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5. I don't think having a Slushee thrown at you is violence

Mon May 12, 2014, 11:28 PM

May 2014

and it's nothing compared to what LGBT people have suffered over the years. You aren't a bad person at all; I feel the same way.

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Initiated violence is never justified. deathrind May 2014 #2

No, you're not a bad person for feeling that way. TDale313 May 2014 #3

I don't think having a Slushee thrown at you is violence Terra Alta May 2014 #5

I am not going to say what I am thinking about that thread. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #7

Can't say I'm really opposed to using people's own tactics against them. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #9

Self defense is the only thing I find acceptable. Fearless May 2014 #8

Agreed. The response must be proportionate to the threat. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #11

Unprovoked violence is never the answer. Shannon1981 May 2014 #10