My Icon Illustrates My Frustration

[hsifeng]

http://attack-laurel.livejournal.com/91441.html
None of my friends would do this sort of thing, and while I know that there are people out there I cannot be friends with - the fact that people like *THIS* exist just fucks up my whole universe.

Where is my corrective baseball bat?





I know, I know...more violence is not the answer. But it can certainly be satisfying to consider as an option.

Its days like this that I am completely mortified to be identified a citizen of this country. Not because of potential bodily harm, but because things like this reflect on all of us and are morally unconscionable to an extreme that makes me want to puke.

Comments

[shadowd1.livejournal.com]

/sigh

[fishnetumbrella.livejournal.com]

when reading this i can hear your voice... this post makes me sad.

[dravon.livejournal.com]

It's stories like this which make me think "This is the sort of situation where the idea of vigilante justice is mighty tempting..."

[docryder.livejournal.com]

Terrible news. I'm thinking justice would be some time spent in a locked room full of "chemical irritants," but there's that darned "cruel and unusual punishment" clause.

[bippimalin.livejournal.com]

Don't be mortified about being identified as being a citizen of your country. There are idiots everywhere, in all countries.
I'm sad to say but there's plenty of people who'll do things like that in this country too.

[lumpyone.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, especially about the stupidity of people. But its everywhere.

However, I also would have to question the motives of the person who posted this on her LJ as she used the term "tear-gassed" but clearly in the article it says "chemical irratant" That could be anything! No where in the article does it say tear gas. I'm not trying to belittle what happened, but its things like this where people don't have all the facts and they blow things out of proportion. I still don't agree with what happened, but let's not go overboard and be overly emotional when dealing with circumstances like this. Its reactionary words and actions which just add fuel to this already growing fire.

[mojo-iv.livejournal.com]

The outrage centers of my brain have burnt out after 7 years of following this jingoist crap in the mainstream and alternative medias. If I have one more reason to be ashamed of (one half of) my national identity, I'm going to collapse into a black hole and take Fresno county with me.

--m4