Dead kids are fine by you?
That is a not our choice now is it?
Common sense and safety get tossed?
And if they were shot unexpectedly, it would be the fault of the perpetrators, not the victims.
If the pro-Mexico/anti-America rally were that dangerous, riot police should have broken it up with tear gas and water cannons. Bullies should never be allowed to essentially claim a part of America and impose their own Law.
No amount of words will ever convince me to accept appeasing bullies. Ever.
Well said. Where does the appeasement end?
I’m right there with you.
The only way to deal with bullies is: “Right now!”.
However, I will relate when common sense took a hold of me.
A guy I knew was a rather large Somoan and a bit quick tempered.
One day, a manipulative little, filthy, manx he was dating claimed I was hitting on her.
Total lie and I hadn’t even been to that side of the bar yet, so I didn’t know they were even there.
So, my Somoan friend walks up to me and flat out says “I really like but, I hope you picked out grave site”.
“What?” I smiled and asked.
He tells me his Wench informed him that I had been trying to get with her all night.
Told him “Well, I just got here. So, I don’t think that’s a very credible accusation”.
His response stopped me dead cold.
“You calling my girl a liar?!” he angrily demanded
“Look, I normally will throw down with anyone but, let’s agree I’m going to lose this and very badly.
Knowing this and admitting it to you should be very telling but, while I don’t want to fight you, I am not going make this easy. I’ll lose but, I will give it my best shot” I responded.
So, he leaves me alone for the rest of the night.
The next week, he tells me his girlfriend admitted she made the whole thing up and he apologized for putting my in the position of a likely brain damaging event.
Still a good guy to this day and I lived.
Common sense just dictates a better choice sometimes.
You cannot win every battle anyway. It’s mathematically impossible and not even remotely probable.
It’s kind of like the following:
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in a different direction!”.
And that’s how the battle of Arden was won.