State Rep. Bobby Franklin Found Dead (wanted to criminalize miscarriages)

[Maine-ah]

http://northeastcobb.patch.com/articles/state-rep-bobby-franklin-found-dead



Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin, who courted controversy with legislation that would criminalize miscarriages and with comments criticizing tornado victims, was found dead in his Northeast Cobb home just before noon Tuesday.


Jenny Hodges, a close friend who considered Franklin to be like a brother, said in an email to Northeast Cobb Patch that another friend went to check on the legislator Tuesday morning and called police to break in.

The Cobb County Emergency Communications Center dispatched officers to Franklin’s house in the 4500 block of Cedar Knoll Drive for the welfare check, Cobb County police spokesman Officer Michael Bowman said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

“Upon arrival the officers had to force entry into the residence, where they found a deceased male," Bowman said in the statement.

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condolences to the family.

That's the nicest thing I can say.

[Search and Destroy]

1. Another one bites the dust

[annabanana]

2. condolences to the family. . . . . . . .n/t

[blogslut]

3. I wonder where his wife was?

If authorities had to break in to get to the body, does that mean the man was alone in his house?

EDIT ADD: Apparently, Mr. Franklin had been divorced for a while:

http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/14844071/article-Cobb-Rep--Bobby-Franklin-found-dead-in-home?instance=secondary_story_left_column

[Vinca]

4. The first recorded incident of death by ignorance?

[redraider1974]

5. Will the minister at the funeral stress the importance of

the sanctity of life?

[RainDog]

6. good. I'm glad this fuckface is dead.

anyone who wants to hunt down women who've had miscarriages or abortions should be dead.

[OneGrassRoot]

7. Wow, I'm surprised there isn't more coverage of this...

Maybe I was hyperaware of him because of his repugnant stances and legislative efforts and thought others were as well.

I agree...condolences to the family and friends.

[Chorophyll]

8. I've got nothing nice to say, so... nt

[Blue_Tires]

9. I can only hope he finds peace and love in his next life...

[Myrina]

10. ... as he reincarnates as an impoverished inner-city female ...

... shoe, meet other foot ...

[Ilsa]

28. An impoverished inner-city female whose home was wiped out by a tornado. :-) nt

[snooper2]

27. There is no next life, the POS wasted what he had, he'll go down in history as an asshole

as it should be

[Ilsa]

31. I like this answer, too. nt

[Angry Dragon]

11. ..............

:popcorn:

[ellie]

12. Oh well.

[jberryhill]

13. Did they question his mother?

[Chorophyll]

26. ...

:thumbsup:

[iwishiwas]

14. "for the welfare check" I had to read

that sentence a few times before it clicked.

[LibertyLover]

15. Um, well, ah, ok then -

so, how about that NFL lockout being over? :hide:

[JanMichael]

16. Read the comments section of that article....

talk about grave dancing, holy cow-

[Patiod]

17. Well, it's good to see that there is some dissent alive in the dark red states

I know we see it here, but it's good to see it in more public forums

[JanMichael]

18. I think he even sent some of the conservatives over the edge

with his loony ideas-- I suspect all those responding aren't liberals-

[ensho]

19. good

nt

[ret5hd]

20. did it involve a belt and his pants around his knees?

[Maine-ah]

30. .

:rofl:

[tanyev]

21. Any right wingers got anything to say about God's will being done?

No?

[kenny blankenship]

22. 56 Years Overdue

[malaise]

23. Ah well

As Clarence Darrow (not Mark Twain) famously said:

"I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction."

[musette_sf]

24. + 1

agreed

[Ilsa]

25. Only 56. I wonder if all that hatred towards others and

criticism of victims helped kill him.

[OwnedByFerrets]

29. Bites tongue so that nothing nasty leaves lips

[TK421]

32. good

[DainBramaged]

33. Just rewards for a man who thought justice was his

burn in hell scumbag

[H2O Man]

34. I dislike

OPs/threads that appear to take pleasure in any human being's death. So, I will try my darnedest not to say something like, "Well, I hope his mother is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law -- not for his death, but for his birth." That type of comment is in utterly bad taste. We are better than that.

[Maine-ah]

37. sorry, I have sympathy for the family, and expressed it

but honestly, Malaise nailed it in post 23.

Perhaps you can hide the thread.

[H2O Man]

39. See post #38

Our good friend nailed it.

[Forkboy]

38. ...

:rofl:

[Maine-ah]

41. sorry..

lol ...

A little slow sometimes.

[KittyWampus]

35. I like this comment at the link the best:

"I don't know this man and can only imagine that his extremist views came from what he undoubtedly saw as immorality and weakness taking over the country. While he may have been right about those, I cannot conscientiously defend any of his crazy legislative ideas. I guess he got called into the upper management office for a quick discussion on what being a proper Christian should look like."

[Seedersandleechers]

36. Maybe there is a god.

[Name removed]

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