Another reason to keep US gun laws intact.
They allow you to defend yourself against loud music.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 10:27, Share, Reply)
They allow you to defend yourself against loud music.
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Why??
does this article even bring race into it??
It should read "Batshit mentalist shoots student!"
whats the point of it?
The race card gets played far too much for my liking! we are all humans (well most of us.. well some of us... )
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does this article even bring race into it??
It should read "Batshit mentalist shoots student!"
whats the point of it?
The race card gets played far too much for my liking! we are all humans (well most of us.. well some of us... )
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The question of race is brought up because of Trayvon Martin
It appears that US gun laws are allowing old white men to shoot clearly innocent black teenagers.
Yes we're all the same and the races do not scientifically exist, but that does not prevent racist attitudes.
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It appears that US gun laws are allowing old white men to shoot clearly innocent black teenagers.
Yes we're all the same and the races do not scientifically exist, but that does not prevent racist attitudes.
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I'm tempted to agree;
but there's a whole load of literature on threat perception. People are far more likely to perceive a black person as a threat, which suggests that there's a big problem with institutional and subconscious racism that puts black people more at risk.
Worryingly, it's not just whites that fall prey to this misperception - there's a famous line from Jesse Jackson from Newsweek (13.xii.1993): "[T]here is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery, then look and see somebody white and feel relieved."
Which is a bit scary, really
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but there's a whole load of literature on threat perception. People are far more likely to perceive a black person as a threat, which suggests that there's a big problem with institutional and subconscious racism that puts black people more at risk.
Worryingly, it's not just whites that fall prey to this misperception - there's a famous line from Jesse Jackson from Newsweek (13.xii.1993): "[T]here is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery, then look and see somebody white and feel relieved."
Which is a bit scary, really
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As a fairly pale white man, I'm scared by both white and black men, can't stand either
but only if they are tall and muscly. Short and muscly asian men are like dwarves.
Well, that's my racist message for today.
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but only if they are tall and muscly. Short and muscly asian men are like dwarves.
Well, that's my racist message for today.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:33, Share, Reply)
I don't know why that's scary - he lives in the US where he is far, far more likely to be the victim of a black street robber than a white one. If If there's heavy traffic then I'm more careful crossing the street than when there's light traffic. Both scenarios could see me get run over, but one is far more likely to.
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You, sir,
Win this week's "Dazzling Analogy" award.
Please collect your bumper pack of Haribo on the way out.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 15:21, Share, Reply)
Win this week's "Dazzling Analogy" award.
Please collect your bumper pack of Haribo on the way out.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 15:21, Share, Reply)
I like Ernest & Waldo, and I like paedophiles.
but I LOVE Haribo.
judge THAT, Leveson.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 18:24, Share, Reply)
None of us know how threatened that guy felt with perhaps a car load of mouthy, aggressive blokes
giving him 'attitude.' It goes both ways
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:15, Share, Reply)
giving him 'attitude.' It goes both ways
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This is true.
But if he felt so threatened that killing them seemed like a reasonable response, it's hard to avoid the conclusions (a) that the error might have been his, and (b) that he probably isn't the kind of person you'd want to be armed. Or alone in public at all.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:20, Share, Reply)
But if he felt so threatened that killing them seemed like a reasonable response, it's hard to avoid the conclusions (a) that the error might have been his, and (b) that he probably isn't the kind of person you'd want to be armed. Or alone in public at all.
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It saddens me ultimately he had a gun on his person in the first place
incidents like this will always be inevitable if this is the case
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:24, Share, Reply)
incidents like this will always be inevitable if this is the case
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:24, Share, Reply)
Well, yes.
But, still, there's no reason to believe that anyone was being mouthy or aggressive except the guy with the gun; and even if the people shot had been mouthy and aggressive, it's really not at all obvious that summary shooting is the best way to deal with the situation.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:29, Share, Reply)
But, still, there's no reason to believe that anyone was being mouthy or aggressive except the guy with the gun; and even if the people shot had been mouthy and aggressive, it's really not at all obvious that summary shooting is the best way to deal with the situation.
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As I grow older I feel more scared of youngsters
I was even scared of them when I was a youngster.
A gun and the power of judge judy and executioner would be good.
Nigerians have an aggressive and expressive culture while the Japanese are quiet and apologetic. Guess who's gettin capped in da ass.
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I was even scared of them when I was a youngster.
A gun and the power of judge judy and executioner would be good.
Nigerians have an aggressive and expressive culture while the Japanese are quiet and apologetic. Guess who's gettin capped in da ass.
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Oh Class
Inadvertent typos that make a crazy sort of sense crack me up...
the power of judge judy and executioner
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:02, Share, Reply)
Inadvertent typos that make a crazy sort of sense crack me up...
the power of judge judy and executioner
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:02, Share, Reply)
Oh Bugger.
Watched Hot Fuzz at least 3 times and that passed me by..
*shame*
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:18, Share, Reply)
Watched Hot Fuzz at least 3 times and that passed me by..
*shame*
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Ha
I'll have you know that all my typos are cunning cultural references
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:23, Share, Reply)
I'll have you know that all my typos are cunning cultural references
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:23, Share, Reply)
WHAT!?
He pulls up alongside 'em (why?), argues & then shoots "eight or nine times" =/= "giving him 'attitude'"
...unless you were trolling, in which case well done: I did genuinely say "WHAT!?" at the monitor when I read your comment.
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He pulls up alongside 'em (why?), argues & then shoots "eight or nine times" =/= "giving him 'attitude'"
...unless you were trolling, in which case well done: I did genuinely say "WHAT!?" at the monitor when I read your comment.
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I get threatened by large crowds
Well, I guess 'ole shooty' will get me through public speaking
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Well, I guess 'ole shooty' will get me through public speaking
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:40, Share, Reply)
Perhaps he wanted to ask them to turn the music down or something
it's not entirely unreasonable
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it's not entirely unreasonable
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:05, Share, Reply)
Wanting them to turn down the music is completely reasonable.
That's not really the problem here though, is it?
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:43, Share, Reply)
That's not really the problem here though, is it?
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:43, Share, Reply)
I was just answering Tab's question
Perhaps they were stationary listening to loud music causing disruption to everyone around them, so he pulled up next to them and asked them to turn it down. Perhaps they gave him a load of aggressive, unreasonable bollocks back to him, so he wasted the guy. Just speculation, I wasn't there.
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Perhaps they were stationary listening to loud music causing disruption to everyone around them, so he pulled up next to them and asked them to turn it down. Perhaps they gave him a load of aggressive, unreasonable bollocks back to him, so he wasted the guy. Just speculation, I wasn't there.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:01, Share, Reply)
You Calling My Pint A Puff?
I'm in fear of my life. I'll stand my ground and kill you.
It's a crazy law. It gives people who carry guns the right to inflame a situation and then, when things get heated, pull a gun and execute someone.
What's next? A mentally-ill homeless dude spits on the pavement and someone calls him on it. Homeless guy get's defensive, angry, and the you pull a gun and kill him? Is that what you want - 'cos that's what'll happen...
Oh dear. Came all over Enfield again...
Cheers
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I'm in fear of my life. I'll stand my ground and kill you.
It's a crazy law. It gives people who carry guns the right to inflame a situation and then, when things get heated, pull a gun and execute someone.
What's next? A mentally-ill homeless dude spits on the pavement and someone calls him on it. Homeless guy get's defensive, angry, and the you pull a gun and kill him? Is that what you want - 'cos that's what'll happen...
Oh dear. Came all over Enfield again...
Cheers
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:11, Share, Reply)
Jahled's right though-
there's a helluva lot of speculation, & not much evidence of what actually occurred.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:25, Share, Reply)
there's a helluva lot of speculation, & not much evidence of what actually occurred.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:25, Share, Reply)
Uhhh...
...might want to re-phrase that last sentence.
Unless you enjoy engaging in bukkake with aging comedians...
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 15:33, Share, Reply)
...might want to re-phrase that last sentence.
Unless you enjoy engaging in bukkake with aging comedians...
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 15:33, Share, Reply)
Bet he wouldn't have done that without his gun on him though.
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Exactly my thoughts
Looks to me like he was trying to play the big man but quickly escalated the situation to something he couldn't handle.
Without the gun on him and a law that basically says "He was coming right for me", would this situation even have occurred?
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:50, Share, Reply)
Looks to me like he was trying to play the big man but quickly escalated the situation to something he couldn't handle.
Without the gun on him and a law that basically says "He was coming right for me", would this situation even have occurred?
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I've never walked around with a gun on my person - but I imagine that if I did, then I wouldn't feel very threatened by anything whatsoever.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:51, Share, Reply)
I blame our capitalist society
Everything's a race, these days
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Everything's a race, these days
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I always take my gun with me to weddings.
you never know, you never know.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 10:40, Share, Reply)
you never know, you never know.
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i have mixed emotions about this...
on one hand i deplore senseless violence and the loss of human life...
on the other hand, I regularly want to shoot people who play loud music as though its their human right to be an annoyance to people.
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on one hand i deplore senseless violence and the loss of human life...
on the other hand, I regularly want to shoot people who play loud music as though its their human right to be an annoyance to people.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:49, Share, Reply)
Well, obviously.
You need a gun for the car, a gun for weddings. guns guns guns.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:35, Share, Reply)
You need a gun for the car, a gun for weddings. guns guns guns.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:35, Share, Reply)
my father in law is a gun collector
but he's never once shot anyone
My brother-in-law collects knives.
What the fuck have I done?
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:58, Share, Reply)
but he's never once shot anyone
My brother-in-law collects knives.
What the fuck have I done?
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:58, Share, Reply)
My money's on "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughn Williams.
I'm guessing they made the rookie mistake of turning up the volume to compensate for the quiet beginning, and so taken by surpise when the main melody soars in halfway through.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:57, Share, Reply)
I'm guessing they made the rookie mistake of turning up the volume to compensate for the quiet beginning, and so taken by surpise when the main melody soars in halfway through.
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:57, Share, Reply)
It's time for some equal opportunities shootings
Asians and Eskimos are missing out...
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Asians and Eskimos are missing out...
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The link article makes for very good reading....
A woman attacked by her spouse gets a gun and fires into the ceiling to scare him, she now faces 20 years for it.....
I'm no expert, but something is seriously wrong with that law.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/justice/ac360-stand-your-ground-law/index.html
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A woman attacked by her spouse gets a gun and fires into the ceiling to scare him, she now faces 20 years for it.....
I'm no expert, but something is seriously wrong with that law.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/justice/ac360-stand-your-ground-law/index.html
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:26, Share, Reply)
OVER TWO THOUSAND CEILINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED THIS YEAR
YOU MONSTER
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YOU MONSTER
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:37, Share, Reply)
Hahahahahaaaaaa.....
WONT SOMEONE THINK OF THE CEILINGS??!!
( , Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:50, Share, Reply)
WONT SOMEONE THINK OF THE CEILINGS??!!
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One man's ceiling is another man's floor...
... which is why this is protected under the floorth ammendment.
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... which is why this is protected under the floorth ammendment.
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