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It is impossible to single out those who are passive and those who are aggressive when the shit hits the fan in a demonstration. And I feel if, you demonstrate you should fully understand this fact. And at least make the people around you understand this too. If you see someone trying to throw a bottle.. stop him, Don't pick up a stone to match his bottle. kinda like a Hockey player sueing over a tooth lost in the game. Pointless.

If in fact you want to play... the game has rules. Yes you have the constitutional right to voice your opinion. To use that voice, to cause mallace or harm, breaks the rules. There is such a thing as peacefull demonstrating. However, the boundaries to what is peacefull and what is aggressive often gets blurry. It is easy to understand how these peacefull demostrations can get out of control. These are people passionate about their cause. Attemps at containing these demonstrations are viewed by the people as attempts at steifellng their opinion. So things escalade. The officials trying to keep order, are viewed as thugs beating on the poor defenseless activist. When in fact if things were kept in an orderly and peacefull manner, the need for such force would never have materialized. I am not exactly supporting the use of rubber bulllets, and am interested to know why the police chose that over tear gas. It may have something to do with the longevity of the impression left on a demonstrator. (Ouch... sorry that was bad). Just curious.... How many demonstrators were there opposed to how many police?

The world would be a much better place if he is never heard from again. However, finding him or his remains may be the only way to convince the international community as well as ourselves, he will no longer pose a threat.

Obviously, written before the war started. But interesting point of view none the less. *********************************** With all of this talk of impending war, many of us will encounter "Peace Activists" who will try and convince us that we must refrain from retaliating against the ones who terrorized us all on September 11, 2001, and those who support terror. These activists may be alone or in a gathering.....most of us don't know how to react to them. When you come upon one of these people, or one of their rallies, here are the proper rules of etiquette: 1. Listen politely while this person explains their views. Strike up a conversation if necessary and look very interested in their ideas. They will tell you how revenge is immoral, and that by attacking the people who did this to us, we will only bring on more violence. They will probably use many arguments, ranging from political to religious to humanitarian. 2. In the middle of their remarks, without any warning, punch them in the nose. 3. When the person gets up off of the ground, they will be very angry and they may try to hit you, so be careful. 4. Very quickly and calmly remind the person that violence only brings about more violence and remind them of their stand on this matter. Tell them if they are really committed to a nonviolent approach to attacks, they will turn the other cheek and negotiate a solution. Tell them they must lead by example if they really believe what they are saying. 5. Most of them will think for a moment and then agree that you are correct. 6. As soon as they do that, hit them again. Only this time hit them much harder. Square in the nose. 7. Repeat steps 2-5 until the desired results are obtained and the idiot realizes how stupid of an argument he/she is making. 8. There is no difference in an individual attacking an unsuspecting victim or a group of terrorists attacking a nation of people. It is unacceptable and must be dealt with. Perhaps at a high cost. We owe our military a huge debt for what they are about to do for us and our children. We must support them and our leaders at times like these. We have no choice. We either strike back, VERY HARD, or we will keep getting hit in the nose. Lesson over, class dismissed.[

Yeah it will take a little while to dig thru the rubble.

Damn this thread is still going?!?!?... It's like a friggin UN meeting, going back and forth, back and forth. But no progress being made.

No offense. But if I hear gunfire, the last thing I want to do is go and check it out.

Mood Rings My boyfriend bought me a mood ring the other day. When I'm in a good mood, it turns green. When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big fuckin' red mark on his forehead.

Hmmm.... chocolate

True true... and we gave them back this...(minus the ass with a bad mustache)

http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=42

Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood is skipping down the road when she sees a big bad wolf crouched down behind a log. "My, what big eyes you have, Mr. Wolf." The wolf jumps up and runs away. Further down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again and this time he is crouched behind a bush. "My what big ears you have, Mr. Wolf." Again the wolf jumps up and runs away. About two miles down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again and this time he is crouched down behind a rock. "My what big teeth you have Mr. Wolf. With that the wolf jumps up and screems, "Will you knock it off, I'm trying to take a shit!!"

life imitating art... ironic

Oh Sassa you walked right into that one. Ouch!

There has been plenty of news on this. It just hasn't had a chance to get front page due to the war coverage. There is still no cure for it, but apparently runs it's coarse after 10 - 14 days. And can be fatal if not treated. The main symptoms of SARS are high fever (greater than 38 Celsius or 100.4 Fahrenheit), combined with a dry cough, shortness of breath, or breathing difficulties. Chest X-rays indicate changes compatible with pneumonia. Other possible symptoms include headache, muscular stiffness, loss of appetite, malaise, confusion, rash and diarrhea. Experts believe SARS spreads through close contact with an infected person, such as between family members or between patient and doctor. The incubation period -- the length of time between exposure and symptoms emerging -- is estimated to range from two to seven days. FromCNN: No one has conclusively proved what causes the disease, although U.S. health officials say they are 90 percent sure it's a new form of the coronavirus, one of the causes of the common cold. The virus first surfaced in Guangdong last November before jumping to Hong Kong and then on to other countries including Australia, France and Canada. They are researching a possible link between wild game consumption and SARS. From Reuters: HONG KONG (Reuters) - The first victims of the deadly respiratory virus spreading across the world were people in China's southern province of Guangdong who ate or handled wild game, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday.

Right on Grandma!!

I think you're too young to drive a stick. Better wait till you're old... like over 30.

First off over 30 is not old. And if you truly think so... your fucked in a few years. Second. there are some advantages to being old, that you whipper snappers have not yet come to realize. For example: We most likely make a crap load more money than we did when we were in college, so why not have a good time with it. We have no one to answer too except ourselves, and I'm not about to ground myself for staying out too late, or comming home all bugg-eyed an incoherent, puking on the front law. (not that I do that anymore, tollerance - yet another advantage to age) No one yells at me or cuts off my cash flow cause my grades are poor due to partying. Granted I don't bounce back from a night out like I used too, but that's ok. I don't need to live in a club anymore, but it's nice to come home every now and again. When I was young (oh so long ago when the dinosoars roamed the earth) I remember seeing the older people at the clubs, back whe the scene was actually the scene, not a dillusional material mind fuck, pumped with mainstream crap. There were people of all ages. Yeah I have to admit the older folks stuck out, but it warmed my heart that this scene I was a part of, could be enjoyed by all. I feel sorry for you who have already shut your minds and cannot accept the fate which will utlimately be your own. Oh and Phatman... did you forget your Geritoll today. Want some of mine?

You mean we left some walls standing?

So he has to pay his own troops to fight... what a maroon

in midtown, some place cheap, but has good atmosphere? that serves food, not just drinks.

I think he's just lashing out after Britney shot him down on MTV.

Unfortunately, the maximum sentence for the charge of accessory to murder is 15 years, regardless of how many counts.