Who the hell are vigilantes anyway?
Nov 27, 2021 00:41:33 #
microphor
Loc: Home is TN
PeterS wrote:
When I stated that Kyle Rittenhouse was a vigilante PR and those that follow her came a bit unglued at the suggestion even though he fit the definition to a tee. Well, it was written 80 years ago but George Steinback knew exactly what a vigilante was and I h**e to say, but Kyle "I support B*M, wink wink" Rittenhouse most certainly was...
What does the posting about the Democrat KK party have to do with Kyle written house?
Nov 27, 2021 00:43:32 #
PeterS wrote:
When I stated that Kyle Rittenhouse was a vigilante PR and those that follow her came a bit unglued at the suggestion even though he fit the definition to a tee. Well, it was written 80 years ago but George Steinback knew exactly what a vigilante was and I h**e to say, but Kyle "I support B*M, wink wink" Rittenhouse most certainly was...
One more point:
Definition of vigilante
: a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice
Rittenhouse was not part of a committee. He was not seeking to punish anyone; he was putting out fires, providing first aid and was forced to protect himself from vicious and potentially deadly attacks on his person. He doesn't come close to being a vigilante.
Nov 27, 2021 01:02:53 #
PeterS wrote:
When I stated that Kyle Rittenhouse was a vigilante PR and those that follow her came a bit unglued at the suggestion even though he fit the definition to a tee. Well, it was written 80 years ago but George Steinback knew exactly what a vigilante was and I h**e to say, but Kyle "I support B*M, wink wink" Rittenhouse most certainly was...
Your Hero's always seem to be scumbag criminals, the lower they get, the louder you defend them.
Kyle's exoneration was, at the same time, a ringing indictment of the Violent Criminals that attacked him that day,
as well as those who would defend them.
Nov 27, 2021 01:08:42 #
JW wrote:
One more point: br br Definition of vigilante br ... (show quote)
No, I agree he did not fit the classic definition of a vigilante but he was allowed as an unsupervised minor to roam the streets with a loaded firearm, living out his fantasy as a heroic figure empowered by little more than the false security of his gun fetish. In the Scorsese movie Taxidriver there is a scene where Travis Bickle (played by Robert DeNiro) poses in front of a mirror while brandishing a large revolver and asking out loud “Are you talking to ME?...” acting out a fantasy confrontation with an imaginary protagonist.
Rittenhouse is neither hero nor villain, just a tragic poster child for the sum total of our foolish ignorance and neglect of our civic responsibilities.
Nov 27, 2021 01:10:33 #
eden wrote:
No, I agree he did not fit the classic definition ... (show quote)
Oh well said
Haven't seen you posting much recently...Hope that you've been well... Miss arguing with you
Nov 27, 2021 01:29:06 #
PeterS wrote:
When I stated that Kyle Rittenhouse was a vigilante PR and those that follow her came a bit unglued at the suggestion even though he fit the definition to a tee. Well, it was written 80 years ago but George Steinback knew exactly what a vigilante was and I h**e to say, but Kyle "I support B*M, wink wink" Rittenhouse most certainly was...
Perfectly describes Darrell Brooks.
Nov 27, 2021 01:56:06 #
Nov 27, 2021 01:59:59 #
microphor
Loc: Home is TN
eden wrote:
No, I agree he did not fit the classic definition ... (show quote)
You must be a Democrat. You readings of people you don't know, judge them based on your own perspective and call him names, Yelp pretty much it.
Nov 27, 2021 02:25:17 #
eden wrote:
No, I agree he did not fit the classic definition ... (show quote)
I have never said he was either, hero or villain. However, looking into his past behavior, I see someone much different than you describe.
He demonstrated great reserve in using the weapon. That describes a well-trained and competent user of weapons, not someone with a gun fetish. As for what was in his mind at the time, neither of us knows that but when we attempt to describe what is in someone else's mind, that usually reveals our own views, not someone else's.
Nov 27, 2021 05:09:29 #
steve66613 wrote:
So, what’s your point? Being a vigilante is not illegal.
No point, only that if Rittenhouse said he was doing it to protect property, he was lying, just as he was lying when he said he supported B*M. If he truly supported B*M he would have been marching with them not seeing how many he could k**l before someone put a stop to it. Rittenhouse went to Kenosha to k**l people, and he did. That's my point. Sorry if it was too obtuse for you to understand.
Nov 27, 2021 05:17:01 #
AuntiE wrote:
Perfectly describes Darrell Brooks.
Vigilante: a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
So how does Brooks fit that definition?
Nov 27, 2021 05:18:11 #
microphor wrote:
What does the posting about the Democrat KK party have to do with Kyle written house?
Good god, when you get out of the third grade, let me know...
Nov 27, 2021 06:02:11 #
PeterS wrote:
When I stated that Kyle Rittenhouse was a vigilante PR and those that follow her came a bit unglued at the suggestion even though he fit the definition to a tee. Well, it was written 80 years ago but George Steinback knew exactly what a vigilante was and I h**e to say, but Kyle "I support B*M, wink wink" Rittenhouse most certainly was...
So you believe self defense is being a "vigilante".
Nov 27, 2021 06:42:42 #
steve66613 wrote:
So, what’s your point? Being a vigilante is not illegal.
And there it is...the rights reasoning... if it's not illegal, we *can* do it, forget about the fact that is unethical or immoral, this is their podium and their stance they live by, pure perversions of moralities. GOP~RIP
Nov 27, 2021 06:43:26 #
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.