You haven't been to many places outside the U.S. have you?4stringAg said:
The motorcyclists are nuts down there. I've been to Sao Paulo a few times and it is insane how they weave in and out of traffic. Surprised more aren't killed just in accidents. Now it appears to be open season. They HATE them down there.
Of course. I believe it is Mother Teresa who said something to the effect of "if we devalue life in the womb, we will come to devalue life outside of the womb," of which nothing compares to abortion.agracer said:60-million unborn children would like to say hello.AGinHI said:It's troubling to me that real interpersonal violence, regardless of whether the victims are criminals, is becoming entertainment, even though, to some extent, it has existed throughout history in the form of public executions.CanyonAg77 said:
Wow.
I'm all for standing up and defending yourself. But some of those look like outright murder of someone for the "crime" of riding a motorcycle.
Again, if you are being attacked, sure, run them down or shoot back.
But an earlier clip seems like a car just waiting for a bike to hit, and the last one, no way the car driver knew a crime had happened.
I wonder if some of these are gang vs. gang violence
It just seems that we are rapidly devaluing life and I can't imagine the effect it will have on our spirit.
That being said,
give me your worst...
Anytime in any part of the world you see two dudes on a bike, you can assume they're up to no good. They're either about to commit armed robbery or spread monkeypox.AgBQ-00 said:
I semi regularly watch a channel called Active Self Protection. You would be shocked at the number of "moto-robbers" Basically two dudes on a motorcycle robbing people comes up on that channel. Evidently in that part of the world if you see two dudes on a bike (especially after dark) you can assume they are up to no good.
Actually I have been but not many places where they ride a ton of cycles. Lot of bikes in Europe downtown areas and I've almost gotten run over several times in Amsterdam.tk111 said:You haven't been to many places outside the U.S. have you?4stringAg said:
The motorcyclists are nuts down there. I've been to Sao Paulo a few times and it is insane how they weave in and out of traffic. Surprised more aren't killed just in accidents. Now it appears to be open season. They HATE them down there.
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AGinHI said:It's troubling to me that real interpersonal violence, regardless of whether the victims are criminals, is becoming entertainment, even though, to some extent, it has existed throughout history in the form of public executions.CanyonAg77 said:
Wow.
I'm all for standing up and defending yourself. But some of those look like outright murder of someone for the "crime" of riding a motorcycle.
Again, if you are being attacked, sure, run them down or shoot back.
But an earlier clip seems like a car just waiting for a bike to hit, and the last one, no way the car driver knew a crime had happened.
I wonder if some of these are gang vs. gang violence
It just seems that we are rapidly devaluing life and I can't imagine the effect it will have on our spirit.
That being said,
give me your worst...
CanyonAg77 said:AGinHI said:It's troubling to me that real interpersonal violence, regardless of whether the victims are criminals, is becoming entertainment, even though, to some extent, it has existed throughout history in the form of public executions.CanyonAg77 said:
Wow.
I'm all for standing up and defending yourself. But some of those look like outright murder of someone for the "crime" of riding a motorcycle.
Again, if you are being attacked, sure, run them down or shoot back.
But an earlier clip seems like a car just waiting for a bike to hit, and the last one, no way the car driver knew a crime had happened.
I wonder if some of these are gang vs. gang violence
It just seems that we are rapidly devaluing life and I can't imagine the effect it will have on our spirit.
That being said,
give me your worst...
One of the things I hate about the violence and lack of punishment infecting this country is the damage to my attitude.
I used to care, and didn't want cruel and unusual punishment on criminals. Just arrest and incarceration.
But since our "justice system" has gone 'catch and release', I find myself smiling at videos like this. If the police won't take you off the streets, I don't care anymore if vigilantes and Darwin take you out of the gene pool.
That was the only one that turned my stomach some.mm98 said:
that broken leg...ouch
Slicer97 said:
The most effective measure to quell violence is to meet it with greater violence. "Violence never solved anything" is the pipe dream of fools.
"You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in YOU." - TrotskyCanyonAg77 said:Slicer97 said:
The most effective measure to quell violence is to meet it with greater violence. "Violence never solved anything" is the pipe dream of fools.
The local First Christian Church has had that slogan out front for a while. I would love to post signs saying that Tojo and Hitler disagree.
.AGinHI said:Of course. I believe it is Mother Teresa who said something to the effect of "if we devalue life in the womb, we will come to devalue life outside of the womb," of which nothing compares to abortion.agracer said:60-million unborn children would like to say hello.AGinHI said:It's troubling to me that real interpersonal violence, regardless of whether the victims are criminals, is becoming entertainment, even though, to some extent, it has existed throughout history in the form of public executions.CanyonAg77 said:
Wow.
I'm all for standing up and defending yourself. But some of those look like outright murder of someone for the "crime" of riding a motorcycle.
Again, if you are being attacked, sure, run them down or shoot back.
But an earlier clip seems like a car just waiting for a bike to hit, and the last one, no way the car driver knew a crime had happened.
I wonder if some of these are gang vs. gang violence
It just seems that we are rapidly devaluing life and I can't imagine the effect it will have on our spirit.
That being said,
give me your worst...
But, there can be more than 1 factor contributing to devaluing of life of which I question the rise in social media depicting violence as entertainment.
It's not like that is an unusual, or even original, thought - see Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man.
JaxDad said:
Cult favorite of me and my high school buds!JaxDad said:
Its from a movie called Death Race 2000. It was made in the 70s about a future where there is a TV show about cars racing across the country and they score points for every kill.
This is basically the Democratic Party.Quote:
who rob & kill citizens
