HEARTLESS wrote: I didn't post a picture of someone saying it was for a little perspective, you did. Besides he shows some intelligence as he was cold so he got near the warmth of the fire, never mind that his shirt is in hand, he is drunk. Now will you answer what perspective you were attempting with the picture?
Ok, I'll bite by asking you if you scrolled down and looked at all the pictures? The fact is people like you are quick to condemn the rioting and looting going on in Ferguson (and, I must add, rightfully so) while choosing to pretty much ignore and/or "condone" (the drunk comment you provided) the rioting and looting going on after sporting events and, in some instances, other types of events, as well. Media coverage of the situation in Ferguson has been rampant. Media coverage isn't exclusive, however, just to Ferguson in this regard. We see snippets of coverage of the kinds of riots and looting going on in the photos, but nothing that even comes close to the coverage we see in places like Ferguson. Why is that? THAT's the "perspective" I was trying to bring to the table, right or wrong.
HEARTLESS wrote: Care to comment on the video footage of Michael Brown's stepdad shouting "burn this bitch down" repeatedly?
Is it true the Brown family church was burned down by the rioters?
Saw a story today that people are raising money to help the African-American woman who had her cupcake shop burn down rebuild. Nice to see some people are builders instead of arsonists. $80,000 already pledged.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Ignore drunken if you want, but after sports team victories, alcohol is probably involved. I didn't see other pictures, but search redneck genius (a personal favorite) and lots of pictures can be seen, I don't say they represent "perspective."
Yes, Fred, I also heard that his birth dad's church was burnt down, no word yet on suspects.
HEARTLESS wrote: Ignore drunken if you want, but after sports team victories, alcohol is probably involved. I didn't see other pictures, but search redneck genius (a personal favorite) and lots of pictures can be seen, I don't say they represent "perspective."
Yes, Fred, I also heard that his birth dad's church was burnt down, no word yet on suspects.
It's not me who "ignores" drunken. The point is far too often I believe we have a tendency to condone/laugh off the type of behavior exhibited in the photos as being "drunken". Well, both (Ferguson) and these types of incidents involve destruction of property and looting (in some cases). Condoning/laughing off the type of behavior after sporting events because they're "drunken" in nature is a problem as far as I'm concerned.
HEARTLESS wrote: I didn't post a picture of someone saying it was for a little perspective, you did. Besides he shows some intelligence as he was cold so he got near the warmth of the fire, never mind that his shirt is in hand, he is drunk. Now will you answer what perspective you were attempting with the picture?
Ok, I'll bite by asking you if you scrolled down and looked at all the pictures? The fact is people like you are quick to condemn the rioting and looting going on in Ferguson (and, I must add, rightfully so) while choosing to pretty much ignore and/or "condone" (the drunk comment you provided) the rioting and looting going on after sporting events and, in some instances, other types of events, as well. Media coverage of the situation in Ferguson has been rampant. Media coverage isn't exclusive, however, just to Ferguson in this regard. We see snippets of coverage of the kinds of riots and looting going on in the photos, but nothing that even comes close to the coverage we see in places like Ferguson. Why is that? THAT's the "perspective" I was trying to bring to the table, right or wrong.
I suspect that if the rioting and looting went on night after night for weeks and people were found shot to death in their cars just because they lost a football game, the press would be all over it. But as homeagain would say - thats JMO.
Mary Scott wrote: I suspect that if the rioting and looting went on night after night for weeks and people were found shot to death in their cars just because they lost a football game, the press would be all over it. But as homeagain would say - thats JMO.
Perhaps, but drunken brawls, rioting, looting do not excuse the behavior, destruction, and danger posed to other human beings. That's the point I'm trying to make. JMO
Great picture and spelunk.
