Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Have we forgotten our more recent bout of looting and rioting in the U.S. ... the aftermath of Katrina? While there is no excuse for a man without power stealing a HD television, it was equally insane for N.O. police to be opening fire on those stealing perishables and diapers. It is no solution to say "zero tolerance" and "open fire" against rioting civillians and ignore the root causes of the problem.
So France should do nothing a let the rioters destroy Paris? There is big difference stealling perishable items during a diasaster and commiting acts of violence. Now, I am not suggesting that police should just mow them down. Merely that order has to be restored. There many ways rioters can be stopped without shooting them. If the rioters were about to set your house on fire, would want the police to stand there and do nothing?
Originally posted by: JediSage
It's funny. Not so long ago people came to the US and built the better lives for themselves...they didn't depend on government to do it for them. There's been a polar shift in the way governments are looked upon. They're no longer the defender of the borders and economic markets, they're now seen as an employment office.
Have we forgotten our more recent bout of looting and rioting in the U.S. ... the aftermath of Katrina? While there is no excuse for a man without power stealing a HD television, it was equally insane for N.O. police to be opening fire on those stealing perishables and diapers. It is no solution to say "zero tolerance" and "open fire" against rioting civillians and ignore the root causes of the problem.
So France should do nothing a let the rioters destroy Paris? There is big difference stealling perishable items during a diasaster and commiting acts of violence. Now, I am not suggesting that police should just mow them down. Merely that order has to be restored. There many ways rioters can be stopped without shooting them. If the rioters were about to set your house on fire, would want the police to stand there and do nothing?
Originally posted by: JediSage
It's funny. Not so long ago people came to the US and built the better lives for themselves...they didn't depend on government to do it for them. There's been a polar shift in the way governments are looked upon. They're no longer the defender of the borders and economic markets, they're now seen as an employment office.
I don't view the governemt as an employment office. But I do believe it is the government's duty to see to it that the employment offices treat everyone fairly. As for the way government is seen now, maybe that is because this is 2005 not 1776. The is still of course, the defender of the borders and economic markets. May I remind you, part of having a strong economic market is keeping down unemployment.