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The stupid press calls it an Oxycontin robbery, but in fine print they tell the truth: they were NOT targeting Oxy, they took  ALL the narcotics. Damn idiot reporters. -kk ROBBERS TARGET PHARMACIES FOR OXYCONTIN http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wcvb/20010701/lo/846410_1.html Police said that an armed robber targeted a Somerville Brooks Pharmacy late Sunday afternoon and took off with the store’s entire supply of oxycontin. The drug is a very strong pain reliever that is now being illegally sold on the streets. Police said that a white man, about 20 years old, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses pulled out a gun at the pharmacy on Somerville Avenue. He demanded that the pharmacist open the store safe and then took the oxycontin supply. No one was hurt. Oxycontin is a powerful pain killer used primarily to treat cancer patients, but is now being sold on the street as a substitute for heroin. NewsCenter 5’s Marnie MacLean reported that the Somerville robbery followed a similar robbery in Woburn Sunday morning. The robbery happened at Wells Pharmacy, an independent store run by the same family for decades. According to police, two men walked into the pharmacy wearing bandanas and pointing guns. They told everyone to get down. While one suspect tied the pharmacist and a technician’s hands, the other went straight for the drugs, stealing all the narcotics in the pharmacy including oxycontin. "It happens here on a regular basis. You here about it and you go ‘not again,’" Steve Landry, a Wells Pharmacy customer, said. Police said that the pharmacy has been hit several times in the past few years, including a robbery last October. "They knew exactly what they were looking for," Sgt. Paul Connolly of the Woburn police said. "I guess it’s one of the drugs all kids want to take so they’re robbing everyone. It’s just a shame," Rick Daneault, a Wells Pharmacy customer, said. On Friday, Boston police arrested 21-year-old Shawn Noonan and charged him with this oxycontin robbery at a Lynnfield pharmacy. Noonan made bail but is expected in court Monday morning. Police in several communities are working together to try and solve the many oxycontin robberies in the area.

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The stupid press calls it an Oxycontin robbery, but in fine print they tell the truth: they were NOT targeting Oxy, they took  ALL the narcotics. Damn idiot reporters. -kk

Probably an old article .. Said the roberies happened on Sunday, and it’s just becoming Sunday A.M. here — so, the story would have to be from either last weekend or even further back in the past.  You’ll probably start to see a lot of old crap re-surface — by the way, did you attempt to re-type the article or did you just cut and paste it?  Reason I ask is it was written poorly for a newspaper article and had grammatical errors.  If it was a straight cut & paste, that is really sad if that is how the article was written.  If those who write for newspapers are going to spread the Oxycontin controversy, at least they should be gramatically correct when writing — and use the right words .. here vs hear .., etc, especially when quoting someone. Skippy

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From skippy: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The stupid press calls it an Oxycontin robbery, but in fine print they tell the truth: they were NOT targeting Oxy, they took  ALL the narcotics. Damn idiot reporters. -kk Probably an old article .. Said the roberies happened on Sunday, and it’s just becoming Sunday A.M. here — so, the story would have to be from either last weekend or even further back in the past.  You’ll probably start to see a lot of old crap re-surface — by the way, did you attempt to re-type the article or did you just cut and paste it?  Reason I ask is it was written poorly for a newspaper article and had grammatical errors.  If it was a straight cut & paste, that is really sad if that is how the article was written.  If those who write for newspapers are going to spread the Oxycontin controversy, at least they should be gramatically correct when writing — and use the right words .. here vs hear .., etc, especially when quoting someone. Skippy

Copied and pasted! If I retyped, I would fix those errors -kk   <<<<http://members.home.net/karensears<<<< – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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at least they should be gramatically correct when writing — and use the right words .. here vs hear .., etc, especially when quoting someone.

  Having worked for a newspaper I’m sad to say that the practice of quoting people using poor grammar is a common practice. Sometimes it’s pure spitefulness regarding the person interviewed, and sometimes it’s just laziness, but, whatever the case, the city editor "should" have caught the errors and corrected them. They have the means even if they don’t know proper grammatical rules. I have within two feet of me a copy of the, Associated Press Style book and Libel Manual. It covers grammar as well as statements that may result in litigation.   William Hearst would be proud. Sloppy yellow journalism is alive and well in America.   It’s still the best free press available. That doesn’t excuse the errors, but I’m reluctant to bash the press too harshly. Think where we would be with out a healthy free press. Chilli-Dawg

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Good observation, Skippy, but guessing from the term "News Center 5" I’m going to bet that this is from a television news story and was transcribed from video/audio tape.  Trascriptionists make errors like that all the time. — Mouse No cute quote; deal with it. AIM ID:  JSHMTE ICQ# 9049058

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: The stupid press calls it an Oxycontin robbery, but in fine print they : tell : the truth: they were NOT targeting Oxy, they took  ALL the narcotics. : Damn idiot reporters. : -kk : : Probably an old article .. Said the roberies happened on Sunday, and it’s : just becoming Sunday A.M. here — so, the story would have to be from either : last weekend or even further back in the past.  You’ll probably start to see : a lot of old crap re-surface — by the way, did you attempt to re-type the : article or did you just cut and paste it?  Reason I ask is it was written : poorly for a newspaper article and had grammatical errors.  If it was a : straight cut & paste, that is really sad if that is how the article was : written.  If those who write for newspapers are going to spread the : Oxycontin controversy, at least they should be gramatically correct when : writing — and use the right words .. here vs hear .., etc, especially when : quoting someone. : : Skippy : : :

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