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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMakes me sick when they say, "This is OUR building," as if that justifies the storming of the
Capitol when we all know they meant to steal, destroy, kidnap and possibly murder. Why can't they just stop and recognize that their intentions point to the fact that they are criminals.
They don't own our public areas. At best, public places are common ground. Places which are available to ALL of us. But I know it's pointless to make that comparison, because this same crowd does not respect common ground. In areas like mine, common area are targeted for hostile take-overs. Adverse Possession. And it looks like this kind of thinking has gone from stealing open spaces on plats and HOA areas, to now trying to take over our Public buildings.
Just to reinforce that connection, I do distinctly remember that kind of talk "They work for us," being spread around a City Hall public meeting, at a time when the community leaders, along with elected officials, led us all into a lawsuit that resulted in a two million dollar settlement. From what I observed, civil lawsuits that end in settlement agreements that no one pays for directly, do not create an incentive that will put down the kind of thinking that results in abusive take-overs. So I'm not surprised to discover that 22 years later, we are where we are today with these idiots storming the Capitol Building.
If you want to put an end to these criminal activities, the penalties must be stiffer.
William769
(55,170 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)malaise
(269,534 posts)prison
spooky3
(34,566 posts)malaise
(269,534 posts)spooky3
(34,566 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,747 posts)to rape and pillage the building and the peoples inside doesn't mean the co-owners want the same.
BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)with their violence and vandalism and stupidity made me sick--and the incessant zombie-like "YOO ESS AYY! YOO ESS AYY!" chant is now the official cry of American-grown terrorism.
spooky3
(34,566 posts)Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)That sure doesn't seem like something you would do to a facility you claim ownership to.
CaptainTruth
(6,632 posts)OregonBlue
(7,757 posts)cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Why were they kept out with walls and tear gas?
0rganism
(24,010 posts)as more of the details emerge Americans will be less inclined to let the terrorists off the hook in the name of "moving on". their actions disgraced our nation and pretending it didn't happen or it didn't matter will do nothing to repair the damage.
PatSeg
(47,833 posts)Schools, libraries, police stations, court buildings, post offices - no one thinks it is alright to break into them and damage property. Nice "law & order" party.
robbob
(3,547 posts)cutting down trees, spraying graffiti on rocks and spreading garbage around.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,126 posts)roamer65
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