Comments on: Daily Inquisition: 2 Good 4 Sainthood

By: BlottoBonVismarck

BlottoBonVismarck — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:53:00 +0000

NOT CLEAR ON THE CONCEPT
>>> Mr. Sylvester allegedly robbed a dozen or more banks and businesses …
>>>He was (allegedly) a simple thief who got caught and went out as theatrically as he could.
>>> Nothing glorious or American about that (at least, in any ‘good’ way)…
For the slower members of the class (#11 that means you)
>>>He was (allegedly) a simple thief who got caught and went out as theatrically as he could.
That was rather the point. Glorious _and_ utterly American, all the way.
>>> (at least, in any ‘good’ way)…
Perhaps, in the old days, when there was a moral world and right and wrong n’ shit. But today? In 2010, after the last nine years and the Neocon murder, torture, genocide of 1.5m Iraqis and 3m Afghans? We don’t think so.

“As you sow, so shall ye reap.” And it can’t come soon enough for some MoFos.,

By: shea

shea — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:53:26 +0000

Just an FYI from someone who lives where this took place: it’s Bloomington, ILLINOIS, NOT Indiana (happens all the time).
AND, Mr. Sylvester died on that highway (I-74) … he was ‘pronounced dead’ at the hospital they took him to, afterwards, but that was just a formality as he never regained consciousness after being shot down by BPD.
Also, Mr. Sylvester allegedly robbed a dozen or more banks and businesses in the weeks leading up to this ‘shootout’, so this was no ‘glory day’ for him. He was (allegedly) a simple thief who got caught and went out as theatrically as he could.
Nothing glorious or American about that (at least, in any ‘good’ way)…

By: PSmith

PSmith — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:45:16 +0000

THE LAST CIGARETTE

Smoking can kill you. But not always in the way you thought.

> Just look at the pictures. This guy must be pushing 70, but he’s facing down a posse of cops one-third his age,

ER, No. In fact he’s 57. Smoking while gunfighting looks cool. (Un) fortunately (or not) it also makes you look (and react) like you are 70.

And it didn’t do much for Raymond Sylvester’s reflexes. Seeing as how he is recently dead. From said gunfight.

That WAS his last cigarette.

By: PSmith

PSmith — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:16:08 +0000

Now that Mr. Sylvester has snuffed it, would it be unkind to point out that a career on Wall Street would have garnered a lot more Loot (Other People’s Money). And the penalties (until VERY recently) were pretty near ZERO. See B. Madoff for details. YMMV.

On Style Points -
-10 for bringing a handgun to gun-fight.

.50 cal, a one mile start and a hardened bunker to use it from – wimp with no obvious cojones …

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:20:38 +0000

What a Gentleman… He even closed his SUV door while exiting to flee.

By: Cash Money

Cash Money — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:20:03 +0000

damn look at that nigga run! but come on let’s really LOOK at this:

-2 jean with jean
-3 shit pose, frame 2
+1 for two buttons undone
+1 vintage’d jeans
+5 cigarette in mouth
+10 frame 4, “the outlaw”

By: Wilbur Evans

Wilbur Evans — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:49:58 +0000

What a first class MoFo! He was obviously committed, yet remained casual before his almost certain exit. Conviction is beautiful!

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:29:06 +0000

He’s not wearing a belt and yet his pants are staying up! Amazing…

at least he had a chance for a smoke before he died…

By: hobomaker

hobomaker — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:44:58 +0000

unfortunately RS is dead now, but this piece inadvertently makes even more of a hero out of him:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28529658/

By: burbl

burbl — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:17:36 +0000

Yeah! Fun to watch, but… isn’t he a bit retarded?

By: boskomb

boskomb — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:19:53 +0000

Brilliant

By: Kavuye Toon

Kavuye Toon — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:34:35 +0000

I salute him