Ferguson Riots

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tim said:
There is no such thing as an unarmed encounter when a LE is involved. Kind of cliche, but true. Also, just giving information, not facts, as I do not know the facts.
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I know. I just know there's a list of usual suspects that like to jump your case so I was clarifying.
 
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Septic said:
First, they are rioting and looting their own neighborhoods. Why the hell should I feel any pity for them?

Second, lighten up - it's a joke. Some of you guys act all holier than thou. You're not, stop pretending.
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Oh, as long as it's not one of your family members that was shot 6 times out in the street in broad daylight & it's not your neighborhood being burned to the ground ....:good!: then it's okay to continue w/the jokes about the deceased & to keep up w/character assignation tactics. It's no wonder that you go by the name "septic".
 
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Any news about business owners defending their property? Haven't been hearing about any looters getting shot.
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Oh, as long as it's not one of your family members that was shot 6 times out in the street in broad daylight & it's not your neighborhood being burned to the ground ....:good!: then it's okay to continue w/the jokes about the deceased & to keep up w/character assignation tactics. It's no wonder that you go by the name "septic".
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Wow. Just wow. The irony of all ironies.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
Well, I don't exactly have a direct line of communication with them. VolNation is right in my wheelhouse.
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Why so caught up with this decency angle? Is it because an unabashed criminal was gunned down in the prime of his thieving years? Is it because a city had allowed a few to take over their message and use it for mayhem instead of good? Maybe it's because yet another teachable moment had been hijacked by race baiters looking to make a buck? The whole episode is sickening all the way around
 
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If the point of the protests is to protest, then why does it have to be at night? Why does it have to be after midnight? If people can't do it during the day because of work, then protest from 7 to 11, and go home, and protest the next night. Have a long march on Saturday.

Done in this manner, it just feeds stereotypes. It robs them of sympathy from lots of folks, including myself, because it is based on the assumption that a 19 year old, who just saw his friend shot and killed, is perceiving things correctly. It is based on conclusions as to what happened without hearing a single word from the officer. It is based on conclusions as to what happened prior to hearing what the physical evidence is, what the case ejection patters were, what the trajectory analysis is.

All of that may well point to firing on Brown when he was on his knees, it may support the notion his arms were in the air. If you want to make sure that the analysis is correct, then protest to force the analysis to be pure and correct. But do it when it is lawful to protest, and protest in a manner that emphasizes process before a result which is not yet known.
 
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lawgator1 said:
If the point of the protests is to protest, then why does it have to be at night? Why does it have to be after midnight? If people can't do it during the day because of work, then protest from 7 to 11, and go home, and protest the next night. Have a long march on Saturday.

Done in this manner, it just feeds stereotypes. It robs them of sympathy from lots of folks, including myself, because it is based on the assumption that a 19 year old, who just saw his friend shot and killed, is perceiving things correctly. It is based on conclusions as to what happened without hearing a single word from the officer. It is based on conclusions as to what happened prior to hearing what the physical evidence is, what the case ejection patters were, what the trajectory analysis is.

All of that may well point to firing on Brown when he was on his knees, it may support the notion his arms were in the air. If you want to make sure that the analysis is correct, then protest to force the analysis to be pure and correct. But do it when it is lawful to protest, and protest in a manner that emphasizes process before a result which is not yet known.
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Well said
 
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lawgator1 said:
If the point of the protests is to protest, then why does it have to be at night? Why does it have to be after midnight? If people can't do it during the day because of work, then protest from 7 to 11, and go home, and protest the next night. Have a long march on Saturday.

Done in this manner, it just feeds stereotypes. It robs them of sympathy from lots of folks, including myself, because it is based on the assumption that a 19 year old, who just saw his friend shot and killed, is perceiving things correctly. It is based on conclusions as to what happened without hearing a single word from the officer. It is based on conclusions as to what happened prior to hearing what the physical evidence is, what the case ejection patters were, what the trajectory analysis is.

All of that may well point to firing on Brown when he was on his knees, it may support the notion his arms were in the air. If you want to make sure that the analysis is correct, then protest to force the analysis to be pure and correct. But do it when it is lawful to protest, and protest in a manner that emphasizes process before a result which is not yet known.
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I'm not sure how to feel about the curfew truth be told. There is no sub-clause in the First Amendment saying, "This clause is prohibited during the hours of 12am to 5am."
 
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Burhead said:
I'm not sure how to feel about the curfew truth be told. There is no sub-clause in the First Amendment saying, "This clause is prohibited during the hours of 12am to 5am."
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No but rights have and can be suspended during extreme times. I'd say continued looting rioting and violence constitutes extreme times.
 
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lawgator1 said:
If the point of the protests is to protest, then why does it have to be at night? Why does it have to be after midnight? If people can't do it during the day because of work, then protest from 7 to 11, and go home, and protest the next night. Have a long march on Saturday.

Done in this manner, it just feeds stereotypes. It robs them of sympathy from lots of folks, including myself, because it is based on the assumption that a 19 year old, who just saw his friend shot and killed, is perceiving things correctly. It is based on conclusions as to what happened without hearing a single word from the officer. It is based on conclusions as to what happened prior to hearing what the physical evidence is, what the case ejection patters were, what the trajectory analysis is.

All of that may well point to firing on Brown when he was on his knees, it may support the notion his arms were in the air. If you want to make sure that the analysis is correct, then protest to force the analysis to be pure and correct. But do it when it is lawful to protest, and protest in a manner that emphasizes process before a result which is not yet known.
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Spot on.
 
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utvolpj said:
Why so caught up with this decency angle? Is it because an unabashed criminal was gunned down in the prime of his thieving years? Is it because a city had allowed a few to take over their message and use it for mayhem instead of good? Maybe it's because yet another teachable moment had been hijacked by race baiters looking to make a buck? The whole episode is sickening all the way around
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The decency angle only has to do with our reaction to the events as outsiders. Surely we can agree that the riots are terrible and counterproductive without turning the event into open mic night at the improv.
 
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