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    Mob Mentality and Violence

    People are becoming increasingly violent and voiced over this election. While it is acceptable and even commendable that so many people are excited about this election, current events have shown that more than just a few people are going off the deep end.

    Just today, in a township in Ohio, a man shot at teens for "attempting to deface his McCain presidential campaign yard sign." This deplorable act is not the only thing that has happened recently. A house in West Hollywood, CA is displaying a hanging mannequin reminiscent of VP candidate Sarah Palin. Also, a low-level campaign worker claimed that a black man assaulted her and carved a backwards "B" into her cheek. Later developments in this story show that there was no assault by a man, the wounds were self-inflicted and the story was fictional.

    These types of acts, and it does not matter ONE bit what side it is coming from need to stop. This historic election has emblazoned impressionable youth with fiery compassion for their party and deep seated resentment for the other party. He-said she-said rumors fly from both sides and are propelled throughout tight-knitted groups as truth.

    These types of actions are usually perpetrated by undereducated individuals. What can we do to curb this type of behavior?

    Nothing.

    There is no throwing water on the fire.

    The type of people who do this sort of thing will not respond to anything short of the candidates themselves coming together and preaching peace and respect to their in essence "congregation". Even then, the more radical population will simply ignore these pleas.

    Mob mentality is dangerous, but even more dangerous is the type of mob mentality that results in violence. I would not doubt that sometime during this election season, even though it is almost over, that some idiotic action will result in an innocent death.

    Just an observation..

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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    You want to see mob violence? When Obama loses, you better be packing. And popping hooligans in the ass with bird shot is a great idea.

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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    Regardless of the outcome there will be violence, and I believe that the same parties will cause the violence in either instance.

    As an aside, yours truly was recently confronted at an Exxon station as I filled my tank...I diplomatically diffused the situation by informing the two lads that they were too dumb to vote. The blank looks were priceless...and the embarassment laughable when the guy in the bay next to me agreed!
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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde View Post
    You want to see mob violence? When Obama loses, you better be packing. And popping hooligans in the ass with bird shot is a great idea.
    This post was not meant to blame any side, but I see where you are coming from.

    I am not opposed to the second amendment or the right to defend your home. But I don't think shooting a teenager is acceptable unless they are inside your house, attempting to physically harm you or you loved, or threatening extreme violence.

    That said, we do not know if this was truly the case.

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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    You have to take the one who said she was attacked and had the letter "B" carved into her face with a grain of salt. Consider the source. She is from college station and Texas A&M. the B on her face was backwards because she was looking in a mirror when she put it on her face. Didn't think about the image being reversed.

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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    Quote Originally Posted by FriscoDog View Post
    You have to take the one who said she was attacked and had the letter "B" carved into her face with a grain of salt. Consider the source. She is from college station and Texas A&M. the B on her face was backwards because she was looking in a mirror when she put it on her face. Didn't think about the image being reversed.
    True, it doesn't really mesh with the other stories. Just popped in my head for one reason or the other.

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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    She may be from B/CS but I believe she attended Tennessee.
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    Re: Mob Mentality and Violence

    I don't believe in violence. (unless someone is messing with my family, then I'd go postal) But, civil disobedience, that's the ticket. All the good people in this country simply need to not cooperate with the obama/pelosi/reid socialist state. Refuse to participate. Just say, I didn't vote for you. Want tax money, go see the homeless scum under the bridge. They all voted for you....100 times each in Ohio!

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