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Originally Posted by Looger
we're trained by media, society, etc. to think that all isues have two sides, that everything is the fault of 'this guy' or 'that guy', which is total ****ing bull****.
sometimes (well most times) things happen that aren't so easy to pin down. sometimes person A steps across the line with person B, who overreacts.
we can be all high and mighty and say 'person B is a psycho' but honestly, if person A hadn't ****ed with him, everything would be ok.
throwing things at cars can cause accidents that kill people. i know if someone threw something at me on the road, that it would be a bad call on their part.
all us nice and polished and happy and well-adjusted ivory tower dwellers can look down on the troglodytes that are over-protective of their life and property and feel better.
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Person A was a stupid kid who threw an egg. Was it a stupid thing to do. You bet it was. But should a mother and a father have to bury their child due to someone not having the ability to control their anger and instead use physical force (deadly force at that) against a 14 year old.
Same thing with someone who beats their child. Sure the kid might have done something stupid but does that mean that it is justified in bringing out the belt and beating them good? Does a wife burning dinner mean that it is understandable for some jackass to slap her around a bit. I mean forgetting about the stove could cause a fire which could kill many people and cost someone everything they have.
And you can rest assured that whichever idiot did this likely was directing anger form everything that had gone wrong in his life towards someone who couldn't fight back. No one in their right mind shoots someone else because they have to go to the car wash and spend 2 dollars getting some egg removed from the side of their SUV.
Live in an Ivory Tower I do not - and I don't appreciate it when someone steals something of mine or does something to wrong me. What I don't do though is I don't grab a gun. Open the door. Chase after someone. Find someone. Point the gun at them. Pull the trigger.... how much time do you give someone to think in their own mind and answer the question as to whether their course of actions might be a bad idea and change their mind.
A mom and a dad are going to have to bury their child and explain to any brothers or sisters that kid might have had why Danny isn't coming home. And some people don't have any sympathy...