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originally posted by: Rocker2013
originally posted by: Rotation
a reply to: Rocker2013
The people here on ATS are an intellectual collection of people and they can understand that when a mass group of people come together, there is no longer an individuality. It comes down to the behavior of the entire group, (example) if half of the group runs to the west, the other half will react to the sudden movement and run in the same direction as well.
Provocateurs use this known phenomenon as a snowball effect, and another example would be when USA used the University students in Venezuela to cause chaos and riots.
You still need to be a willing participant.
I am well aware of what you're talking about, I worked in security for fifteen years, and I worked in crowd management, and happened to witness a riot first hand.
What you're trying to suggest is that a whole group of people have been "duped" into acting like this, when that's factually untrue. They have CHOSEN to act in this way, through opportunity, and some amount of peer pressure.
There is no excusing free will and choice. These people have no shield in claiming someone else is responsible for their actions, no more than someone else is responsible for you smoking, drinking, or anything else. If you make a choice, you own it.
originally posted by: SheopleNation
That CBS live feed just went off. I hope bullets didn't start flying. ~$heopleNation
originally posted by: InverseLookingGlass
a reply to: SkepticOverlord
The US public has no ability whatsoever to differentiate a real threat from a false flag operation.
The PD's and FBI handle all the evidence. They lie.
originally posted by: crazyewok
originally posted by: Obsrvr
originally posted by: marg6043
National Guard been activated, the mayor declared a state emergency and is more help coming in with the national guard.
Late.
If you sent the military in at every whim you will end up with a even bigger police state.
originally posted by: Rocker2013
originally posted by: ProleUK
The rioters were seen on camera a few seconds later, further up the street looting what looked like a small privately owned foods store. There was a person in the flat above it opening their window to look at the scene below, hope they don't fire that too.
And that's exactly what happened in London too, they set fire to small businesses and the people who lived above them lost everything.
This is copying the UK riots almost identically. Clearly Baltimore PD and government (and probably hundreds of others) weren't paying attention to what happened here or how that would easily translate to their city.
They should have community leaders on TV already appealing for this to end, they should have the family telling them to stop, telling them this is shaming them and the memory of their loved one.
The Baltimore Mayor and Police are failing here.
originally posted by: crazyewok
My worry is in the US some idiot(s) with a badge and a gun opens up and the whole situation explodes into something far far far worse. Or the goverment loses its nerve and sends the guard in and they open up.
originally posted by: ScientificRailgun
a reply to: Cuervo
When the people of a certain race act in ways that perpetuate the stereotype, they have nobody to blame but themselves.
originally posted by: Obsrvr
originally posted by: crazyewok
originally posted by: Obsrvr
originally posted by: marg6043
National Guard been activated, the mayor declared a state emergency and is more help coming in with the national guard.
Late.
If you sent the military in at every whim you will end up with a even bigger police state.
We need to stomp on these "people". Enough is enough.
originally posted by: Rotation
This spirals into mass hysterical viloence, its of course their choice but you seem to think that someone came up and whispered in their ear and told them what to do.