Apparently this African-American person was shot dead by police. Think this might be ridiculously blown out of proportion or is it something to legitimately protest about? (or something else?)
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Anything that results in looting and rioting has, by definition, been blown out of proportion. I've been fairly critical of how the police have handled this situation, but come on, nothing justifies throwing Molotov cocktails at police officers (or anybody)."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Quantum Weirdness View PostApparently this African-American person was shot dead by police. Think this might be ridiculously blown out of proportion or is it something to legitimately protest about? (or something else?)Last edited by TimelessTheist; 08-18-2014, 01:41 PM.Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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Originally posted by Quantum Weirdness View PostApparently this African-American person was shot dead by police. Think this might be ridiculously blown out of proportion or is it something to legitimately protest about? (or something else?)Last edited by fm93; 08-18-2014, 01:59 PM.Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.--Isaiah 1:17
I don't think that all forms o[f] slavery are inherently immoral.--seer
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Originally posted by square_peg View PostBoth. The looting and rioting are unacceptable, so in that sense the response has been blown out of proportion. But Brown's death is even more unacceptable and is legitimately worth protesting.Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
-Thomas Aquinas
I love to travel, But hate to arrive.
-Hernando Cortez
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
-Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor
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Originally posted by TimelessTheist View Post.....he robbed a convenience store and attacked a cop.
Not to mention, the eyewitness testimonies are contradictory on the second point (some say he was being pulled by the cop and was just trying to get away), and as for the first point, the officer wasn't aware of the robbery when he stopped Brown.Last edited by fm93; 08-18-2014, 02:05 PM.Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.--Isaiah 1:17
I don't think that all forms o[f] slavery are inherently immoral.--seer
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Originally posted by square_peg View PostAnd was killed for it.
Not to mention, the eyewitness testimonies are contradictory on the second point (some say he was being pulled by the cop and was just trying to get away), and as for the first point, the officer wasn't aware of the robbery when he stopped Brown.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostIt is worth an investigation, but not rioting and protesting and looting. Any more it seems like people just look for an excuse to act like animals.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYeah. And the race-baiter celebrities don't help one stinkin bit. And the Governor, in my opinion, REALLY added fuel to the fire."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostIt is worth an investigation, but not rioting and protesting and looting. Any more it seems like people just look for an excuse to act like animals.Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.--Isaiah 1:17
I don't think that all forms o[f] slavery are inherently immoral.--seer
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Originally posted by square_peg View PostI agreed that rioting and looting were unacceptable. But protesting is justifiable--the people have every right to be angry at the senseless killing, deeper issues and mismanagement of the situation by the police.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWouldn't it be better to wait for actual FACTS?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWouldn't it be better to wait for actual FACTS?Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.--Isaiah 1:17
I don't think that all forms o[f] slavery are inherently immoral.--seer
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Originally posted by square_peg View PostI agreed that rioting and looting were unacceptable. But protesting is justifiable--the people have every right to be angry at the senseless killing, deeper issues and mismanagement of the situation by the police.
The police officer said that MB rushed him, pushed the car door against him then ran away. He then stopped turned around and ran back at the officer. At which time he was shot. Now doesn't that sound like it needs some investigating?
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Originally posted by square_peg View PostWe have actual facts already,
and they tell us that the killing was senseless and the police mismanaged the situation.
There are still plenty of things we don't know,
but of the facts that we already have, we can certainly make these judgments. What facts are you waiting for?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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