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Protests over Missouri teen's death turn violent[W:647,807]

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let me ask a rhetorical question.

How many injuries can a person endure without retaliating before deciding he can not take it anymore and strikes out?

the death of micheal Brown was the injury that broke the patience of the community.

What rubbish. We are not some community organism. If you're going to consider the community as a single minded being then that being also bears the brunt of the self imposed sickness that has infected it. Should we the greater community tolerate this being who keeps their area a ****hole of crime?
 
As a sidebar, but because this is a teachable moment, one should take note of the intensity of the underlying racial tension, which contrary to the belief of some, still very much exist. Should the Republicans do the stupid and actually impeach and convict Barack Obama next year, what is happening in Fergueson will play out in every major US city.... and when some over militarized police officer actually pulls the trigger, and it will happen, we will send race relations (and urban security) back 50 years.....

What percentage of the people rioting actually care about racial tensions as opposed to those who want free stuff?
 
Has nothing to do with the riots or the looting. Has nothing to do with the fact the mob is targeting the officer, and in some cases, all police, for execution by mob.

And since when does everyone in the whole world get all the details of an active investigation. Is voyeurism/rubbernecking now a right?

i don't condone the acts of the organization called anonymous, acting like a vigilante by publisheing private information without recognizing the potential damage of the information being released.
 
So rioting is justified. Got it.

Now let me ask you a question. Do the "open carry" protests we see fall into that same category?

do you think the protest last night had the intention of formenting violence? or are we talking about different groups of people with different motives?
 
The "free stuff" card--another deflection from the arch-rightists .
What percentage of the people rioting actually care about racial tensions as opposed to those who want free stuff?
 
The "libbos want to loot and pillage" card.
Another blatant and irrational lie from the B.I.L. Zone .
Hear the Libbos tell it, looting and pillaging is a form of free speech.
 
Missouri police shooting of teen Michael Brown sparks protests, looting, vandalism - CBS News


The looting and violence is in response to the shooting of Michael Brown when, according to police, Brown and another man assaulted the police officer, there was a struggle and shots were fired, ultimately killing Brown. The two men in the alleged assault were not armed. However, a different account was provided by one Dorian Johnson, who says the struggle was initiated by the police officer, who assaulted Brown - Brown broke free and started to run when the police officer then shot Brown.

The point of this post is NOT justifying or dismissing the shooting which was the flashpoint of the violence (though I am resigned to the fact it will devolve into that at some point) but I'm more interested in why looting is the preferred method of showing distrust and dissatisfaction with police actions, when the owners of these stores which were broken into have absolutely NOTHING to do with the police shooting. Why is looting and destroying innocent people's livelihoods the preferred method of action in these circumstances? We see this time and time again - and I'm reminded of the 1992 So.Central LA riots.

When people are desperate, they turn to the only venue for them to be heard. This statistic tells you everything you need to know about Ferguson, Missouri. The place is 70% African American and out of its 53 cops, exactly 3 are black.
 
The "free stuff" card--another deflection from the arch-rightists .

It's how they can be racist without actually saying what they really mean. Transparent as hell.
 
It's okay for the TEA-party to threaten "2nd amendment remedies" since Obama has become President.
 
The "free stuff" card--another deflection from the arch-rightists .

There is a reason I ignore your posts. You never have anything intelligent to say.
 
It's how they can be racist without actually saying what they really mean. Transparent as hell.

They can't help themselves.
They will always take the opposite point of view when a Black is shot down in cold blood.
Their hate for "libbos" is despicable .
 
The "libbos want to loot and pillage" card.
Another blatant and irrational lie from the B.I.L. Zone .

So they were looting and pillaging against their will? Is that your argument? :lamo

 
Which is why you responded to my post.
Right-wing hate is out of control on this thread and you actually have zero grievance .
There is a reason I ignore your posts. You never have anything intelligent to say.
 
The continuation of your arch-right-wing deflections is noted and summarily dismissed .
So they were looting and pillaging against their will? Is that your argument?
 
They can't help themselves.
They will always take the opposite point of view when a Black is shot down in cold blood.
Their hate for "libbos" is despicable .

Well, we 'libbos' tend to support blacks. Makes us automatically hate-worthy. After all, we're the ones that elected a black President. And got the Civil rights passed. Anybody actually think that proposal would pass today's House of Representatives? Not a frickin' chance.
 
do you think the protest last night had the intention of formenting violence? or are we talking about different groups of people with different motives?

So one day, as you're standing on the corner, a guy comes up and kicks you in the nuts.

The next day you're standing on the corner and a guy walks up and kicks you in the nuts.

The third day you're standing on the corner and, sure as hell, a guy comes up and kicks you in the nuts.

On the fourth day are you still going to stand there while a guy walks up to you?
 
The continuation of your arch-right-wing deflections is noted and summarily dismissed .

Of course. You got caught as you generally do, in a silly hate filled comment and now there's just no way you can see to repair what little of an argument you made.
 
When did America institutionally decide that it was no longer relevant to teach young people right from wrong but only relevant to teach them a sense of entitlement?

No sane, well reared, educated person respectful of his/her community and fellow citizens considers themselves entitled to destroy the property and livelihood of innocent people, no matter what perceived injustice they feel.

Martin Luther King and others must be rolling in their graves looking down on the outcome of their peaceful and righteous movement. You may not believe it, but people in other civilized nations look at actions like this and think black Americans are lawless animals.
 
When people are desperate, they turn to the only venue for them to be heard. This statistic tells you everything you need to know about Ferguson, Missouri. The place is 70% African American and out of its 53 cops, exactly 3 are black.

So if 70% of the Police force were Black, they wouldn't be rioting?
 
All I've seen from you and your right-wing buddies on this thread is hate.
It becomes you as usual .
Of course. You got caught as you generally do, in a silly hate filled comment and now there's just no way you can see to repair what little of an argument you made.
 
Hear the Libbos tell it, looting and pillaging is a form of free speech.

This post is so stupid it should be kept in a room full of pillows.
 
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