BERT


How many people has Bert killed in cold blood? He tried to shoot George in the back, an unarmed fleeing man. He was also shooting into a crowded street. I think someone should probably dig up his yard.

Laugh it up, fuzzball.

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Best laugh of the day! Thanks!







"'Extremely High Voltage.' Well, I don't need safety gloves, because I'm Homer SimpsonzzzzzZZZZzzz--" - Frank Grimes

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As Bert the cop did this, Ernie the taxi driver was near by. Yes folks, Bert and Ernie.

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I know it's a bit reaching but do you think Jim Henson and the other creators of Sesame Street thought of the names Ernie and Bert because of this movie?

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Henson always denied it. Said it was coincidence. Some of his people also said he was not a fan of older movies so chances that he named the characters after them were improbable.

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It wouldn't have been considered killing in cold blood. Back then it was acceptable for police to shoot a fleeing suspect. Better to explain it than chance the suspect getting away.

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Yep. Watch any 1940s movie when a cop is chasing a suspect for kicking a dog - "stop or I'll shoot!!" If the perp ignores the command to stop, they get a .38 in the spine.

150 years ago, if a man stole another man's horse, the punishment was hanging. Same with cattle rustling. As a result, there was *very little* horse thievery or cattle rustling. Only the most hardened criminals would dare break that law.

Getting away from the top a bit, but I live in a small conservative town of about 8,000 people. We (by state mandate) have several group homes. A couple of pricks went on a smash and grab with town folks cars, and stole several of them. When they got arrested they laughed and told the cops the judges would set them free. They *had* been caught before and the charges were dropped.

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Liberalism at its worse. Same thing in my state of Illinois. Unless you rape or kill someone you don't get put in the local jail til your trial. You can steal, destroy property, and assault people all you want and you don't get put in jail. A woman I know was brutally assaulted by a guy and they let the guy who did it go free. I hate the stupid decisions democrat politicians make in my state! They care more about criminals than they do law abiding citizens!

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Somewhere in an alternate timeline this should definitely happen.

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