There must be laws on the books to cover riots, looting, damage to property. This isn't the first era of a poor economy for Britain. Has networking changed the formulas?
Another factor is immigration and clash of cultures and religions. What if once cheap labor is no longer needed? It seems to me- though I may be wrong- that immigrants rarely return to their original homeland and bring their new skills and education forward in third world countries. And social programs may quash desires to roll up their sleeves once again in their homeland. I learned this weekend from a discussion that one cannot fire upon a thief- it's only permitted when one's life is in jeopardy. That seems a thin line- wait till the bloke attempts to kill you! Our laws have probably changed a great deal- I doubt cattle rustlers were treated so mercifully. As to anger, I think shop owners and home dwellers and townsmen had/ have every right to be blistering mad at the looters and rioters. I made a long list of non-lethal protective measures. Baseball bats were not on the list as they can crack a skull and kill someone. On Aug 16, 6:09 am, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > Paradox, yes agreat frind of mine tells me the same sorta thing, that > morality without emotion is somehow lacking. It is partly due to his > words and my respect for him that I have started this thread. > > However as Rigsy points out to evict a looter from his council home > for his looting does not adress any problems, nor does it serve as > adiquate punishment, and would I think only make things worse. > > This course of actions is a fine example of thinking/talking about > morality whilst angry, and is to my mind no good at all. > > I maintian that morality is best sreved without emotions attached, can > you show my why I am wrong? > > On Aug 14, 5:31 pm, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Deep question, Lee; not an easy one. One who suffers injury must have > > the right of redress, be that restitution or retribution, or else we > > live in Hobbes's state of nature. The question of balance and > > proportionality is the proper remit of the law courts and great minds. > > Where the injury in question falls outside the purview of the > > collective good or the legal framework to that end, morality and > > values must act to constrain the individual in respect of balance and > > proportionality; that is why it's so very vital that we understand > > what we do when we tinker with the foundations and structures of a > > society's moral compass. > > > Personally, i've always felt that emotions are the fuel for the > > directed mind. > > > On Aug 12, 1:28 pm, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
