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Originally posted by Merriam WebsterFull Definition of JUSTIFY
transitive verb
1
a : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
b (1) : to show to have had a sufficient legal reason (2) : to qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property
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a archaic : to administer justice to
b archaic : absolve
c : to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation
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a : to space (as lines of text) so that the lines come out even at the margin
b : to make even by justifying <justified margins>
intransitive verb
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a : to show a sufficient lawful reason for an act done
b : to qualify as bail or surety
2
: to justify lines of text
— jus·ti·fi·er noun
This is not rocket science, SP. Refusing to use 'justified' in its proper meaning smacks of sanctimony."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by seer View PostYes, accurate and necessary. If you can escape bad schools and crime you owe it to your family to do it."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 KingsGambit View PostI'd rather live in north St. Louis than in a neighborhood full of people who freely admit they are there to escape black people.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 seer View PostWhat did I miss? Who is claiming that they are trying to escape "black people?""He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostThat's the implication of 'white flight', Seer.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 KingsGambit View PostI'd rather live in north St. Louis than in a neighborhood full of people who freely admit they are there to escape black people."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
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Originally posted by seer View PostI understand that, but I don't believe that the real intention is to escape "black people" but rather to escape high crime rates and horrible schools. It may just be that those with the means to do that are largely white."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostThen don't use the term because that isn't what it means.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 KingsGambit View PostI get the impression, justified or not, that the protesters are trying to make this more about a systemic police thing.
Still, let us keep in mind that the claims in these leaks have not been scrutinized in court and might have serious problems.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI think that is the angle that they are now pursuing since it is becoming increasingly evident that the story of a gentle giant who wouldn't hurt a fly was gunned down for merely walking down the middle of the street by some psycho cop has pretty much unraveled.
Still, let us keep in mind that the claims in these leaks have not been scrutinized in court and might have serious problems."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 seer View PostI didn't use the term."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Interesting. Supports what I said from the very beginning, so I'll be interested to see what the Grand Jury's decision is.
I'm glad the local residents are motivated to change their government, but disappointed that they had to pick a (probably) justified shooting to be their rallying cry. It makes them look ill-informed, biased, and generally incompetent."If you believe, take the first step, it leads to Jesus Christ. If you don't believe, take the first step all the same, for you are bidden to take it. No one wants to know about your faith or unbelief, your orders are to perform the act of obedience on the spot. Then you will find yourself in the situation where faith becomes possible and where faith exists in the true sense of the word." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
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