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Car plows through protesters during Ferguson rally in south Minneapolis [W:349]

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That doesn't change the fact that it "run over" is literally defined as what happened. It doesn't change the fact that you can't hit people because they are in your way. It doesn't change the fact that just because she wasn't hurt, doesn't mean a legal wrong wasn't committed.

The girl was underage and at a peaceful rally for Christ's sake. That could have turned out a lot worse and thankfully it didn't.

Oh but think of the outrage you could really display if someone had been actually hurt.
 
Gotta tell you, if an angry crowd surrounded my car, leaving me no other way out, they'd better move themselves or you bet I'd move them.

Do you have video evidence that an angry crowd was surrounding his car? I haven't seen that narrative reported yet.
 
By the definition of the phrase run over, by hitting whatever number of people he hit, it is applicable to all of them. Plow would be acceptable as well. Again, I'm just looking at the definition of the word.

So hitting a person with your car is running that person over? Does that apply to anything operated by a person that hits another person?

I have been hit by guys on bicycle's, a girl on a horse, guys on surfboards, three guys with cars, etc. Was I "run over" in each instance?
 
Do you have video evidence that an angry crowd was surrounding his car? I haven't seen that narrative reported yet.

You said there ever isn't any excuse for "moving" people with your car. I disagree.
 
Do you have video evidence that an angry crowd was surrounding his car? I haven't seen that narrative reported yet.

:lol:

Now you are just being ridiculous...
 
Where, exactly, did the crowd surround his car?



At 6 seconds or so you can clearly see he is not in the crowd and then you will see a coupld of guys come running from the right side of the white car as the crowd converges on the black car...
 
You said there ever isn't any excuse for "moving" people with your car. I disagree.

In a non threatening situation, of course. This was clearly a non-threatening situation. He even went around another car to get into the crowd.

:lol:

Now you are just being ridiculous...

The video is posted above. Where did the crowd surround his car?
 
No. I am saying that many of the things you are arguing, but most specifically his intent (you say it was on purpose) is something that you can't prove.

The dictionary term is argumentative as it is open to interpretation as well...
Intent is damn hard to prove.

What can be proven is this girl was knocked down and sustained minor injuries. However, it can also be proven that she was obstructing traffic. I really don't think this guy is going to prison over this. IMO his worst case scenario is a minor moving violation and paying her hospital bills.
 
I'm not outraged at the incident. I'm a bit flabbergasted at people like you though.

It just hit me... you keep bringing up people's political motives to this incident and it was like, BOOM. You are projecting your bias. You are calling people angry Republicans, and such. It is OK because these people support M Brown. Etc. YOU are the one that is a partisan hack... YOU! :lol:
 
Intent is damn hard to prove.

What can be proven is this girl was knocked down and sustained minor injuries. However, it can also be proven that she was obstructing traffic. I really don't think this guy is going to prison over this. IMO his worst case scenario is a minor moving violation and paying her hospital bills.

Proving intent is practically impossible in this case... but that does not stop Mr Serious from alleging it
 
Where, exactly, did the crowd surround his car?



Are you kidding? How did the windows get broken? You know, this reminds me of the Rachel Corrie incident. She parks herself in front of a moving tank and people are mystified how she ended up getting run over by it.
 
I just posted the video. It shows him going around another car to enter the crowd.

So what? That is not illegal.

Sangha eventually gave up because he knew he was wrong. Rabbit too... when will you?
 
Are you kidding? How did the windows get broken? You know, this reminds me of the Rachel Corrie incident. She parks herself in front of a moving tank and people are mystified how she ended up getting run over by it.

Probably from people hitting it when he was busy running into a group of people in front of him. As a bystander, I'm going to try to stop the guy from running everyone over.
 
I just posted the video. It shows him going around another car to enter the crowd.

What's the crowd doing in the street? That's actually not peaceful protest. What right did they have to block his car in?
 
Intent is damn hard to prove.

What can be proven is this girl was knocked down and sustained minor injuries. However, it can also be proven that she was obstructing traffic. I really don't think this guy is going to prison over this. IMO his worst case scenario is a minor moving violation and paying her hospital bills.

Based on what I've been reading, he won't be charged with anything. He's the one who called 911 for chrissakes.
 
Probably from people hitting it when he was busy running into a group of people in front of him. As a bystander, I'm going to try to stop the guy from running everyone over.

Smashing into the car is counterproductive and STUPID. It will only further scare or confuse the driver into hurting MORE people. I couldn't tell but it did not look like any of those people held up their hands like "STOP!" or make a backing up motion. Nope, what I saw was an attack.
 
Probably from people hitting it when he was busy running into a group of people in front of him. As a bystander, I'm going to try to stop the guy from running everyone over.

As a bystander, maybe you could work on getting those people out of the street. That right there would way cut down on the chances of getting hit by a car.
 
Based on what I've been reading, he won't be charged with anything. He's the one who called 911 for chrissakes.

Oh great, he didn't run from the scene. Let's give him a high five. I'm not sure if he'll get charged - but it's entirely possible.

It certainly works in his favor that no one was seriously hurt.
 
You think anyone is intimidated by your intellectual prowess?

Maybe not intimidated... but careful to construct coherent and well constructed arguments? Yes, ntelligent people certainly are...
 
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