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Originally Posted by Corkey
So when the police spray pepper spray down a protestors throat, he wasn't actually trying to kill him? Or does this not qualify due to hospital care. Really people start opening your eyes. You are not that far from Martial Law being declared.
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Ok, I was going to have a conversation about this, but I think you made my point for me.
That is: a university security officer who pepper sprayed an informed protestor (who chose to be at a demonstration), with witnesses, who was given warning of consequences that would befall him for refusing to move, and who can trust that there will be legal recourse, DOES NOT EQUAL "the tactics used by the Nazi secret police."
I choose to not continue this line of conversation. The situation is bigger than showing oneself to be "right" in some analogy.
What would be interesting and useful to me is to converse with people who post here, to increase our understanding what's going on, and to discuss responses that might improve our situation.
I don't think you need to convince anyone here that we are at a critical juncture, Corkey. When you write things like "really people start opening your eyes" to a forum of people taking time out of their day to thoughtfully discuss exactly this issue, it doesnt feel good. Martial law was declared when they passed the Patriot Act. These are new times calling for new tactics. Let's talk about that.
Now I really need that bourbon.