Had I celebrated Thatcher's death, your puerile comment would be relevant. As I didn't, it's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starter
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Had I celebrated Thatcher's death, your puerile comment would be relevant. As I didn't, it's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starter
Keyserzone, I feel as though the US is always a target. Don't these people posting negatively regarding an incident completely unfamiliar in it's proximity to their daily lives and most probably or possibly knowing the officers involved after a day in which they were in total lock down,almost under siege.Quote:
Originally Posted by keysersoze
Two gunfights, a carjacking, the murder of a 26 year old MIT police officer, a robbery of a convenience store, and I forgot, the kidnapping and robbery of the carjacking victim.
Then the real issue comes up with the fact that we have killed two bombers.
Yes, it's time to clap and cheer in celebration of a job well done. Don't target these people because they don't fit your view as to what you is appropriate.
I feel like clapping too.
Yet again, I can only bring up the response to similarly terrible events in other countries, which tends not to involve whooping and cheering. By all means praise those who brought it to a conclusion, but don't be vulgar about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spafranco
My puerile comment wasn't directed at you, rather at your comment "I cannot think of another country where the reaction to such a situation coming to an end is flag-waving celebration.".Obviously, I was easily able to think of another country where a similar situation occurred. You do use every opportunity possible to take pot shots at the US and that was what prompted the "look in the mirror comment". You do seem to love to dish it out, but have difficulty when on the receiving end.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
I personally wouldn't be celebrating like that but let's not turn the discussion into the rights and wrongs of how people greet the news. Arguing over such things during a sensitive time will just cause a clash. The important thing is a terrorist has been caught and the families of those who have died and lost limbs can now start the long journey to finding closure. Hopefully this scumbag will have an awful long time to think about the hurt he has caused. Being only a teenager he'll probably spend at least 50 years behind bars. Still at the moment he has his life which is more than his victims have after he ended theirs without permission.
I have no difficulty at all being 'on the receiving end', because I simply dismiss your view entirely. You are not comparing like with like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starter
I agree. It is also worth noting that the fact of one of the perpetrators being caught alive ought to be very valuable in terms of ascertaining how this came about, not that those hollering 'USA' and waving flags presumably care two hoots for such things as understanding why things happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Thank you. Where's the "extreme like" button? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Spafranco
You can't possibly apply that view with any consistency. Should Islamic extremists not be targeted because 'they don't fit your view as to what is appropriate', for example?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spafranco
Cowardly and tragic as this has been, the "Big Brother" camera network system has come through again.
Face it,
our face is being recorded as we walk the streets and live our daily lives.
More and more will be installed for sure ....