• 87 Year Old WWII Veteran Beat to Death by Teenagers
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Senseless. And the point someone brought up earlier is tragic indeed; he served to protect the freedoms Americans enjoy, and look what this nation's managed to spawn. Delinquent youths that are shameless, brainless, and show no thought or remorse for their actions. It's a pity. Maybe we could stand for some brutal leadership to root out the people like this. I doubt dictatorships pay out money to people who don't feel like working :downs:
My grandfather is a WW2 vet and is around that age (86, I think) so this story is really, really disturbing.
[QUOTE=clutch2;42678117] It's a pity. Maybe we could stand for some brutal leadership to root out the people like this. I doubt dictatorships pay out money to people who don't feel like working :downs:[/QUOTE] downs is right. i feel dumber after reading this comment.
[QUOTE=clutch2;42678117]Senseless. And the point someone brought up earlier is tragic indeed; he served to protect the freedoms Americans enjoy, and look what this nation's managed to spawn. Delinquent youths that are shameless, brainless, and show no thought or remorse for their actions. It's a pity. Maybe we could stand for some brutal leadership to root out the people like this. I doubt dictatorships pay out money to people who don't feel like working :downs:[/QUOTE] I wonder if people realize the fact that people have been saying "this generation!!" and "all the young people are so lazy and immoral these days!!" since ancient times there are manuscripts from ancient Rome of old people talking about how bad the young generation is etc
Cripe. Well, regardless of my disagreements or not with some of you elsewhere... this does really make me feel sick. I have a Grandfather who also fought in WWII, who lives back near Ohio on the outskirts of Cleveland. I'm just lucky they both keep in amazing shape for their age, but that doesn't mean we don't worry. How can somebody even do something like this? It's not even pragmatic mugging. It's just barbaric. I wouldn't mind to see them get the noose. [QUOTE=Rofl_copter;42679744]I wonder if people realize the fact that people have been saying "this generation!!" and "all the young people are so lazy and immoral these days!!" since ancient times there are manuscripts from ancient Rome of old people talking about how bad the young generation is etc[/QUOTE] Heck, the Romans were pikers. The Greeks made that trope a staple of their massive, state-sponsored theater productions. Just ask Aristophanes.
[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;42679744]I wonder if people realize the fact that people have been saying "this generation!!" and "all the young people are so lazy and immoral these days!!" since ancient times there are manuscripts from ancient Rome of old people talking about how bad the young generation is etc[/QUOTE] O Tempora, O Mores! not for nothing did they invent that statement. Wonder what they'd say if they could see us now.
[QUOTE=clutch2;42678117]Senseless. And the point someone brought up earlier is tragic indeed; he served to protect the freedoms Americans enjoy, and look what this nation's managed to spawn. Delinquent youths that are shameless, brainless, and show no thought or remorse for their actions. It's a pity. Maybe we could stand for some brutal leadership to root out the people like this. I doubt dictatorships pay out money to people who don't feel like working :downs:[/QUOTE] “Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book and the end of the world is evidently approaching.” That's from a stone tablet dating to about 2800 BCE. Shit don't change, yo.
Rusty100 would probably find a reason to defend the attackers if he really tried.
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;42683975]“Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book and the end of the world is evidently approaching.” That's from a stone tablet dating to about 2800 BCE. Shit don't change, yo.[/QUOTE]That's interesting can I have more information about this?
What's BCE?
[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;42684074]That's interesting can I have more information about this?[/QUOTE] There is a literally unending stream of comments like that one aimed at the younger generation by the older generation. It has been going on since the beginning of time.
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