Killing EMO

[AncientPaths]

Originally Posted by Jay

When you live in that society, you had better watch the line. If gang colors were black and blue, and the cops shot them on sight, I would be wearing bright red and yellow (somewhat tic).

Probably shouldn't be a Christian either, then. Just to play it safe

[Jay]

Originally Posted by AncientPaths

Probably shouldn't be a Christian either, then. Just to play it safe

I was making a comparative analogy to the style of attiring one's self. The issue of religion is an entirely different topic.


Btw, in the churches that I have been around, it would have been the pastor's kid who would have been subject to the gossip and/or blamed for the saints' children going that way. (Fascinating contradictory stereotypes: Preachers' kids are either angels or devils with no middle ground except within their own families. This is also a slightly stereotypical remark but far more true than many wish to admit.)

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

Well? In some churches this could and probably has happened exactly like Free at Last posted.

Let someone in the church suddenly die their hair black, get some facial piercings, ring their eyes with eyeliner and mascara, and wear black clothes. I know that the churches around here would definitely be abuzz about it....unless you happen to be the pastor's kid.

Well, in Iraq te citizens their supposedly have the freedom, established by their Constitution, to don the EMO look and attire, if they want to.

Isn't that, in part, was one of the sought after goals for our fighting for and liberating Iraq from the oppresive Hussein regime?


Aren't you glad that in America you are able to walk wherever you want, dressed however you want, and be completely safe-- protected by a Constitution that guarantees freedom of expression, liberty and justice for all?

Aren't you glad that you don't have to look over your shoulder when you go out public, nervous simply because you are dressed a certain way that makes others uncomfortable to the point that they attack and kill you?

Aren't you glad that stuff only happens in uneducated 3rd world countries and not in the America we know and love today?

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Well, in Iraq te citizens their supposedly have the freedom, established by their Constitution, to don the EMO look and attire, if they want to.

Isn't that, in part, was one of the sought after goals for our fighting for and liberating Iraq from the oppresive Hussein regime?


Aren't you glad that in America you are able to walk wherever you want, dressed however you want, and be completely safe-- protected by a Constitution that guarantees freedom of expression, liberty and justice for all?

Aren't you glad that you don't have to look over your shoulder when you go out public, nervous simply because you are dressed a certain way that makes others uncomfortable to the point that they attack and kill you?

Aren't you glad that stuff only happens in uneducated 3rd world countries and not in the America we know and love today?

Hmmm...are you yelling at me or just trying to make a point for everyone to see?

If you are making a point, I get it.

There is a city near me that is banning droopy, baggy pants. The police chief came right out and said this:

"Police Chief Tony *****, who did not lobby for the ordinance, admitted it would be difficult to enforce. He did, however, say it would give officers another valid reason to stop people and engage them. That encounter could then reveal other violations, like public intoxication or drug possession".

Now in this area, the majority of the people who wear baggy pants are black men. There are a few hip hop white men who wear them but the majority is black. So what does this "ban" sound like to you?

Another case is where a teen got shot in the butt because some man got angry over seeing his butt. From the Memphis Newspaper:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...ull-saggy-pan/

Incidentally, not to be argumentative, but Iraq was a first world country before it became a rubble.

There is a push to have tighter laws concerning the control of people all over the world. Freedom is going to be a thing of the past if people do not start to look past racial lines and take a good hard look at the media's motives as to why some stories get the limelight and some, more heinous crimes get little limelight.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

Hmmm...are you yelling at me or just trying to make a point for everyone to see?

If you are making a point, I get it.

There is a city near me that is banning droopy, baggy pants. The police chief came right out and said this:

"Police Chief Tony *****, who did not lobby for the ordinance, admitted it would be difficult to enforce. He did, however, say it would give officers another valid reason to stop people and engage them. That encounter could then reveal other violations, like public intoxication or drug possession".

Now in this area, the majority of the people who wear baggy pants are black men. There are a few hip hop white men who wear them but the majority is black. So what does this "ban" sound like to you?

Another case is where a teen got shot in the butt because some man got angry over seeing his butt. From the Memphis Newspaper:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...ull-saggy-pan/

Incidentally, not to be argumentative, but Iraq was a first world country before it became a rubble.

There is a push to have tighter laws concerning the control of people all over the world. Freedom is going to be a thing of the past if people do not start to look past racial lines and take a good hard look at the media's motives as to why some stories get the limelight and some, more heinous crimes get little limelight.

Not yelling at you at all.

I was trying to make a point.

I disagree with yours however-- not the part that declares that freedom is disappearing, but your connection of that loss of freedom to the free press doesn't add up.

[Jermyn Davidson]

It seems to me that the ACLU or maybe even the people who are most concerned and affected by that Police Chief's decision should organize against such an infringement on the right of expression.

Laws across the country aimed at FORCING people to not drive with loud music were struck down by the Supreme Court, this law would be too.


America is the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Not yelling at you at all.

I was trying to make a point.

I disagree with yours however-- not the part that declares that freedom is disappearing, but your connection of that loss of freedom to the free press doesn't add up.

Brother Jermyn, I would ask that you do me a favor and read this:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rep/who-owns-the-media.html

and this:

http://www.freepress.net/resources/ownership

Then please do research of your own.

We have media mongrels who withhold news from us and spice up news for their own pleasure. Do we ever get the whole, unadulterated truth from the media? I have not seen it in my lifetime and I am well into middle age.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

It seems to me that the ACLU or maybe even the people who are most concerned and affected by that Police Chief's decision should organize against such an infringement on the right of expression.

Laws across the country aimed at FORCING people to not drive with loud music were struck down by the Supreme Court, this law would be too.


America is the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.

Oh the people have had protests, but the few council people have spoken! They will probably get voted out next election.

Personally, I have learned that I have the freedom to look away or to even laugh at droopy pants....of which I find more amusing than offensive. Maybe it's because I worked in the medical field most of my life. Seen one...seen them all. Perhaps I am just a different person than most because I figure that if people who wear such clothing could really see how hilarious they look, they may just stop wearing them after a few people or a crowd laughs.

I think freedom is more important than laws and ordinances that ban things. Morality cannot be legislated...no matter what anybody says. This same town even bans certain shrubs one may grow in their front yard. So ... talk about a noose around the neck....

[Praxeas]

Can I change the name of this thread to "Finding Emos"?

We can make a game out of it.......

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Can I change the name of this thread to "Finding Emos"?

We can make a game out of it.......