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Jim Higgins
Member since Mar 22, 2016
Recent Comments
Re: “Burlington Police Shoot and Kill Mentally Ill Man”
How is it that multiple stun gun shots and pepper spray failed so miserably at neutralizing a 76-year-old man? Was his adrenalin rush so great that those shots had no effect? Did the police "miss" with those shots? I commend the police for resorting first to non-lethal approaches and attempting to wait the guy out for 5 hours. A sad story that sounds a lot like a "suicide by cop."
Posted by
Jim Higgins
on 03/22/2016 at 1:54 PM
Re: “Obituary: John J. Duffy Jr., 1934-2020”
I had the great good fortune to overlap with John at Johnson State College during my three-year staff job there in the Nineties. Myself and fellow staff often played tennis over our lunch break, and he was then the coach of the tennis team and I met him on the courts. Such a kind, energetic, and interesting soul! My definition of a true gentleman. I think of him every time I play tennis because he taught me (among many things) an odd way to declare a 30-30 tie, which was "30 deuce." When people ask where I got that expression from, I ramble on about the great John Duffy.