I agree watching the news, what is seemed too see is not angry people but
people intent on theft and distruction. That wouldmake it opertunistic and
people out of control..
As I write this it seems they ar just following the example of the richer
people who steal blatennly from other whether legally of on the sly.
Allan
I have to figure out how to get a spell checker
On Aug 14, 2011 6:38 PM, "paradox" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think this recent sporadic widespread looting appeared a lot more
> serious and substantive that it actually was, though it could quite
> easily have gotten out of control; that in mind, i think it was
> wrapped up very well, very quickly. There are underlying concerns
> about the buildup of socisl pressures and catalysts, but i'm not
> convinced that the two things are related other than in opportunistic
> timing.
>
>
>
> On Aug 13, 12:42 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I've given up on my initial reactions- rubber bullets, deportation,
>> etc. Anyway, England no longer sends its miscreants to Australia!
>> China used to send upstarts to work the fields,etc. Evicting people
>> from their homes will clog the streets and create more problems.
>>
>> The reaction is fear of mob rule, injury/death, property loss and
>> damage. Also fear of gangs.
>>
>> Jail won't solve it. Re-education and economics will, but can't happen
>> overnight. Plus the way bankers and CEO's cause great damage yet get
>> off the hook doesn't help in a fair solution.
>>
>> For most- return of stolen property or payments for damages, working
>> to repair damge to property, period of probation and some kind of
>> group re-hab. Sweat and remorse. :-)
>>
>> We- the USA- have sent a policeman seasoned with our own riots- he
>> will have better ideas.
>>
>> ,
>>
>> On Aug 12, 7:28 am, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
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>> > So as we should all know we have had quite a week of it here in the
>> > UK. Facebook and many other web places have been inundated with all
>> > sorts of sillyness.
>>
>> > Calls to bring back national service, calls to evict those found
>> > guilty of the rioting and looting, calls to stop their benifits. I
>> > have witnessed some of my good good friends spew out all mannor of
>> > sillyness in their anger.
>>
>> > I have procliamed in the past that all questions of morality are
>> > better served sans emotions and I see much this week that has only
>> > firmed this view.
>>
>> > In order to discover though the validity of this thought tell me do
>> > you agree, or not and why? People of ME sway my opinion with your
>> > wise words.
>>
>> > What good can come of deciding upon a course of action whilst holding
>> > onto your anger?
>>
>> > I ask of course as a self confessed recovered angry man.- Hide quoted
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