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To: Slagle who wrote (17581)	4/23/2007 11:20:16 AM
From: RJA_	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218857

>>Lets say a man had been drunk for a month, beating his wife and kids and stealing his neighbors chickens. The "committee" would saddle up and ride at midnight and when they arrived at the drunks house, they would cut long sapling poles and then ride around and around the house beating on the sides of the house from horseback. One rider would be carrying a pine torch (this being before electric lights in rural places) and another a length of rope. When the drunk stumbled out on the porch he would be would addressed by the leader of the committee and told in no uncertain terms that if he didn't straighten up and change his ways that the rope would do its work on the next visit. >>This was called "brush beating" a house and uncle said that it ALWAYS worked and that they never had to hang anyone. This method probably was used by the KKK but probably predated the Klan. And according to uncle, all the subjects of "brush beating" that he knew about were white men. What you are advocating is vigilante justice or mob rule. Carrying out this kind of action will wind you up in the state or federal pen -- and for good reason. Mobs are not settle or nuanced, often act on rumor and emotion, and are just as likely to meet out injustice as well as justice. They are also likely to pit one group against another, when the victimized gets his mob of relatives and friends together to tackle yours. A good argument for rule of law, not men. And for civilization, not anarchy. Civilization can be viewed as the banding together of folks for mutual protection from mobs like you describe. You seem to advocate mob rule. Perhaps you consider yourself the leader of the mob. IMHO you could benefit from a life or two as its victim. Perhaps then you might gain some empathy. Arun could fill you in on Karma, and how it works. An educational process, I think. You will enjoy it. So lets see: 1. The "elites" are out to control your mind through movies and TV. 2. as they controlled Cho. 3. You want to control the media and what I and my kids see on tv. 4. You think the US should have stayed out of WW2, so by implication, the nazis are/were ok. 5. You advocate vigilante justice and mob rule. Have I missed anything? I think this is getting a bit off topic... and does not belong on a Financial Collapse thread.