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Dave Zimny's avatar

I recently read a post from another blog (not as good as DISCOURSE, naturally, but still useful!) by a former Marine who had completed the same training as Penny. He pointed out that the marine guide to the carotid chokehold, the one Penny used, says that when correctly performed it will cut off all blood flow to the brain, rendering the victim unconscious in 30-40 seconds. Penny applied the hold for SEVEN CONSECUTIVE MINUTES. That fact is certainly enough to justify a verdict of manslaughter or worse, at least in my layman's opinion.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream's avatar

It's always hilarious to me when right-wingers bash the New York Times as some sort of left-wing bogeyman. At this point it's barely Liberal.

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