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originally posted by: HomerinNC
a reply to: Gryphon66
So answer the question: do these protestors have the Constitutional RIGHT to riot, destroy property?
Please tell me how you find it justifiable.
Won't hold my breath on a rational answer.
originally posted by: HomerinNC
a reply to: Gryphon66
So answer the question: do these protestors have the Constitutional RIGHT to riot, destroy property?
Please tell me how you find it justifiable.
Won't hold my breath on a rational answer.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
So, let's review what we've learned in this discussion thus far ...
1. It's a-ok to pretend that all Ferguson protesters are also looting and doing violence (as OP does so subtly by the placement of videos from New York and a photograph from Ferguson) as long as we feel strongly or believe that to be true.
2. The US Constitution, while strangely not guaranteeing all Americans the same rights of assembly and freedom of speech, does however state that "your rights end where they infringe on anothers rights." Also, the statements of "Constitutional lawyers" are just as good as anything, you know, actually written in the Constitution.
3. Anyone who insists on facts rather than beliefs and misrepresentations is actually only trolling the thread.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
a reply to: scattergun
Why don't you demonstrate what I said that wasn't factual rather than a pointless posting drive-by?
Facts, remember, not opinions. Take your time.
Many of the Boston Tea Party participants fled Boston immediately after the destruction of the tea to avoid arrest. George Hewes remembered, “We then quietly retired to our several places of residence, without having any conversation with each other, or taking any measures to discover who were our associates… There appeared to be an understanding that each individual should volunteer his services, keep his own secret, and risk the consequence for himself. No disorder took place during that transaction, and it was observed at that time that the stillest night ensued that Boston had enjoyed for many months.” Only one member of the Sons of Liberty, Francis Akeley, was caught and imprisoned for his participation. He was the only person ever to be arrested for the Boston Tea Party. No one died during the Boston Tea Party. There was no violence and no confrontation between the Patriots, the Tories and the British soldiers garrisoned in Boston. None of the members of the crews of the Beaver, Dartmouth, or Eleanor were harmed. - See more at: www.bostonteapartyship.com...