Originally posted by Snarf
reply to post by Maxmars
I agree; could you possibly be foolish enough to have meant that as a reference to me? Most unkind. Apparently, I have more regard for the law than
you. You appeare to have more care for the message then the law..
is that implying that by arguing a point against a moderator that i should be subject to termination? 
You will obey!!!
Nah, I'm not like that. I forgot I was a Mod. (sounds silly, I know)
If you get a ticket for speeding, you don't start a fist fight with the officer.
You fight it in court.
This guy started firing on FEDERAL AGENTS. If he was truly innocent, then he should have went about it the right way.
You're absolutely correct, and the guy's common sense is more than questionable. Committing a crime at the point of arrest does not convey
innocence of the accusation.
From what I can see of the case, this was an organized crime activity - which happened to be confined to members of a common faith - who may even more
likely to have engaged in the most repulsive use of their faith as a shield to enable their criminal activities.
One can't know the detail on these things until the tale is told, so I can't see why we should stoke up cultural hatred in the meantime.
Maybe I'm over-zealous. If so, I apologize to everyone.
What if he had killed a police officer in this tirade of idiocy?
"What if...?" is a game of philosophers. ("What if Angels sat on pinheads?")
It can as easily be argued "what if the suspect was innocent of the crimes of which he was accused, and in a rage of righteous indignation (as we can
all imagine happens) lost sight of his circumstances and fired a weapon on what he felt were 'infidel oppressors'? What if is a dead-end for now;
and besides I already agree the man shares responsibility in his own death.
Common sense should prevail in situations like this. You approach someone because they're a suspect.
They [the suspect(s)] shoot at you with guns.
Do you just ask them to kindly stop shooting so you can leave?
No, you return fire, or follow your orders or training.
Look, I did not say that a miscarriage of justice took place, I simply said that I hope the authorities behaved in an exemplary manner, because any
room for doubt in the matter will become a spark to ignite the worst kind of conflict and friction.
It's amazing how diligently some seem to dig a cultural groove between peoples. All Muslims are not criminals. Islam is not the enemy, criminals
are.
You should read the thread before responding.
oh, but you see, i have.
Just because i disagree with you, does not make me an idiot.
You are no idiot. Let it not be said that I would ever say or even believe such a thing.
My intent was to reference the fact that I had addressed you objection, as I understood it, before. Perhaps I was wrong. I humbly apologize.
Be well.
