NY Times highlighting Mormon faith of soldier charged with hate murders in Iraq

[SeattleUte]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/wo...a/05gibbs.html

[Guest]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/wo...a/05gibbs.html

Lol. Who do they have reporting at the Times these days? Check these very important details...

In his high school yearbook during his sophomore year, he wore a T-shirt bearing the brand of a skateboarding company, “Independent.”

Shocking!

[EuropeanFootballMale]

What an awful story. Imagine having this guy as your superior.

[Flystripper]

Lol. Who do they have reporting at the Times these days? Check these very important details...



Shocking!

I think they were trying to like him to Skinheads but failed. This is the Indy trucks logo:



The Iron Cross is not the Swastika.

[SeattleUte]

What an awful story. Imagine having this guy as your superior.

He has only been charged. The trial is yet to come. From personal experience I don't have a high degree of trust in the press. Sad but true. However, I think this refects mainly on the readers' values. The NY Times is better than most but it chronically loses money.

[TripletDaddy]

Lol. Who do they have reporting at the Times these days? Check these very important details...



Shocking!

I currently own a long sleeved Independent t shirt.

Anyone here have a problem with that?

[Flystripper]

I currently own a long sleeved Independent t shirt.

Anyone here have a problem with that?

only if you were not built to grind but since you are I have no problem.

[SeattleUte]

I currently own a long sleeved Independent t shirt.

Anyone here have a problem with that?

Are you making jokes in this thread? This REALLY IS a MHT. Stop right now. do me a favor, please.

[Guest]

I think they were trying to like him to Skinheads but failed. This is the Indy trucks logo:



The Iron Cross is not the Swastika.

I used to roll Indy, but last week while getting my son his first deck, I was checking trucks and the Independents seemed really heavy. I ended up buying Venture trucks - which I'd never previously seen or even heard of.

Does anyone remember Tracker?

Edit: Sorry, SU. I'll move this to another thread.

[SoCalCoug]

Best line in the article:

. . . in front of a soldier who had reported the widespread use of hashish within the unit. That soldier, Pfc. Justin A. Stoner, . . .

Other than that, a horrible situation.

[TripletDaddy]

I used to roll Indy, but last week while getting my son his first deck, I was checking trucks and the Independents seemed really heavy. I ended up buying Venture trucks - which I'd never previously seen or even heard of.

Does anyone remember Tracker?

I had tracker ultra lites, but those cracked too easily. Im still an Independent fan myself although my last deck had Speed Demons. I've seen Venture, never skated them.

[Surfah]

I currently have Independent trucks on my board. I used to roll with Venture. I remember when they debuted they had a little gecko next to their name on the trucks. Admittedly that is why I bought them. Now they have the stylized V. I miss the gecko.

[TripletDaddy]

I currently have Independent trucks on my board. I used to roll with Venture. I remember when they debuted they had a little gecko next to their name on the trucks. Admittedly that is why I bought them. Now they have the stylized V. I miss the gecko.

I am the same...I often buy based on graphics.

Spitfire wheels, Spitfire t-shirts.

And my fave: Toy Machine deck. I love the Toy Machine logo.

[il Padrino Ute]

The NY Times is better than most...

It is?

[il Padrino Ute]

Also, I would like to know the religion with which the other four who allegedly did this. Is there any reason the NY Times would not report it? If it's necessary to highlight the faith of the one who is a Mormon, why isn't it necessary to highlight the faith of the others?