• [BREAKING] Its happening. Grand jury has made a decision about Ferguson.
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[QUOTE=Kommodore;46577314]it's not a riot you spastics it's an organized protest, they are expected to block traffic and creating a disruption is exactly the point of a protest how fucking dense are you people[/QUOTE] protests really shouldn't be disrupting things, and should generally be out of the way and not affecting people who are not involved in the problem. the only thing they should be disrupting is what they're against, and i don't think daily commuters are the enemy here.
I love how the protesters in the video are yelling "get his plates, get his fucking plates!" I thought the whole point of their protest was that they didn't trust the police?
[QUOTE=Saigon;46577320]Do you really think he could have found a different route or drove around them in the middle of a large traffic jam?[/QUOTE] if he can't get through without hitting people then he can just stay still or go away
[QUOTE=Saigon;46577320]Do you really think he could have found a different route or drove around them in the middle of a large traffic jam?[/QUOTE] There was no traffic jam. In the aerial footage, you very clearly see cars simply driving around the group. However, even if that weren't clearly visible, don't you find it at all disturbing that your [I]initial response[/I] to seeing a vehicle surge through a crowd of people is to cheer on the driver? Are you [U]that[/U] detached from the human condition?
[QUOTE=Saigon;46577320]Do you really think he could have found a different route or drove around them in the middle of a large traffic jam?[/QUOTE] So, when presented with a blocked off road IRL do you just plough straight through the populated city center? No, not unless you're a psychopath. Don't talk bollocks, mate.
[QUOTE=Saigon;46577225]Why did he drive so slow? He should have plowed through them full throttle.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Saigon;46577225]Why did he drive so slow? He should have plowed through them full throttle.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Saigon;46577225]Why did he drive so slow? He should have plowed through them full throttle.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Saigon;46577225]Why did he drive so slow? He should have plowed through them full throttle.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Saigon;46577225]Why did he drive so slow? He should have plowed through them full throttle.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;46577315]Alternatively, how about we say that the person who chose to ram his vehicle into a crowd of people, instead of driving around them or finding a different route, is a goddamn lunatic, and that anybody who promotes the idea of committing vehicular manslaughter against a group of peaceful protesters during broad daylight is as well?[/QUOTE] Yo, I dunno how things are over in America, maybe you guys just don't have this thing we Brits have that is called, common courtesy. But over here, if there's a large crowd on the streets for an event or whatever blocking traffic, if the traffic still needs to go through, they drive very slowly and in turn people move out of the way to make space, that way the car can safely drive through and no one gets hurt. We don't jump on the car, we make space because roads are for cars, that is their natural habitat.
[QUOTE=Kommodore;46577314]it's not a riot you spastics it's an organized protest, they are expected to block traffic and creating a disruption is exactly the point of a protest how fucking dense are you people[/QUOTE] This dense [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrQBvUCENes[/media]
[QUOTE=Riutet;46577345]Yo, I dunno how things are over in America, maybe you guys just don't have this thing we Brits have that is called, common courtesy. But over here, if there's a large crowd on the streets for an event or whatever blocking traffic, if the traffic still needs to go through, they drive very slowly and in turn people move out of the way to make space, that way the car can safely drive through and no one gets hurt. We don't jump on the car, we make space because roads are for cars, that is their natural habitat.[/QUOTE] There's a difference between common courtesy and ploughing through people like a field of wheat. And don't you dare use your nationality as some sort of excuse to justify your sociopathy, you lunatic. I'm ashamed to be the same nationality as you if that's what you think being British means.
So who's this guy? I don't read the news often, i'm curious.
[QUOTE=Riutet;46577345]Yo, I dunno how things are over in America, maybe you guys just don't have this thing we Brits have that is called, common courtesy. But over here, if there's a large crowd on the streets for an event or whatever blocking traffic, if the traffic still needs to go through, they drive very slowly and in turn people move out of the way to make space, that way the car can safely drive through and no one gets hurt. We don't jump on the car, we make space because roads are for cars, that is their natural habitat.[/QUOTE] When you realize that people aren't moving, do you then floor the accelerator and ram them? Because, [I]I don't know how you do things over there in England[/I], but [b]here in America[/b] (seriously, what the fuck does nationality have to do with this?) most of us have enough sense of mind to realize that cars are big and heavy, and people are small and soft, and that running over small and soft things with a big heavy thing results in grievous bodily injury or death, and that grievous bodily injury or death is not worth getting to the store a few minutes faster because you didn't want to have to take a side street.
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;46577341]So, when presented with a blocked off road IRL do you just plough straight through the populated city center? No, not unless you're a psychopath. Don't talk bollocks, mate.[/QUOTE] To be fair there is a gigantic difference between a legally blocked off road and a group of protesters who are illegally occupying a road.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;46577359]When you realize that people aren't moving, do you then floor the accelerator and ram them? Because, [I]I don't know how you do things over there in England[/I], but [b]here in America[/b] most of us have enough sense of mind to realize that cars are big and heavy, and people are small and soft, and that running over small and soft things with a big heavy thing results in grievous bodily injury or death, and that grievous bodily injury or death is not worth getting to the store a few minutes faster because you didn't want to have to take a side street.[/QUOTE] Can I just say, on behalf of [B]every english person that has ever lived ever[/B], that mentalist is not representative of British culture and is just spouting bollocks.
what's more important me getting that sandwich and bag of chips faster or staying behind bars for a long fuckin time due to a fatal automotive incident hmmm lemme think about it
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;46577368]Can I just say, on behalf of [B]every english person that has ever lived ever[/B], that mentalist is not representative of British culture and is just spouting bollocks.[/QUOTE] Goes without saying. [editline]/[/editline] Or at least it would if we were anywhere else. On Facepunch, sweeping generalizations about entire nationalities and races depicting them as lawless animals based on the actions of a few choice nutjobs are apparently in fashion.
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;46577354]There's a difference between common courtesy and ploughing through people like a field of wheat. And don't you dare use your nationality as some sort of excuse to justify your sociopathy, you lunatic. I'm ashamed to be the same nationality as you if that's what you think being British means.[/QUOTE] Except, if you watch the video, you'll see he drove through slow as fuck. Why did he suddenly drive forward at one point? Probably because he panicked when a bunch of people dived on his car. Was he right for knocking the woman over? No. But do I understand why he did what he did in that situation. I do. If he was truly committed to ramming people down like a psychopath, he wouldn't have stopped and went real slow on the approach, he would have just kept going.
[QUOTE=Saigon;46577367]To be fair there is a gigantic difference between a legally blocked off road and a group of protesters who are illegally occupying a road.[/QUOTE] So that justifies vehicular homicide?
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;46577359]When you realize that people aren't moving, do you then floor the accelerator and ram them? Because, [I]I don't know how you do things over there in England[/I], but [b]here in America[/b] (seriously, what the fuck does nationality have to do with this?) most of us have enough sense of mind to realize that cars are big and heavy, and people are small and soft, and that running over small and soft things with a big heavy thing results in grievous bodily injury or death, and that grievous bodily injury or death is not worth getting to the store a few minutes faster because you didn't want to have to take a side street.[/QUOTE] Did you not see the mob of people smashing in the windows and climbing on his car? I'm not saying he made the right choice by plowing through, but when you've got a sea of angry protesters attacking you, your instincts aren't exactly going to be to stop, roll down your window, and calmly ask them to make a path on the road for you to get through.
i would have plowed through them at 70mph mash them up into pieces
[QUOTE=Riutet;46577377]Except, if you watch the video, you'll see he drove through slow as fuck. Why did he suddenly drive forward at one point? Probably because he panicked when a bunch of people dived on his car. Was he right for knocking the woman over? No. But do I understand why he did what he did in that situation. I do. If he was truly committed to ramming people down like a psychopath, he wouldn't have stopped and went real slow on the approach, he would have just kept going.[/QUOTE] Why are you defending an objectively bad act as if it's something that's totally okay because they were also dicks? Two wrongs don't make a right.
[QUOTE=Riutet;46577377]Except, if you watch the video, you'll see he drove through slow as fuck. Why did he suddenly drive forward at one point? Probably because he panicked when a bunch of people dived on his car. Was he right for knocking the woman over? No. But do I understand why he did what he did in that situation. I do. If he was truly committed to ramming people down like a psychopath, he wouldn't have stopped and went real slow on the approach, he would have just kept going.[/QUOTE] Have your license revoked, your vehicle impounded, and check yourself into a mental health facility for immediate examination.
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;46577382]So that justifies vehicular homicide?[/QUOTE] He drove through the crowd slowly to avoid hurting anyone. When the lady fell down, he even stopped his car to let her get help. It wasn't until the protesters turned violent and attacked him that he started moving again.
if you run someone over very slowly it's ok
[QUOTE=Snowmew;46577384]Did you not see the mob of people smashing in the windows and climbing on his car? I'm not saying he made the right choice by plowing through, but when you've got a sea of angry protesters attacking you, your instincts aren't exactly going to be to stop, roll down your window, and calmly ask them to make a path on the road for you to get through.[/QUOTE] Well, no shit. He just rammed them with his car.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;46577359]When you realize that people aren't moving, do you then floor the accelerator and ram them? Because, [I]I don't know how you do things over there in England[/I], but [b]here in America[/b] (seriously, what the fuck does nationality have to do with this?) most of us have enough sense of mind to realize that cars are big and heavy, and people are small and soft, and that running over small and soft things with a big heavy thing results in grievous bodily injury or death, and that grievous bodily injury or death is not worth getting to the store a few minutes faster because you didn't want to have to take a side street.[/QUOTE] What does nationality have to do with this? I'm just trying to cover all bases, it seems like you've never heard of the concept of driving through a crowd of people without running them over, but I've seen it happen all the time where I live, so I'm just trying to understand, is it just a British thing? Second of all, I'm not justifying him running people over, I'm justifying the act of driving through a crowd of people as something that happens, and usually what happens is people realise there is a car coming through very slowly and they clear the way. I don't condone running people over just because they don't get out of the way, but I do understand why the driver reacted the way he did and I also blame the people who were blocking the road for the accident.
I'm really not sure about what to think when people have unironically said that it was OK for that guy in the car to run over those protestors because they were in the way. Frankly I've read some shit in my time on SH but this takes the cake. Nothing gives you the right to deliberately run somebody over with a car, especially not for a flimsy reason like 'they were in the way' and were 'blocking traffic' because that's the point of a protest you dinguses, there's going to be disruption done to highlight a problem. Inconvenience is an inevitable side effect of this. You suck it up and deal with it by looking for alternatives, not go full retard by injuring and killing innocent people.
I was expecting something about the ferguson tractor
[QUOTE=Kommodore;46577289]this is surreal [editline]25th November 2014[/editline] idk maybe roll down your window and speak??[/QUOTE] You don't roll down your window when the people outside it are already trying to smash it. That just makes their job, attacking you, easier.
[QUOTE=insistent;46577401]I was expecting something about the ferguson tractor[/QUOTE] hold on what
[QUOTE=Kommodore;46577389]if you run someone over very slowly it's ok[/QUOTE] No one was getting run over until they decided to jump on his hood.
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