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September 28, 2013
Except as noted, the following words are those of Robert F. Kennedy:
[font size=3]"This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics."
"I have saved this one opportunity, my only event of today, to speak briefly to you about the mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives."
"It is not the concern of any one race.The victims of the violence are black and white, rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown."
"They are, most important of all, human beings whom other human beings loved and needed. No one - no matter where he lives or what he does - can be certain who will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed. And yet it goes on and on and on in this country of ours."
"Why? What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr's cause has ever been stilled by an assassin's bullet."
"No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorders. A sniper is only a coward, not a hero; and an uncontrolled, uncontrollable mob is only the voice of madness, not the voice of reason."
"Whenever any American's life is taken by another American unnecessarily - whether it is done in the name of the law or in the defiance of the law, by one man or a gang, in cold blood or in passion, in an attack of violence or in response to violence - whenever we tear at the fabric of the life which another man has painfully and clumsily woven for himself and his children, the whole nation is degraded."
"Among free men," said Abraham Lincoln, "there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet; and those who take such appeal are sure to lose their cause and pay the costs."
"Some look for scapegoats, others look for conspiracies, but this much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul."
April 5, 1968 [/font size]
[font size=4]Wake up, America, to a new call for comprehensive measures to reduce violence in America. (NYC_SKP)[/font size]
This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics.
EDIT to add link to the full speech, RFK, April 5, 1968, given the day after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
http://www.vsotd.com/Article.php?art_num=4651
AND hat tip to Robb for his original post in the GCRA group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12624998
http://www.vsotd.com/Article.php?art_num=4651
AND hat tip to Robb for his original post in the GCRA group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12624998
Except as noted, the following words are those of Robert F. Kennedy:
[font size=3]"This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics."
"I have saved this one opportunity, my only event of today, to speak briefly to you about the mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives."
"It is not the concern of any one race.The victims of the violence are black and white, rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown."
"They are, most important of all, human beings whom other human beings loved and needed. No one - no matter where he lives or what he does - can be certain who will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed. And yet it goes on and on and on in this country of ours."
"Why? What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr's cause has ever been stilled by an assassin's bullet."
"No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorders. A sniper is only a coward, not a hero; and an uncontrolled, uncontrollable mob is only the voice of madness, not the voice of reason."
"Whenever any American's life is taken by another American unnecessarily - whether it is done in the name of the law or in the defiance of the law, by one man or a gang, in cold blood or in passion, in an attack of violence or in response to violence - whenever we tear at the fabric of the life which another man has painfully and clumsily woven for himself and his children, the whole nation is degraded."
"Among free men," said Abraham Lincoln, "there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet; and those who take such appeal are sure to lose their cause and pay the costs."
"Some look for scapegoats, others look for conspiracies, but this much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul."
April 5, 1968 [/font size]
[font size=4]Wake up, America, to a new call for comprehensive measures to reduce violence in America. (NYC_SKP)[/font size]
September 17, 2013
It's a tough row to hoe. Maybe it's not so tough with people in the real world.
But people on a discussion board can be pretty difficult to reason with.
To your suggestions I would add:
-- Forfeiture of guns and gun ownership rights for minor gun incidents, like a negligent discharge, with possible restoral of rights if one passes a comprehensive gun safety course.
-- Permanent forfeiture of guns and ownership rights for proven misuse of guns, ie use to intimidate, to vandalize, use in a violent act, use to shoot out tires, etc...
-- Comprehensive gun safety training required for all new and used gun purchases and transfers. Same for ammo. No card, no gun, no ammo.
-- Where a firearm is sold to a person in a household where there are minors, the owner must affirmatively demonstrate that tools and strategies are in place to safely store the firearms.
-- Children of school age should be provided with gun safety training sessions annually, as we've done in the past with drugs, tobacco, STDs, and driving.
These are just off the top of my head.
September 12, 2013
You are ADORABLE!!!
Star Member dballance (4,278 posts)
46. Your assessment of Putin seems to apply to you.
Last edited Wed Sep 11, 2013, 08:59 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Seems the same phrases can be used to describe you given your posting history.
46. Your assessment of Putin seems to apply to you.
Last edited Wed Sep 11, 2013, 08:59 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Seems the same phrases can be used to describe you given your posting history.
September 3, 2013
I appreciate the traffic!!!
Did you know that we've been accused, you and I, of breaking the DU Terms of Service?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018469442#op
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