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Originally Posted by blueash
Well, for starters I do have admiration for Dr. Carson. He is an excellent example of someone who has used his brain helped by affirmative action programs to succeed. He was an excellent surgeon. I agree with some of his positions for instance that we should continue affirmative action, get guns out of urban areas, and disagree with him on other issues. My response to what to do in a riot is that I don't know. But my life's work being looted does not justify killing a looter We don't have capital punishment for looting. We don't have capital punishment for breaking windows or stealing clothing. A store window can be replaced, stolen TV's can be replaced. A life cannot be, even a life of someone who made a very wrong decision. So I want the police and the Nat Guard to protect life not stuff. There are as I understand it rules for the use of deadly force and that does not include defending the merchandise in a mini-mart. So which of these people, or perhaps all of them, would you like to have killed now?
And we are nicely back to the original issue of this thread, just shoot the looters to solve the problem.
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Carson should be the role model … not a Sharpton or Jackson. It’s tragic that young black kids are told losers like the two just mentioned are to be idealized and that Carson is an Uncle Tom. Wow, how self-defeating is that? They are guaranteed to never get out of the underclass. Who benefits from that? (Think about it)
Look, I respect your reluctance to take a human life no matter what the circumstances …even with someone breaking into your place. I remember back from the Vietnam days “the” most courageous guys I ever knew were the genuine conscientious objectors (ie could not take a human life on religious principle) yet volunteered so serve as Navy Corpsman on front lines with the grunts. They had very high casualty rates and were genuine patriots. If that’s where you’re coming from, I salute you.
Be that as it may, weakness in enforcing the law brings the dirtbags out. It’s human nature, original sin or whatever you prefer … and it is obviously pervasive in the world (eg ISIS to name but one). There were news reports (can’t remember the details) that most of the arrested rioters came from outside Ferguson. In particular the New Black Panthers form Oakand and the “Revolution Club” (ie communist) out of Chicago descended into Ferguson although I don’t know in what numbers. Does that bother you at all?? Any??
So when you ask which of these I would like to have killed now, my reaction is none. Because the first rifle volley of rubber bullets will disperse the crowd … quite quickly actually. The mob will realize the law will be enforced and, if they proceed they will lose their life. They will rapidly disperse because any mob is cowardly in nature.
That’s the point the original OP was making in so many words … deterrence works. I will add to that by saying … weakness is quite provocative.