>> ^artician:

Those sound like some really hard punches. Fuck. I hope that's how hard that kids dad beats him when he goes home at night. (not really, but still, kid's a fucking asshole).

I'd be willing to bet that dad is probably a violent homophobe as well, his beating came in the form of a high-five.

The point is the school is doing nothing except a slap on the wrist. The mom shouldn't have to press it, the school should. I think, at least.

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:

Title is a bit misleading if the mom's pressing charges!

well thanks again Ruby Begonia!

In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
*quality

What a stupid beat down you got for your funny joke.

Ah the Sift. Sometimes people just want to fight.

In reply to this comment by Jinx:
Or Butt Smeller if you happen to be American

>> ^Lawdeedaw:

You have that wrong too @ChaosEngine
Smart, dedicated and ruthless people perhaps will become rich--yes. However, wealth breeds more wealth than actual personality and dedication...And, to be fair, it is (In America at least) a trait of the average citizen to be greedy and ruthless anyways...


I'm not saying that poor people are somehow more noble. Merely that the government is usually the easiest obstacle when it comes to getting rich.

Nor am I saying that all rich people are evil, or even smart.

I was simply refuting lantern53s point that the government exists to beat down people who would otherwise be wealthy entrepreneurs

Derek Colling may have a bright future in organized crime if not law enforcement. Delivering beat downs on innocent people for dubious reasons can be profitable in certain circles. I'd certainly hire him.

from animal - Ukrainian topless FEMEN activists protested by the Georgian Consulate in Kiev today clad in minimalist, semi-militant costume of “press” panties and prop-cameras. A consulate employee proceeded to shove them, kick journalists and beat down their gear.

I'm afraid it's just cops I feel that way about. Only with cops (because that's whose job it is) do I think the good ones should protect me from the bad ones. No other group do I expect that from.

In reply to this comment by SDGundamX:
>> ^eric3579:

No,I don't think it's justified. It just didn't bother me when I saw the cop getting a beat down.
Until the majority good cops, and police departments, start ridding themselves of the bad cops, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense they all look the same.
>> ^SDGundamX:
>> ^eric3579:
Men in uniform, or with big funny hats, have never done it for me.
Usually I can't stand violence, but this just didn't bother me. Who knew?

I'm curious, do you think this is justified? I personally hope every person involved--including the cop--stands trial. I don't want to live in a world where people "gets what's comin' to 'em" through vigilante/mob violence rather than through the court of law.
As to whether the cop was justified or not, I'd like to see another angle (I'm sure there must be one) that shows what that guy on the ground was doing. If he's reaching for the cops' weapons while they're trying to hold him down then I'd say the cop was justified in using violence to get him to comply. On the other hand, if he simply was refusing to put his hands behind his back and this cop lost his patience then no, the cop wasn't justified--but neither was the beating and knocking out of a completely different officer that wasn't even doing the striking in the first place.



Looks like that vid is about to be duped to oblivion, so I figured I'd profile reply too.

I understand your viewpoint, but I find it hard to believe you actually think that way. It seems a bit illogical. Let's change your argument a little by substituting "black people" for police.

"Until the majority of black people start ridding themselves of all the bad black people, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense[sic] they all look the same."

I'm not saying you're a racist, but the logic of your argument clearly parallels that which a racist person might use to justify their hatred. Are you seriously saying it's okay for all people of a given group (whether that group is cultural, professional, ethnic, or whatever) to be punished for the sins of certain individuals in the group? That is the exact logic by which Al-Qaeda and most other terrorist groups justify the targeting of civilians, by the way.

>> ^eric3579:

No,I don't think it's justified. It just didn't bother me when I saw the cop getting a beat down.
Until the majority good cops, and police departments, start ridding themselves of the bad cops, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense they all look the same.
>> ^SDGundamX:
>> ^eric3579:
Men in uniform, or with big funny hats, have never done it for me.
Usually I can't stand violence, but this just didn't bother me. Who knew?

I'm curious, do you think this is justified? I personally hope every person involved--including the cop--stands trial. I don't want to live in a world where people "gets what's comin' to 'em" through vigilante/mob violence rather than through the court of law.
As to whether the cop was justified or not, I'd like to see another angle (I'm sure there must be one) that shows what that guy on the ground was doing. If he's reaching for the cops' weapons while they're trying to hold him down then I'd say the cop was justified in using violence to get him to comply. On the other hand, if he simply was refusing to put his hands behind his back and this cop lost his patience then no, the cop wasn't justified--but neither was the beating and knocking out of a completely different officer that wasn't even doing the striking in the first place.



I understand your viewpoint, but I find it hard to believe you actually think that way. It seems a bit illogical. Let's change your argument a little by substituting "black people" for police.

"Until the majority of black people start ridding themselves of all the bad black people, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense[sic] they all look the same."

I'm not saying you're a racist, but the logic of your argument clearly parallels that which a racist person might use to justify their hatred. Are you seriously saying it's okay for all people of a given group (whether that group is cultural, professional, ethnic, or whatever) to be punished for the sins of certain individuals in the group? That is the exact logic by which Al-Qaeda and most other terrorist groups justify the targeting of civilians, by the way.

>> ^eric3579:

No,I don't think it's justified. It just didn't bother me when I saw the cop getting a beat down.
Until the majority good cops, and police departments, start ridding themselves of the bad cops, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense they all look the same.
>> ^SDGundamX:
>> ^eric3579:
Men in uniform, or with big funny hats, have never done it for me.
Usually I can't stand violence, but this just didn't bother me. Who knew?

I'm curious, do you think this is justified? I personally hope every person involved--including the cop--stands trial. I don't want to live in a world where people "gets what's comin' to 'em" through vigilante/mob violence rather than through the court of law.
As to whether the cop was justified or not, I'd like to see another angle (I'm sure there must be one) that shows what that guy on the ground was doing. If he's reaching for the cops' weapons while they're trying to hold him down then I'd say the cop was justified in using violence to get him to comply. On the other hand, if he simply was refusing to put his hands behind his back and this cop lost his patience then no, the cop wasn't justified--but neither was the beating and knocking out of a completely different officer that wasn't even doing the striking in the first place.



Looks like that vid is about to be duped to oblivion, so I figured I'd profile reply too.

I understand your viewpoint, but I find it hard to believe you actually think that way. It seems a bit illogical. Let's change your argument a little by substituting "black people" for police.

"Until the majority of black people start ridding themselves of all the bad black people, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense[sic] they all look the same."

I'm not saying you're a racist, but the logic of your argument clearly parallels that which a racist person might use to justify their hatred. Are you seriously saying it's okay for all people of a given group (whether that group is cultural, professional, ethnic, or whatever) to be punished for the sins of certain individuals in the group? That is the exact logic by which Al-Qaeda and most other terrorist groups justify the targeting of civilians, by the way.

No,I don't think it's justified. It just didn't bother me when I saw the cop getting a beat down.

Until the majority good cops, and police departments, start ridding themselves of the bad cops, I will fear and thus hate them all. It's impossible for me to know which are good and which are bad sense they all look the same.

>> ^SDGundamX:

>> ^eric3579:
Men in uniform, or with big funny hats, have never done it for me.
Usually I can't stand violence, but this just didn't bother me. Who knew?

I'm curious, do you think this is justified? I personally hope every person involved--including the cop--stands trial. I don't want to live in a world where people "gets what's comin' to 'em" through vigilante/mob violence rather than through the court of law.
As to whether the cop was justified or not, I'd like to see another angle (I'm sure there must be one) that shows what that guy on the ground was doing. If he's reaching for the cops' weapons while they're trying to hold him down then I'd say the cop was justified in using violence to get him to comply. On the other hand, if he simply was refusing to put his hands behind his back and this cop lost his patience then no, the cop wasn't justified--but neither was the beating and knocking out of a completely different officer that wasn't even doing the striking in the first place.

For once I'm not outraged by the police reaction; you simply can't be soft on street performers. If they didn't get the occasional beat down, our national memorials and libraries would quickly be overrun with jugglers, clowns, dancers and magicians of all kinds. And what sort of world would that be for our children?

Because aside from abortion, the conservative Christian right has worked relentlessly to abolish slavery, beat down on the Klan, support civil rights for women and black people..

The Konservative Khristian Koalition: Always at the right side of history!

>> ^Ryjkyj:

>> ^Ti_Moth:
Waiting for the apologists.

If he didn't want to get beat down, he shouldn't have been riding around in a wheelchair.


That, and black.

>> ^Ti_Moth:

Waiting for the apologists.


If he didn't want to get beat down, he shouldn't have been riding around in a wheelchair.