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JasonC	Post subject: Take a breath Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 11:24 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 26, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 27 Location: Midland, Mich.	By LYNN BREZOSKY Associated Press Writer EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A man was arraigned on capital murder charges Friday for his alleged role in what police say was a drug-related shooting in which six men died in a hail of bullets.<p>Bond was set at $18 million for Marcial Bocanegra, 25, of Brownsville, who was arrested Thursday at the house of his common-law wife. He requested an attorney in court Friday, but one was not immediately appointed.<p>Edinburg police Sgt. Rey Ramirez said the massacre was “a case of some drug dealers ripping off some drug dealers.” Drugs were found at one of the homes where the slayings occurred, he said.<p>***Is it really necessary to say there was "a hail of bullets" in a shooting where 6 people are killed? If you tell me 6 people die in a shooting, I automatically figure there were more bullets flying around than in a Sam Peckinpaugh movie.<p>I also like how we've managed to get "hail of bullets" "massacre" and "slayings" in the first 3 grafs.
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tim	Post subject: Re: Take a breath Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 11:58 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 151 Location: Gautier, Miss.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by JasonC: By LYNN BREZOSKY Associated Press Writer EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A man was arraigned on capital murder charges Friday for his alleged role in what police say was a drug-related shooting in which six men died in a hail of bullets.<p>Bond was set at $18 million for Marcial Bocanegra, 25, of Brownsville, who was arrested Thursday at the house of his common-law wife. He requested an attorney in court Friday, but one was not immediately appointed.<p>Edinburg police Sgt. Rey Ramirez said the massacre was “a case of some drug dealers ripping off some drug dealers.” Drugs were found at one of the homes where the slayings occurred, he said.<p>***Is it really necessary to say there was "a hail of bullets" in a shooting where 6 people are killed? If you tell me 6 people die in a shooting, I automatically figure there were more bullets flying around than in a Sam Peckinpaugh movie.<p>I also like how we've managed to get "hail of bullets" "massacre" and "slayings" in the first 3 grafs.<hr></blockquote><p>Terrible! I could not even tell that it was a job advertisement. Who wants to work at a paper where people are killed during drug deals?
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: Take a breath Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2003 12:36 am
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	Yeah, Tim...and I thought $18 million was the salary...
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JasonC	Post subject: Re: Take a breath Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2003 7:53 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 26, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 27 Location: Midland, Mich.	Crap, I could have sworn I put it in the other forum. :confused: <p>On the other hand, I consider just about any job in Texas a nightmare job.
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