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This past Monday I was involved in an incident where I chose to fend off a large group of drunken vandals with a pitchfork. I want to apologize to the community and to law enforcement for needlessly escalating the problem. I have learned my lesson and will merely call the police in the future. I also want to add that Jeff and I weren’t drunk, and I can prove it because we both blew zeros when we took breathalyzers at the police station.
Sincerely, Justin Baker Class of 2006
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I don’t give a sh!t.
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who just has a pitchfork laying around?
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is there a legitimate reason why the herald printed this ridiculous shi*?
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This never would have gotten out of control if we had concealed carry. More guns would’ve made this a much safer situation by removing any potentially dangerous pitchforks from the equation. - Germain Q. Stemme
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The Pitchfork is not the issue; who runs out with machetes? I mean, if you have a garden, you’re going to have a pitchfork. but machetes? You don’t have a jungle at ACACIA, do you?
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“who just has a pitchfork laying around?”
The Devil made him do it!
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Why are you hanging out at a frat if you’re the class of 2006? Why do you write like you never took a Com A?
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Possibly one of the best “Letters to the Editor” ever. I respect you apology, it takes a lot to admit your wrong. However, if a zombie plague ever comes I would like to have you as an ally. - Germain E. Stemme
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I would have understood your position more sympathetically had you not blown zeroes
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This would never happen in England…
Thats why they still have a Monarchy.
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I think it’s good that both of these guys wrote letters about the situation. After reading about this incident in all of the student papers yesterday, I was unsure of exactly which version of the events was true, and these letters prove that the information presented by all the papers was inaccurate. The media should be more responsible when presenting information that can reflect so poorly on the parties involved.
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I am still living in a fraternity because I graduated a semester early in December 2006 and my job doesn’t start until June.
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You graduated. So get the hell out. Get a part-time job, you loser.