Official Off Topic Discussion Thread #1

[Ogertron3000]

Pop and I were talking about this douche yesterday, traumatised my butt. There are people still in emergency accommodation from bushfires who lost everything, those people are (very likely) traumatised, not some rich kid who as you said, can't play footy with his mates.
Pops words were "if I'm not traumatised stuck on my pension in a 3 bedroom house that c*** isn't traumatised living like a king in a castle"

Your pop sounds like an old school Tasmanian, tough but fair and no nonsense. I miss going there for work and dealing with people like that.

Side note - gosh I love my pop. ?

What's needed in cases like these is a good old fashioned old school hard ass judge who puts total common sense first. Not only would they laugh at the sad ass defendant but they should go to town on the stupid defence lawyers who come up with their bullshit defence in the first place.

I think everyone laughed at that defense, it's the lawyers job to come up with an excuse but it amazes me they think anyone would believe or symphasise with such a dodgy story. My4 year old woke me up at 5am on a Sunday and when I got angry she said a spider kept jumping up and down on her head. That was more believable than this nonsense. I think he will be punished hard as the public outrage was strong, everyone just wondering why anyone would be so stupid.

 

[krichardson]

Thoughts and prayers to the good people of Minneapolis who have been affected by the rioting over the past few days.
Hopefully no MFKers were harmed.

 

[beau1990]

Its getting crazy out there stay safe guys

 

[Jexnell]

Great news!

Space X launch went off without a problem!!

 

[MrsE88]

Thoughts and prayers to the good people of Minneapolis who have been affected by the rioting over the past few days.
Hopefully no MFKers were harmed.

It’s been insane the past few days. I thankfully don’t live in the city but my sister is in a suburb and the looting and rioting is creeping closer and closer to both of us. Her more so then me. Stores local to me are closing because of what’s going on.

It’s very sad that people are doing this and taking the focus off the reason why people are protesting in the first place. My heart goes out to the family George Floyd. This never should have happened.

 

[krichardson]

It’s been insane the past few days. I thankfully don’t live in the city but my sister is in a suburb and the looting and rioting is creeping closer and closer to both of us. Her more so then me. Stores local to me are closing because of what’s going on.

It’s very sad that people are doing this and taking the focus off the reason why people are protesting in the first place. My heart goes out to the family George Floyd. This never should have happened.

Things have been hot and heavy here in Philadelphia....a large section of the downtown shopping area has been under attack by looters and a curfew has now been imposed. We shall see how that goes.

If you want to behave like an animal then you should be put down like one and that is all I am going to say on the topic of the looters.

No arguments from me.

 

[Ogertron3000]

Great news!

Space X launch went off without a problem!!

Finally some good news this year.
As for the protests, they have lost any sympathy for their cause from me now. I'm not always a fan of the police or politicians but acting the way they have has taken focus off what they are angry about and makes them look like out of control thugs.
It' looks like it's not about justice for the victim now but just needless destruction and theft. From the outside of the US it looks like things are going to get a lot worse before they get better, also wondering if they have forgoabout corona? They will be spreading it among themselves very well at the moment. Hopefully they won't burn down the hospitals too.
Stay safe anyone who is near any of the riots.

 

[Ulu]

We are far from potential looting targets, and don't worry for ourselves.
But the future will change more than we thought.
Our grandkids will be shopping on Amazon.
It'll be the only place still open.

It's a real shame that the reporters cannot distinguish between rioters and protesters.
Protesters don't destroy things out of anger.
Burning a car isn't a protest. It's a felony. 5 to 10 if convicted.

Reporters are not harmless.
(The pen being mightier than the sword.)
Rioters are trying to trash CNN HQ.
I'll bet they understand better now, the diff between protests and riots.
It becomes very clear when it's on your doorstep.

 

[skjl47]

Hello; Some things I understand. One is the police officer who knelt on Mr. Floyd's neck did a wrong thing. Should be also a very illegal thing. I do no see any way to justify his actions. I understand why he has been arrested and why he has been charged with murder. He will face the legal system in court or make a plea. He likely will serve serious time. That is the way our society has chosen to deal with the bad behavior of an individual. One more thing I understand is why people are unhappy about what happened to Mr. Floyd. I have seen the videos. Mr. Floyd did not appear to be resisting any of the officers. I can understand why people want to protest.

Among things I do not understand are the riots taking place in so many cities. Last I heard some level of disturbance in 40 or more places. I use the term riot her because that is what they appear to be. Not protests anymore even if that is how some wish to label what is going on. To me in a protest a crowd can shout, hold up signs, give passionate speeches and make demands. In a riot people burn, loot and injure other people or their property. There have been shootings and at least one death from a shooting. A large number of business have been destroyed . Some of these business people have lost everything and at least a number did not have insurance.

I also only partially understand why the authorities are not trying to stop these riots. If it truly is a lack of manpower in some places, that makes sense. However in the news feeds I have seen the police and other authorities are not trying to do much. The police should not stop a peaceful protest, but should a riot be allowed to happen night after night?

 

[skjl47]

It becomes very clear when it's on your doorstep.

Hello; I live about 50 miles from a big city, Knoxville TN. I have not heard of any riots there yet. I am in a rural area. I do not expect any trouble at my house, but do have a notion of what I will try if someone wants to burn my house.