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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Didnt mean you specifically.... nor anyone on these boards specifically... but the rumbles are there, on various sites on line, and in the streets.

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Could it happen again?

Yes.
There were riots in England just a few months ago.
Mob violence is an interesting phenomenon. It is easy to whip a group up into a frenzy. It is much more difficult to get them to stop.

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ORIGINAL: Owner59

Wait a minute here.......I thought we were supposed to be concerned about black on black crime........guess that didn`t last long........

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic
Could it happen again?

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

While I would prefer it never happen again.. the riots... in this political era, I dont hold out much hope.

Good point........stock up on ammo.

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Why are you worried, hon? Just flash those tits and you will be well protected.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl
How is that different than the Boston Tea Party?

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Because its all about what they people perceive as fairness by government. The Tea Party was against the unfairness of taxes. The Watts riots.. again... perceived unfairness. The LA riots.. again... perceived unfairness. To be honest, I am surprised we did not have one in Pittsburgh over the case here. But I believe the FBI did a good job in their investigation and so did the people here.

The Watts riot had 34 deaths... the LA riots had 54 deaths. Definitely nothing to be taken lightly under any circumstances. I watched the Denny scene.. and felt so helpless that I cried. But what happens is that people do forget... they forget what isnt kept in the forefront. Many do not know, or remember, who helped Denny out that day. Many do not know that right down the street, after Denny was removed from the scene, that a hispanic male was almost killed as well. And that had it not been for a black preacher placing himself between the man and his attackers, he would have died as well.

Its a damn shame that these events had to happen before our government finally woke the hell up to make changes. What these events have in common is the unfair treatment of people by the government, for whatever reason. What makes the LA Riots different is that it was there... in black and white... on TV... no doubt as to what happened.. and the white cops (and one hispanic) were still found innocent.

We can expect people to take only so much. People dont forget... sadly, our government does it far too often. While I would prefer it never happen again.. the riots... in this political era, I dont hold out much hope.

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Why are you worried, hon? Just flash those tits and you will be well protected.

Those arent His or her tits. They're on several porn sites.

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your first post was kinda offensive. thank you for explaining the answer of why it was different. no one at the boston tea party savagely beat innocent people, and then used social injustice to justify their crimes against the very society they claimed to be demanding justice for. a total bunch of absurd ridiculous avoiding responsibility bull fucking shit; more victim da man's holding me down mentality that self perpetuates itself via piss poor victim attitudes.

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your first post was kinda offensive. thank you for explaining the answer of why it was different. no one at the boston tea party savagely beat innocent people, and then used social injustice to justify their crimes against the very society they claimed to be demanding justice for. a total bunch of absurd ridiculous avoiding responsibility bull fucking shit; more victim da man's holding me down mentality that self perpetuates itself via piss poor victim attitudes.

I did answer my own question... no sort of about it. Offensive? Perhaps... a thick skin can be required around here. But, I made no mistake. The principles that this country were founded upon went away a long time ago, starting even before the Tea Party. It simmers for a while, then boils over.... we have had many boiling points, I only mentioned a few. And each are escalating.

And, you know, its easy to spout the "victim mentality" when you aren't one yourself. Were they all victims? Nope.. some were. Were they all ignored? yes, for the most part they were. Did things change afterwards? Some... probably not enough.

Shall I also remind you that this country was built upon a citizen revolt? One where the citizens got tired of their government misrepresenting them, abusing them and ignoring them? Do you not also recall that happened again during the Civil War here?

Instead of berating these people, why not berate your government for ignoring its constituents and betraying their trust? I dont have to like the fact that there are victims... but I will be damned if I will look people in the eyes who lived there and tell them they were wrong.

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Tea Act of 1773 was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a bargain price. The direct sale of tea via British agents would undercut the business of local North American merchants. Profits now went into the East India Company, not American hands