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Old 11-09-2009, 12:30 PM   #1
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it's clear to me that WE also bear some culpability in this guy's meltdown. He may have gone off the deep end, but part of the stressors (reportedly) were the bigotry, overt and subtle, that he experienced as a Muslim.
Assumption. I can never accept that we are responsible for others stupid decisions. It comes down to personal responsibility.
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Old 11-09-2009, 12:44 PM   #2
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Assumption. I can never accept that we are responsible for others stupid decisions. It comes down to personal responsibility.
That's right. If I poke you in the eye with a stick, and you hit me, YOU are the one who is going to jail for battery.
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Old 11-09-2009, 12:48 PM   #3
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That's right. If I poke you in the eye with a stick, and you hit me, YOU are the one who is going to jail for battery.
Yea, but you will be in surgery getting your nose fixed.

And actually you would also go to jail after you got out of the hospital.
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Old 11-09-2009, 09:05 PM   #4
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Assumption. I can never accept that we are responsible for others stupid decisions. It comes down to personal responsibility.
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