Which is not to say it isn't still a problem, a big problem.Originally Posted by Goshin
Which is not to say it isn't still a problem, a big problem.
He is wrong because hes using tragedy to further a radical agenda. No one is arguing that people getting shot isnt a problem (although gun crime is plummeting except in areas where they accuse cops of being racist), but using still-warm dead bodies for political reasons is very, very wrong...and disrespectful to the families and victims quite frankly.
"Opportunity does not come knocking. It is usually running down the street, you have to chase and tackle it." - Sheriff David Clarke, Milwaukee County.
The Justice Dept. does not need to get involved just so this person can be prosecuted under a hate crime statute, which South Carolina evidently does not have. Let it just be a straight murder prosecution, so there is no doubt that the death penalty is available. Justice demands it for heinous murders like these.
Bingo! And that is why I'd like to know if he was or has been in counseling, and the types of drugs he has taken, legally and otherwise. Most modern day young mass murderers have been connected to SSRIs or SNRIs. Those drugs can alter personalities, especially young people. The point being so many factors can be involved that we have no earthly idea what caused Roof to act as he did. It is important, however, that we find out.
I know a bazillion Christians and conservatives and I have yet to know one personally who has mass murdered people.
"When Faith preaches Hate, Blessed are the Doubters." - Amin Maalouf
When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. ~Dave Barry
I do not claim that every single injustice, actual or imagined, against a black person (or any other group) is considered to be a sign of racial antipathy. I don't know of anyone who does. The circumstances need to be evaluated, especially when the act is done by someone with authority such as a cop. Killing a group of black people in a church appears to be a hate crime in this case, but that is not proven yet.
How is wanting to curb violence a "radical agenda"?
Freedom of speech is not freedom from criticism.
I have heard this before however events like this are only in the news for a few days and then everyone moves onto the next big story. It might not be to everyone's taste but I think this is the perfect time to bring up potential issues, while the fire is still hot.
‘This is not peace, it is an armistice for 20 years.’ (Ferdinand Foch. After the Treaty of Versailles, 1919).
Quite true.
Freedom of speech is not freedom from criticism.
You have now taken your SECOND giant step into irony in this discussion. You accused me of basing my argument on something I read in Wikipedia... only to now try and defend your argument using... Wikipedia.
But it's funny to see you destroying your own argument here. My initial statement was that the shooter had a mental illness, you claimed he wasn't. I showed you that thoughts of homicidal ideation are classified under delirium in ICD-10. Now you have come back to prove me wrong by arguing that homicidal ideation is not mental illness, but rather a symptom of mental illness, meaning that those who present homicidal ideation are mentally ill, 89% of which are due to psychosis and the rest primarily substance induced mental illness.
So again, as I said, seeing a group of people at a bible study and thinking they were a threat to you worthy of killing you have presented clear evidence of mental illness through the clear display of homicidal ideation.
So what you are holding out for is some subset of the 11% that are not born of psychosis, and that vast majority of the cases that are clearly born of mental illness are just not good enough for you?Wait, where did I say he was or he wasn't mentally ill? I've said there is no evidence to prove one way or another as of yet. That remains true, don't be stubborn. Admit you made a silly claim and back away.
He told the mostly female Bible study group that he was there to stop them from raping white women... are you ready to accept my diagnosis yet?
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he stops voting for the Free Fish party.
Because war is peace, ignorance is strength, and slavery is freedom.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." --First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote