My self-esteem certainly isn't derived from your opinion of me, GMoney. If you have to have validation by strangers on a list, you are weak.
On 9/9/2014 11:06 AM, GMoney wrote: > If you held Rick in high esteem prior to this, you must have > missed....every other email he's ever sent :) > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Ray Champagne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My opinion of some people on this list has changed...not for the better. >> >> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Rick Faircloth <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I wouldn't slap my wife, but Ray Rice is not me and neither is he >>> obliged to be. >>> >>> If a woman doesn't want to risk being hit by a man, then SHE needs to >>> exercise >>> restraint before she starts a physical confrontation. In today's world >>> of EQUALITY >>> all bets are off at that point. No one should be allowed to attack >>> someone physically >>> and then be exonerated of all guilt and consequences. >>> >>> If you can't win a physical fight, don't start one. That's the safest >>> route a woman can take. >>> >>> >>> On 9/9/2014 10:46 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: >>>> The shot that Rice threw wouldn't pass most states reasonable force >>>> statutes if he hit a man. All he needed to do to defend himself would >> be >>>> to block her slaps as they came in. This is a no brainer. Rice is >> guilty >>>> of assault. >>>> >>>> Better question, would you feel justified in knocking your >>> wife/girlfriend >>>> /significant other out she slapped you...? If your answer is yes then >>>> you've got bigger issues. >>>> On Sep 9, 2014 10:38 AM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>> Women want equality. They don't want to be treated as "weaker." >>>>> >>>>> These are the consequences of feminism. >>>>> >>>>> You can't have it both ways. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 9/9/2014 10:33 AM, GMoney wrote: >>>>>> What is with all these false equivalencies???? >>>>>> >>>>>> All these arguments of "Well, IF she was a man..." are completely >>>>>> irrelevant. She's NOT a man. >>>>>> >>>>>> ANd i know we want to treat anything and everything and everyone as >>>>> equals, >>>>>> but folks, there is simple nature at work here....and human males, >>>>>> generally, are larger and stronger than females. I have no problem >> with >>>>> our >>>>>> laws and our general sense of moral decency reflecting that. >>>>>> >>>>>> If a woman half your size attacks you with a slap...you do NOT have >> the >>>>>> moral right to land a left hook that looked like something out of >>> Tyson's >>>>>> PUnch Out. >>>>>> >>>>>> If that double standard bothers you......deal with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Today the wife apologised for her role in the incident. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If the wife was an athlete, and stronger than Rice, and the same >> thing >>>>> had >>>>>>> happened >>>>>>> I just don't think that anyone would be blaming her 100% for what >>>>> happened. >>>>>>> There is a total skew when it comes to situations involving violence >>>>>>> between a man and a woman. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I also did not see two punches. I saw a single slap when she charged >>> him >>>>>>> with fists flying. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This was not a passive abusive scenario. It also was not a scenario >>>>> where >>>>>>> the wife was fighting back to protect herself, she was the >> aggressor. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372114 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
