'Hundreds of young black people beating white people'...

[slim 1,514]

I'm sure Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will be along shortly to denounce the racism that took place at the fair. 3....2....1....

[Zero Sum 305]

I'm pretty sure they were probably punks in need of a good spanking from their parents.

[Zero Sum 305]

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Edited August 5, 2011 by Zero Sum

[slim 1,514]

The funny thing is most adults in this country are scared to fight anyway, let alone fight a kid or group of kids. What if someone sees them punching a kid?

We're already conditioned to avoid violence at all costs, even to the point of getting beat up. I wonder if we flipped the switch and beat the living tar out of some of these kids if folks would've clapped for the "victim" or jeered as "another racist" beat up a poor young man. "He was a good boy." How many times have we heard that?

(And what caused me to chuckle in this story was the security guards blew whistles and chased them off. "Top Flight Security of the world, Craig!")

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I'm sure Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will be along shortly to denounce the racism that took place at the fair. 3....2....1....

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/126828998.html

Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn scheduled a news conference later Friday afternoon to discuss the incidents and his department's involvement. He is expected to be joined by officials of the NAACP and the Historic Third Ward Association, which is sponsoring Saturday's Historic Third Ward Jazz Festival.

[Zero Sum 305]

The funny thing is most adults in this country are scared to fight anyway, let alone fight a kid or group of kids. What if someone sees them punching a kid?

We're already conditioned to avoid violence at all costs, even to the point of getting beat up. I wonder if we flipped the switch and beat the living tar out of some of these kids if folks would've clapped for the "victim" or jeered as "another racist" beat up a poor young man. "He was a good boy." How many times have we heard that?

(And what caused me to chuckle in this story was the security guards blew whistles and chased them off. "Top Flight Security of the world, Craig!")

Probably not the proper point to add historical/moral/religious context... but...

The US supposedly has a Christian 'turn the other cheek' moral upbringing. Supposedly, of course. We all know if we look at reality we're just as violent as anyone else on the planet.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Probably not the proper point to add historical/moral/religious context... but...

The US supposedly has a Christian 'turn the other cheek' moral upbringing. Supposedly, of course. We all know if we look at reality we're just as violent as anyone else on the planet.

#######?

The only turn the other cheek religion that came into this country in it's early days is Quaker, Mennonite, and Amish...which are all cut from the same branch.

Not sure what country you were raised in, but it's never been that way in the US. Read up on US history.

[slim 1,514]

Probably not the proper point to add historical/moral/religious context... but...

The US supposedly has a Christian 'turn the other cheek' moral upbringing. Supposedly, of course. We all know if we look at reality we're just as violent as anyone else on the planet.

Turn the other cheek doesn't mean you allow a mob to brutalize you.

And dare I say our aversion to fighting is not from a moral standpoint. It's from fear of litigation.

[Zero Sum 305]

#######?

The only turn the other cheek religion that came into this country in it's early days is Quaker, Mennonite, and Amish...which are all cut from the same branch.

Not sure what country you were raised in, but it's never been that way in the US. Read up on US history.

Why ask me to open and read a history book if you didn't even read one single post carefully enough. #######?

(Matthew something something. 5:38, just looked it up. Luke 6:27 too).

Turn the other cheek doesn't mean you allow a mob to brutalize you.

And dare I say our aversion to fighting is not from a moral standpoint. It's from fear of litigation.

Certainly. I agree that these punks, if the story is as its being touted here (and we all know that some people here are prone to make conclusions before actually being informed), would have been good candidates for a little 'self-defense' practice. Just as much as a shot to one of them in the face would disperse the mob... I am sure firing into the air one or two shots would have the same effect as long as none of them had a piece.

[Robert&Liliya 31]

The problem with shooting into the air is that bullet has to fall someplace. Why put an innocent at risk when good gun control also means hitting what you aim at.

[Zero Sum 305]

The problem with shooting into the air is that bullet has to fall someplace. Why put an innocent at risk when good gun control also means hitting what you aim at.

Yes that sucks. An innocent may be put at risk by a stray bullet. Maybe the punks can be extra punkish to deserve firing into the punkish crowd. It is self-defense after all.

[Eric-Pris 1,602]

(And what caused me to chuckle in this story was the security guards blew whistles and chased them off. "Top Flight Security of the world, Craig!")

The problem was that they probably didn't have any flashlights. We all know a good security guard needs a flashlight. Dayday wanted a flashlight if he was gonna be Top Flight Security.

[SMOKE 1,426]

The problem with shooting into the air is that bullet has to fall someplace. Why put an innocent at risk when good gun control also means hitting what you aim at.

indeed. i'm fairly sure slim was talking about popping the apricot.

[Eric-Pris 1,602]

The problem with shooting into the air is that bullet has to fall someplace.

Did you just say that?

Post of the year.

[Robert&Liliya 31]

Luckily in Texas part of the gun laws states that you can protect others that are in imminent danger with deadly force. Race does not come into play when a child is laying in the street getting beat. You defend a human being from a mob that is trying to cause as much harm to people as they can.