[Smokin' Joe]

It will take some overwhelming event, something beyond a mere spark to ignite it. Something obscene will force the question. Sadly, that is likely to happen.

I say sadly, because innocents will be caught up in the violence if and when it occurs.

Until then, keep this in mind:

"When normally non-violent men feel compelled to apply extrajudicial justice, it is an excruciating deliberation. They are fully aware that no system will protect them and that one day they will stand naked before their maker and have to justify their actions. No jury will deliberate harder or face the moral questions more squarely than moral men who have chosen an avenue of questionable morality out of necessity."

FReeper MARTIAL MONK

That deliberation is occurring every day...

[mrsmel]

Yes, it’s harder to realize what a momentous step it is, when we’re looking at it academically or from a distance. When the time for action closes upon us, we do have to be damn sure that we can stand before God for our actions. In the case of a whole civilization being uprooted and destroyed, I think we can stand before God. But we can’t keep putting to off either until we no longer have the strength of numbers.

This must be how people felt before the Civil War.

[The Cajun]

"When normally non-violent men feel compelled to apply extrajudicial justice, it is an excruciating deliberation. They are fully aware that no system will protect them and that one day they will stand naked before their maker and have to justify their actions. No jury will deliberate harder or face the moral questions more squarely than moral men who have chosen an avenue of questionable morality out of necessity."

First time I've seen that, very heavy duty thought and very much applies for the times we live in.

[Eagles6]

Serious stuff.

[Smokin' Joe]

Courtesy Ping to post 224

[roofgoat]

every day, every minute. decisions have to be made soon.