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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 191594" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>LOL. Well, since "this is not the forum for that post" I won't respond in kind. I will point out that I was quoting a post that referred to slavery, which is why I referred to it in my response. (Reading Comprehension is recommended.) As far as the rest is concerned, I don't think you disputed a single fact I listed, just spouted off.....</p><p></p><p>Look, I'm not trying to begin a flame war or hate-filled exchange. I think in fact that it is extremely important that all people speak (and listen) civilly to one another. I don't dispute a right to protest (although I will note that there have been many, and increasing numbers of cases when conservative speakers were disinvited from speaking on college campuses because some group objected to their right to speak...something I am sure you abhor as much as I since we both agree with the right of free speech.)</p><p></p><p>My point was simply that there are cases (and Missouri may, OR MAY NOT be one) where there has been extreme over-reaction which has hurt people. And I think that's sad.</p><p></p><p>Last comment....as of Sept 1st of this year there have been a grand total of 71 <u>unarmed</u> people shot and killed by police in 2015 in the entire country. I don't doubt for a second that some of them were unwarranted, nor do I doubt that some of them were proper. There were 776 total people killed by police. Most of them were armed (or died by some other means such as being tasered). Both figures are very high when compared to other European countries, but there are also many other major societal issues that are different between the US and European countries. Just trying to put into perspective your comment about hundreds of black people being killed. (BTW, data from Mother Jones, not exactly a right wing site)</p><p></p><p>Edited to add-some of my comments are meant in jest, such as the one about Reading Comprehension, not in anger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 191594, member: 944"] LOL. Well, since "this is not the forum for that post" I won't respond in kind. I will point out that I was quoting a post that referred to slavery, which is why I referred to it in my response. (Reading Comprehension is recommended.) As far as the rest is concerned, I don't think you disputed a single fact I listed, just spouted off..... Look, I'm not trying to begin a flame war or hate-filled exchange. I think in fact that it is extremely important that all people speak (and listen) civilly to one another. I don't dispute a right to protest (although I will note that there have been many, and increasing numbers of cases when conservative speakers were disinvited from speaking on college campuses because some group objected to their right to speak...something I am sure you abhor as much as I since we both agree with the right of free speech.) My point was simply that there are cases (and Missouri may, OR MAY NOT be one) where there has been extreme over-reaction which has hurt people. And I think that's sad. Last comment....as of Sept 1st of this year there have been a grand total of 71 [U]unarmed[/U] people shot and killed by police in 2015 in the entire country. I don't doubt for a second that some of them were unwarranted, nor do I doubt that some of them were proper. There were 776 total people killed by police. Most of them were armed (or died by some other means such as being tasered). Both figures are very high when compared to other European countries, but there are also many other major societal issues that are different between the US and European countries. Just trying to put into perspective your comment about hundreds of black people being killed. (BTW, data from Mother Jones, not exactly a right wing site) Edited to add-some of my comments are meant in jest, such as the one about Reading Comprehension, not in anger [/QUOTE]
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