Kids, I see some quibbling, some if....then...yeah, but:....comparing-apples-to-oranges, here. So, just to clarify, and I think I speak on behalf of a majority of Zurrians: 1)People Rioting and Burning and Looting and Interfering with Official Acts and Emergency crews should be shot on sight. This would include people of ANY race, creed, color. This would include rioting after a stoopidball game, too. This would include rioting over ideological issues, as well. That would be the price you pay. I don't know for sure, but the authorities----British would have been justified in using force to deter the tea partiers, or punish them after the fact. Even though some people may claim that the eventual outcome justifies the means, they need to realize just the same that they are placing themselves at-risk by rioting or looting. If some thug wants to risk its' life over looting a package of toilet paper, that is its' problem. The reason they do it, is because they know they WON'T get shot. But, that is the price they should pay. This will sharply curtail the rioting. Just betcha. Two instances that come to mind of terroristic acts by very idealistic fanatics are that of the murder of an MD in Florida by an anti-abortion activist, who was a defrocked minister. Also, you have Tim McVeigh, decorated gulf war vet, who as you remember, blew up the Federal Building in OKC, 20 years ago. While some people----even a good many people---may agree with their idealism, I think that given the outcome of their "activism", most people would agree that if anyone deserved a death sentence, those two did. They paid the price for their "activism" aka terrorist acts. See how that works? We don't excuse that kind of thing because of their self-righteous ideals or acts of vengeance for perceived wrongs. Hope that helps you some. Thankk Mee.
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