Shoot To Kill Looters

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Lon

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The current looting in Baltimore of the CVS Pharmacy which is occuring at this moment is inexcusable.
 

Rioting, burning and looting seems to be the way some people believe they should act to stand up for their rights. It is very hard for me to understand how they expect any thing good to come of that type of violent and illegal behavior. .
 
Any otherwise "peaceful" demonstration loses all meaning and creates animosity in the wake. Looters are opportunistic criminals pure and simple. BTW I did not imply or mean any item looted or stolen is worthy of lethal force ever.
 

These are also High School kids... Of course what they are doing is wrong... but they don't have the judgement of adults.. I don't think they should be shot.. because since when does stealing carry a death penalty. I DO agree that they are not helping the cause by doing this... only turning people against the cause.. Especially people that are on the fence about racism to begin with... it hardens their position and in fact justifies it in their minds.
 
Shoot to kill? :wtf: I don't like the idea of anyone being shot (generally speaking). I don't agree people should be shot for stealing (To say looting is inexcusable is redundant. who said it was excusable?). Unarmed people being shot and killed is what started this mess - although some police (I said SOME) and George Zimmerman would disagree.
 
Lon said:
The current looting in Baltimore of the CVS Pharmacy which is occuring at this moment is inexcusable.
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If you shoot to kill the looters then we are just as bad as them.
The leadership of the black organizations should be put in jail not the looters,I swear the leaders encourages this type of behavior.
 
Looting & Burning a CVS Pharmacy and stealing drugs is a adult criminal activity and should be dealt with harshly and yes shooting them will get the message across to some of the so called high school kids. The National Guard has now been called in and do you think they will not shoot to kill if they are attacked as the police were?
 
Davey Jones said:
If you shoot to kill the looters then we are just as bad as them.
The leadership of the black organizations should be put in jail not the looters,I swear the leaders encourages this type of behavior.
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HUH? What leaders of what black organizations are you talking about? :confused: And after you answer that, another question: Did those "leaders" tell anyone to loot and burn? Please cite your source(s).
 
No, Lon, they will not shoot at all. They will stand around and watch just like the National Guard did at Ferguson. It is racist to shoot them. You just stand back and hope you do not get hurt or killed until they decide to quit or leave.
 
~Lenore said:
No, Lon, they will not shoot at all. They will stand around and watch just like the National Guard did at Ferguson. It is racist to shoot them. You just stand back and hope you do not get hurt or killed until they decide to quit or leave.
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It's racist to shoot black people? Really? Have you paid attention to the news? That's not the prevailing theory, and even if it was it hasn't stopped the shootings. And the National Guard did at lot more than stand and watch at Kent State. They killed unarmed people.

I am so sick of (some) people saying/acting like they don’t know what racism is. The word is in the dictionary…..it’s not that complicated. Look it up. :eek:nthego:
 
~Lenore said:
No, Lon, they will not shoot at all. They will stand around and watch just like the National Guard did at Ferguson. It is racist to shoot them. You just stand back and hope you do not get hurt or killed until they decide to quit or leave.
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Look, it's easy. You DO NOT kill people over property loss. Wrap your head around that fact and you may be up to date.
 
Lon said:
Looting & Burning a CVS Pharmacy and stealing drugs is a adult criminal activity and should be dealt with harshly and yes shooting them will get the message across to some of the so called high school kids. The National Guard has now been called in and do you think they will not shoot to kill if they are attacked as the police were?
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Oh Yeah..... shooting and killing a bunch of high school kids is REALLY going to get a message across alright.. But it's not going to be the message you hope it will be. I think the National Guard better NOT start killing these kids..
 
Lon, "Shooting them will get the message across?" What message? That their lives are considered worthless by the police? Isn't the outrage about that what got this thing started in the first place?

Of course, looting is not "excusable." But there's a huge area between excusing something and shooting a bunch of misguided kids.
 
QuickSilver said:
Oh Yeah..... shooting and killing a bunch of high school kids is REALLY going to get a message across alright.. But it's not going to be the message you hope it will be. I think the National Guard better NOT start killing these kids..
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They won't! Kent State was 45 years ago. Lot's of attitudes have changed since then.
 
Sunny said:
Lon, "Shooting them will get the message across?" What message? That their lives are considered worthless by the police? Isn't the outrage about that what got this thing started in the first place?

Of course, looting is not "excusable." But there's a huge area between excusing something and shooting a bunch of misguided kids.
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What's unfortunate is that these kids are looking for excitement... like most High School kids.. what they don't realize is that they are solidifying the racist attitudes they are protesting against.. I can hear all the "See... look how these people are" "Look how they behave" "No wonder police kill them".. being uttered in quite a few White households. It's not getting the cause any sympathy that's for sure. People are not going to look at this for the pent up frustration that it is.. they are going to feel more justified in the attitutes they hold.
 
applecruncher said:
It's racist to shoot black people? Really? Have you paid attention to the news? That's not the prevailing theory, and even if it was it hasn't stopped the shootings. And the National Guard did at lot more than stand and watch at Kent State. They killed unarmed people.

I am so sick of (some) people saying/acting like they don’t know what racism is. The word is in the dictionary…..it’s not that complicated. Look it up. :eek:nthego:
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That was on Monday, May 4, 1970! That was 45 years ago. I do not understand when we are discussing things that are happening right now, people have a tendency to bring up things that happened long ago. Maybe you are too young to realize how much our country has changed in those 45 years. What does Kent State have to do with what is happening today in Baltimore?


 
~Lenore said:
That was on Monday, May 4, 1970! That was 45 years ago. I do not understand when we are discussing things that are happening right now, people have a tendency to bring up things that happened long ago. Maybe you are too young to realize how much our country has changed in those 45 years. What does Kent State have to do with what is happening today in Baltimore?


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Lenore, I will be 65 yrs old in a few weeks. (This is a Senior Forum :))

Actually, I realize a lot of things. I know exactly how our country has changed, and I also know how much some things have not changed. Again: I am so sick of (some) people saying/acting like they don’t know what racism is. The word is in the dictionary…..it’s not that complicated. Look it up.
 
We Ignore, Excuse & Dismiss Criminal Activity

PROTESTING is not a Criminal Activity but RIOTING and particularly LOOTING is, especially when it involves burning of property, bodily harm to police and firemen. We have some that say Oh Well they are young and don't make good choices, they are poor, they come from single parent situation etc. etc. Gimme a Break will ya. At what point do you accept responsibilty for your actions and pay the consequences?
 
Lon said:
PROTESTING is not a Criminal Activity but RIOTING and particularly LOOTING is, especially when it involves burning of property, bodily harm to police and firemen. We have some that say Oh Well they are young and don't make good choices, they are poor, they come from single parent situation etc. etc. Gimme a Break will ya. At what point do you accept responsibilty for your actions and pay the consequences?
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Okay. Thanks for sharing.

Time for "Dancing with the Stars". :eek:nthego:
 
You darn libs hush, I'm rooting for shoot to kill, getting my truck loaded up to bring up the rear and help out the troops. We've been waiting for an opportunity to take out the blacks for some time now. Lock and load baby, YAHOO!. Wait, slight problem, I'm black, gosh darn. Back to seeding my garden on to another cause.

QS, true, the ones doing this, looting committing crimes and acting out violently are their own worst enemy and are just giving fuel to the minds of those who are already harbor certain feelings toward them from the get go, they do need to be handled and frankly the behavior is despicable, but, shooting them, I wonder if that's what the people felt about violent outburst from college kids of the 60's who got out of hand, did they think shoot to kill on those university students who were throwing all kinds of items and damaging property and injuring officers. Do these same people speak up against the behaviors of the fraternity groups you see weekly on the news behaving badly. Just this past week, we had students, spitting on vets and making a mess of anything associated with honoring these vets, not the same, but, still, no mention. I can see some cheering on that fraternity group who was singing no ni _ _ ers allowed. No it's not racist to want this mayhem to stop nor to punish such behavior. These people who are acting out in such violent ways angers me as much as the next person, there's truly no excuse, but, there's no excuse either for some people who look for these and other such opportunities to vent their hidden feelings when we know it's not just about this particular event. It's always about events of certain people.
 
Lon said:
PROTESTING is not a Criminal Activity but RIOTING and particularly LOOTING is, especially when it involves burning of property, bodily harm to police and firemen. We have some that say Oh Well they are young and don't make good choices, they are poor, they come from single parent situation etc. etc. Gimme a Break will ya. At what point do you accept responsibilty for your actions and pay the consequences?
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That same question could be put to the police that are shooting kids in the back and by killing them with other unnecessary means.
 
Seems awful one sided to me. The white hats have guns, billy clubs, shields, and all the military equipment the army gave them. Perhaps if those who are protesting had guns, a few charcoal lighters, and some small cans of gasoline, and a half dozen UEDs, then we could see some real protests for the killing of the young man whose funeral was carried live today on national television. And with the national guard coming out tonight this could then qualify as a real training exercise or some interesting television. What do you think? Was it Thomas Jefferson who said a revolution now and then might be good for us? Or something like that. Of course this little skirmish(if both sides had guns) doesn't qualify for anything like a revolution, merely a protest. Where's that drum and bugle corp? Just saying what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
 

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