Reply #53: I don't believe some of the things said on these threads [View All]

[Tsiyu]

On one hand you have gone to great lengths to demonize "an immature brat throwing a temper tantrum."

To reiterate: You have gone out of your way to turn some coffeeshop owners into Klan members over asking a person to leave their business.

Now, what could these people do to ruin this cop's life?

If all they did was ask him to take his beverage elsewhere, he really wasn't harmed. I doubt he was there to socialize, worship, or perform any improvisational poetry.

In their capacity as human beings, they had no other power over him.

On the other hand...

you have also gone to great lengths to portray the law enforcement officer as a "victim" of these horrible awful bigots, even thought they really had no power or authority to do anything to ruin his day beyond the next few awkward minutes socially.

Yet he was not a victim, not at anyone's mercy, quite capable of defending himself against any attack and also well able to summon assistance.

His "tormenters?"

They could very much have their day ruined by this uhum gentleman. In a second, he could have totally destroyed their happy moment at the coffeeshop.

Whether evidence matters to you, or whether or not you, personally, have any common sense, is irrelevant.

The rest of us see cause and effect: Cop = Brutality

Cop = Brutality

Cop = Brutality

Cop = Brutality

Cop = Brutality


over and over just like that and we are going to be very fearful when we see a Uniformed Overlord in our 'safe spaces.'

We didn't cause this reaction in ourselves. We are human. We are programmed this way.

If the bear eats your sister, you don't particularly like it when the bear comes back around.

It's how you survive. "If I don't want to die...I will avoid the bear."

In this case, given the violent, volatile nature of the cops, these people were merely acting in their own defense.

The cop can kill them in that town and get away with it. Not the same can ever be said for the coffeeshop owners.

If you really, truly cannot see the difference, you are either not very experienced in life or you think the uneven power dynamic should just be eaten by the powerless like a Big Shit Sandwich.