Ferguson officer Darren Wilson not indicted

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

thismeintiel said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

DD_Bwest said:

can we not turn this into a god debate? we should be debating if people have the right to burn down neighborhoods and terrorize the public if they disagree with legal procedings.

or if purposely pissing off other people not involved in something will help garner their support for you

That's not the debate. Rioting is never "right", at least in the moral context of which it is against, and only justified if it actually accomplishes something. Not to mention equating rioting with terrorism is disingenous. Yes some people are taking advantage of the sitaution, but how did the situation arise in the first place? These are the questions people should be asking or debating.

Rioting IS terrorism.  They both hope to achieve the same thing.  A change in policy or public opinion through destruction, violence, and fear.  And it doesn't accomplish anything but a disdain for those that participate in it.  Peaceful protests, like those that occured during the Civil Rights Movement, are what works.  What changes hearts and minds.  Not this crap.  Especially since half, or more, are only taking advantage of the situation so they can pick up some free stuff and/or get a thrill from destroying a neighborhood.

History is determined by the winners. Rioting or any other acts of aggression is an attempt to overwrite the moral systems from the outside. That's why they are only justified if the change something.

I do share the sentiment, at least in this case, their were a variety of other options, a trend you might pick up on in my posts. But in many situations aren't as ideal such as the situation in Venezuela.

Peaceful protesting works within moral systems and so are a lot harder to demonize, but at the same time they take a lot more effort, time, organization, support and logic. Take Arab Spring for instance.

These riots are running off emotion and oppurtunity, meanwhile, everyone is so distracted that nobody is looking at the causes rather than effects. Why are we getting riots instead of peaceful protests. I'd argue that people are too blinded by figments such as race and views of others whether the media, blowing things out of proportion as usual, or rhetoric and emotion filled debates they have with other people.