Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I don't give a ****. We have a gun safe in my house. I am sick and tired of people thinking that we have to have our guns taken away because some sick ****s decide to do bad things. Yeah, it's awful, but so is the number of deaths caused each year by drinking and driving. So, why haven't people banned cars or alcohol? The former is necessary for modern day life, and the latter is loved by too many people. Ugh. Sorry. Some people really piss me off. I completely agree. I don't have a gun in my house but if I lived in a more rural area we might. I don't think it's fair to ban all guns because of the actions of a few. I agree with stricter gun control but not complete bans because in situations where the government is against the people, how will they defend themselves? It sounds paranoid, but this situation right here is a clear example of why that right needs to be preserved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Prometheus 1,494 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) I completely agree. I don't have a gun in my house but if I lived in a more rural area we might. I don't think it's fair to ban all guns because of the actions of a few. I agree with stricter gun control but not complete bans because in situations where the government is against the people, how will they defend themselves? It sounds paranoid, but this situation right here is a clear example of why that right needs to be preserved. MTE This whole thing is just spiraling out of control. Not sure why people decided to bring in tanks and whatnot. Edited August 14, 2014 by Prometheus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WH0RE 1 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 im so mad at how the US's first black presdients only response to an act of institutionalised racism is that its "heartbreaking" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) The governor of Missouri was just now speaking about this. It was on CNN. Edited August 14, 2014 by Morphine Prince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The same goes for Germany... MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WH0RE 1 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 the fact that they detained Washington Post journalists will work very badly in their favour consider how pissed their obviously going to be, and it kinda guarantees that therell be atleast some non biased coverage of the mess thats happen in that city Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 To protect them from what, exactly? Themselves and their own anger versus the people who'd be militaristically enforcing the curfew? From a police force, who is just exacerbating the situation at this point. A police force that is acting like this: Two journalists covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri say that they were arrested inside a local McDonald's. According to CNN, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post, and Ryan J. Reilly of the Huffington Post tweeted that they had been arrested "while they were doing work" inside of the McDonald's. Reilly explained on Twitter that he and Lowery had been arrested "for 'not packing their bags quick enough'" when police were shutting down the McDonald's. Reilly wrote in a Facebook post about the incident that a police officer dressed "in full riot gear" had "purposefully banged my head against the window on the way out and sarcastically apologized." Lowery  who managed to record part of his interaction with the police  published his account on the Washington Post where he notes that officers slammed him "into a soda machine, at one point setting off the Coke dispenser." Gawker writes that the Ferguson police chief told journalist Matt Pearce that the arresting officer was "probably somebody who didn't know better." The National Guard could come in and be a force that holds the same standards for everyone, carries out the guidelines set forth to protect the community in a systematic and assertive, not aggressive way. The Fergusen police force, at this time, is too emotional and wound up and that is an extremely dangerous situation for everyone involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKAJAKE 5 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I really cannot process this situation. The US is meant to be one of the most powerful and influential countries but this is so disgusting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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calmar 22,780 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 From a police force, who is just exacerbating the situation at this point. A police force that is acting like this: Two journalists covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri say that they were arrested inside a local McDonald's. According to CNN, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post, and Ryan J. Reilly of the Huffington Post tweeted that they had been arrested "while they were doing work" inside of the McDonald's. Reilly explained on Twitter that he and Lowery had been arrested "for 'not packing their bags quick enough'" when police were shutting down the McDonald's. Reilly wrote in a Facebook post about the incident that a police officer dressed "in full riot gear" had "purposefully banged my head against the window on the way out and sarcastically apologized." Lowery  who managed to record part of his interaction with the police  published his account on the Washington Post where he notes that officers slammed him "into a soda machine, at one point setting off the Coke dispenser." Gawker writes that the Ferguson police chief told journalist Matt Pearce that the arresting officer was "probably somebody who didn't know better." The National Guard could come in and be a force that holds the same standards for everyone, carries out the guidelines set forth to protect the community in a systematic and assertive, not aggressive way. The Fergusen police force, at this time, is too emotional and wound up and that is an extremely dangerous situation for everyone involved. I'm fully aware of the brutality of the Ferguson police force and the recent detaining of the two journalists there. What makes you think the national guard's interest would be in arbitration of the situation and not simply support of the police dpt. in its current efforts to quell the demonstrators? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Note for this person. Americans own guns...lots of them. Many average citizens even have assault rifle in their homes. In fact, more than 488,000 machine guns and more than 2 million “destructive devices†such as grenades, are registered to citizens. You can have riot police like the picture above, if no one else owns a gun in the riot. That's not the case in the US. Let's be serious here. There are enough guns, and most likely assault rifles, in Fergusen alone to have an all out war with the police force there at this time. I hate guns...don't own one, and I live in one of the top 5 violent cities consistently in the US. I also understand the need for the police force to have guns, when the U.S. has the best-armed civilian population in the world, with an estimated 270 million total guns. That’s an average of 89 firearms for every 100 residents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'm fully aware of the brutality of the Ferguson police force and the recent detaining of the two journalists there. What makes you think the national guard's interest would be in arbitration of the situation and not simply support of the police dpt. in its current efforts to quell the demonstrators? They are a third party, brought in that are trained for situations just like this one. They are far more likely to handle this situation in a systematic, unemotional way and that's what this situation needs. Same guidelines, carried out for everyone in an exact manner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WH0RE 1 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Note for this person. Americans own guns...lots of them. Many average citizens even have assault rifle in their homes. In fact, more than 488,000 machine guns and more than 2 million “destructive devices†such as grenades, are registered to citizens. You can have riot police like the picture above, if no one else owns a gun in the riot. That's not the case in the US. Let's be serious here. There are enough guns, and most likely assault rifles, in Fergusen alone to have an all out war with the police force there at this time. I hate guns...don't own one, and I live in one of the top 5 violent cities consistently in the US. I also understand the need for the police force to have guns, when the U.S. has the best-armed civilian population in the world, with an estimated 270 million total guns. That’s an average of 89 firearms for every 100 residents. ok but if stronger gun control for US civilians would be enforced then their regular police should also be unarmed, its how it works in other countries. The US seems to have dug themselves deep into a hole regarding guns tho, maybe gun control would be to difficult to make happen in the US so i get what your saying basically Edited August 14, 2014 by WH0RE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorlax 6,370 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hopefully this doesn't get as bad as the Rodney King riots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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