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You are not responsible for the Crimes of your Ancestors.
originally posted by: CryHavoc
What kind of Scam is being run here?
You are not responsible for the Crimes or Actions of your Ancestors. I'm pretty sure it was in the Magna Carta or something similar. It is a Basic Civil Right.
I'm not responsible for Crimes I did not commit. Neither is anyone else.
Why would this ever be a question in the 21st Century?
Who doesn't believe this?
originally posted by: ElGoobero
So much easier than looking inward at crime and bad schools and immoral behavior and this hideous urban subculture that glorifies drugs and sex and violence, and denigrates education ('acting white').
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: CryHavoc
Are we talking about crimes like my ancestors owning slaves on their Virginia plantation?
Cuz if we are I'm going to point out that it wasn't a crime.
originally posted by: MiddleInsite
Who is saying that you are responsible for other's crimes?
Who is saying that you are responsible for crimes of your ancestors, relatives, or friends?
I hear this a lot, but I've NEVER heard anyone say that.
And please point to ONE COURT CASE that brings charges against someone who's ancestor committed a crime.
a reply to: CryHavoc
originally posted by: CryHavoc
Why would this ever be a question in the 21st Century?
Who doesn't believe this?
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
One might chalk it up to that old Christian story line. Adam and Eve broke God's law given unto them and because of that all and of mankind has had to pay the price because of what they did.