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Old 01-27-2024, 06:32 AM
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Default Jackie Robinson statue stolen

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Old 01-27-2024, 10:51 AM
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File this under people really do suck category.

I cannot comprehend what people are thinking to do a thing such as this.

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Old 01-27-2024, 12:47 PM
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File this under people really do suck category.

I cannot comprehend what people are thinking to do a thing such as this.

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Most likely, they thought the melt value of that is about $50-100 worth of coke. Drugs are a powerful drug.
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Or it's got new feet and is standing in the back yard of some kingpin's estate in South America.

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Takes a couple of real bright dudes to commit a crime with so little upside but you have infuriated millions of people around the country who want to see you strung up and beaten senseless
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Horrible- but par for the course these days.


This is why I concentrate on Dogs.




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https://abcnews.go.com/US/stolen-jac...y?id=106797999

Hopefully they eventually catch the people responsible.
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