. what i said was law abiding citizens. that involves background checks. bumper sticker said "what is a citizen when his firearm is taken away? a subject. in london the citizens lawfull or not are not alowed to own much less cary firearms. so the criminals have all the guns. or they just commit crime with knives or clubs. so much so that cops use stab proof vests. criminals will use wepons i just think the intended victoms should one up them.

[I agree also]

Sharky wrote:

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I don't think he massacred them, i think they got what they asked for by trying to steal instead of working.

Those boys left Athens to come to Lexington with attempts to rob a small country store, but they didn't realize people in the country pack heat meaning big guns with big bullets that will leave a big hole in your A$$.