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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"To assume that just b/c of someone's age or gender or whatever that they don't pose a threat...
...would be wrong"
Sean Spicer, asked about detaining a 5 yr-old.
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"To assume that just b/c of someone's age or gender or whatever that they don't pose a threat... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2017
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)1. Hard to argue with Spicer
How many blood and thunder stories have a ruthless marauder sparing or overlooking a child, who grows up to be the marauder's worst enemy? Inigo Montoya of The Princess Bride springs to mind.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)2. Sean goes out of his way to appear ignorant.
Aggressive ignorance.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)3. Sadly, he is correct.
There are people who hide drugs in diapers and such things.
librechik
(30,674 posts)4. But assuming a 5 yr old is a threat just because he is Muslim is AOK.
These people are morons
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)5. Spicer should be afraid of 5 year olds.
Some day they will grow up to hate him and his boss just like everyone else.