Man urinates on dying woman, declaring it 'YouTube material', page 3
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reply posted on 22-9-2007 @ 12:35 PM by Mind_Wanderer
The overall problem here is just the desensitization to homeless people and all living people/things.

I was reading a few months ago in the City Paper in Philadelphia about how there's a reoccurring problem of violence against bums. They talked about how all the teenage kids from the suburbs around Philly found it fun and humorous to take a trip into the city and harass bums. But not just harass, physically assault them! These kids would come into the city and four or so of them would beat the living crap out of these homeless people.

The problem here is the lack of human understanding. These people who do things like this aren't seeing these homeless people as equals. They walk by these scruffy people on the street and don't even relate them as humans, or at least on their same level.

The point being, it's the overall lack of human brotherhood. This problem stems from all over. Of course a lot of it has to do with media and video games. (I know this is a very fox news approach), but it really does have an affect. Not to everyone, (I can watch things and realize they are atrocious and feel within myself that the actions are terrible), but to other people they just laugh or feel that it's validated through their anger or hatred. (example: Sadam being hung. Are we still that barbaric? What warrants us being brought down to the very same barabric level that we're angry about?)

If you never think about the other side it remains as strictly external happenings and not reality. It's the fact that people who do this type of heinous acts (and things much worse) don't see the other side.. they can't even fathom what it's like, so it doesn't even pass through their heads..



But, it's not only the desensitization through media and games, it stems much much further. This is a problem of our whole species and spiritual evolution. Some people see this and realize how truly terrible this is.. some people don't, and some people do and don't care. There is still the problem of the ego driven nature of humans. Where there's this thought that I am more important than you. And therein lies the problem.

Like your mother said, "Treat others as you'd like to be treated". Now relate that to violent acts, wars, poverty, and all the other problems throughout the world. And we can see that we are still being selfish.. whether it's on a national level or a personal one.

Hopefully the outrage that you feel won't turn to revenge or anger, instead consider your own actions on all levels. Harmony will lead our race out of this mess.



reply posted on 22-9-2007 @ 12:38 PM by DeadFlagBlues
reply to post by MountainStar



Karma doesn't work like a bank. You can't really deposit karma and eventually pay for it at one point in time. Not to take anything away from what you're saying because people like these need to be done away. Permanently.


reply posted on 22-9-2007 @ 02:37 PM by DeadFlagBlues
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As naive to human nature is minoring in psychology at a major university can make you...

Excusing his actions as "human nature" or "people will do it" is a joke. I'm not surprised when anybody does anything anymore but if you take part in something like this you should be held accountable for your actions or in this case, inaction, followed by mass scrutiny. And it is our obligation as a high functioning species to condemn actions like these, not a moral one. SMF.

[edit on 22-9-2007 by DeadFlagBlues]



reply posted on 22-9-2007 @ 02:42 PM by DeadFlagBlues
reply to post by Donoso



I also mean't to state the obvious GREY AREA regarding our scrutiny. We know it's not the worst thing but it's pretty terrible.


reply posted on 22-9-2007 @ 02:45 PM by Donoso
reply to post by DeadFlagBlues



I'm quite sure that within this thread there are posters that would vehemently deal with the man in question. Maybe not you, but, what I said simply should be something you have to ask yourself. Obviously, as a functioning society we should question his actions but to wish the same to him? Yeah, alright. Only if the person wishing such things would do it themselves and would acquire the same punishment.

Again, people within this thread acted like they've never heard of things worse. Which to me is astonishing.


reply posted on 22-9-2007 @ 02:57 PM by DeadFlagBlues
reply to post by Donoso



I would love to deal with this guy myself. Throwing good punches is one of the 3 things I'm good at and the other 3 aren't necessarily good either.. Regardless..

It's definitely not the worst thing or most barbaric thing we've ever seen but normal people are usually a little angry when they see such things as women pissed on and covered in shaving cream while she's going into cardiac arrrest... I guess it's just where you've been and what you seen but you shouldn't come down on those who are outraged.
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