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Your thoughts on this?

Apr 12, 2018 1:53PM PDT

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Mr Gordon made at least two misstatements
Apr 12, 2018 4:11PM PDT

in his rant. [He himself looks the proper pensioner, but is not related AFAIK.] So, not qualified to pronounce on the matter. Poor constables.
Myself, I wouldn't bother the memorial any more than I would remove the many Xmas displays on New Mexico freeway right-of-ways; public property. And, the highway crews have tacit approval to leave them be, unless they find one a serious hazard.
Somewhat related: Our local obituaries often say, 'So and so Went home to be with the Lord'. Aside from the scriptural inaccuracy, sometimes these are about a deceased who was the subject of a news story three days earlier about a running gun battle after a busted drug deal.
Now, a couple of comments re There Will Always Be an England.
From Hither Green to Further Green? Of course. How else would one travel?
FD truck has FIRE on the front, printed in reverse, to read correctly in your ... in one's rear view mirror. Also FIRE next to it, in plain. For those observing, who can't read in reverse and may misunderstand the mission of a large red truck with flashing lights, klaxon and siren. And Dalmatian.

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when you break into someone's home
Apr 12, 2018 8:29PM PDT

you are the one who puts your life into their hands. I'm just sad the old man had to fight them off, putting himself at great risk at his age, instead of better self defense for home security, due to restrictive laws regarding weapons there. It's crazy anyone would be allowed to put "accusing" such propaganda in front of his home and it remain there, protected by police.

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Accusations?
Apr 12, 2018 10:40PM PDT

The closest I see is the note from one of his children. "These people won't put us down. We love you dad. We miss you so much."
"Put us down" IMO refers to the back and forth over the memorial.
The other resident OTOH has called all the man's family "scumbags - all of them".