> Brian wrote: > socially, legally, etc.....but the situation there is so unique, I don't see > how you can take the once-in-a-lifetime, extraordinary circumstances in that > city, and extrapolate that out as a "mark of our society" or as a portent of > things to come. >
The circumstances that caused the lawlessness are unique, but the lawlessness sure isn't! It happens all of the time: hell, all it takes is a college team to win the big game and there's anarchy for hours. Just a few years ago we had cars overturned and burning, hundreds of rapes, looting, robbery, assaults, and deaths all because the U of M won something I can't even remember. Our society is just hours away from riots at any point and the only thing that stops it is a concerted police effort to tamp it down. If the police can't be there, aren't there, or are part of it, then it's anarchy for a long time. We just had hurricanes hit Florida and they had looting, lawlessness problems. Haven't you seen any of that? Hell, If I took ten minutes I could probably name 20 events just this decade off of the top of my head with sports probably accounting for more than half. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171869 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
