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malaise

(294,608 posts)
26. Cops, judges, politicians, doctors, lawyers, engineers
Sun Sep 14, 2014, 08:28 AM
Sep 2014

teachers, academics, writers, artists, musicians, technicians, gardeners, architects...as in every fucking profession.

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Let's just discourage everyone beating on everyone... Oktober Sep 2014 #1
I think the problem is that certain groups have been escaping the consequences - hedgehog Sep 2014 #2
Uh huh... Oktober Sep 2014 #7
Yep. Assault is assault and it shouldn't be tolerated anywhere from Cleita Sep 2014 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Oktober Sep 2014 #17
Eeyup. hifiguy Sep 2014 #19
Is it either or? How about focusing on everyone who beats up people? merrily Sep 2014 #3
why do we have to give up focussing on any of them? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #4
Because Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #5
What is this "football" of which you speak? hedgehog Sep 2014 #9
The same football Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #10
I'm only marginally aware of football because it gets so much attention - hedgehog Sep 2014 #11
Me too Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #12
No offense taken! I was trying to explain myself without hedgehog Sep 2014 #13
I don't understand why there is so much focus on NFL players LittleBlue Sep 2014 #6
This is part of what I am reacting to - hedgehog Sep 2014 #8
I think instinctively there's a difference between mythology Sep 2014 #14
An open hand slap? Cleita Sep 2014 #18
No. JTFrog Sep 2014 #16
Sorry for misspeaking - it was early in the morning when I posted - what I hedgehog Sep 2014 #22
The NFL is based on brutal, dehumanizing violence in the first place. When will we deal with *that*? Romulox Sep 2014 #20
I tend to agree with what you are saying - especially with what we now know about concussion hedgehog Sep 2014 #21
It's always been a game of violence. As I get older, I see the fuller picture Romulox Sep 2014 #23
I have to do some serious reading on the subject - hedgehog Sep 2014 #24
I think when people who are heroes and role models to many engage in that behavior, Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #25
Cops, judges, politicians, doctors, lawyers, engineers malaise Sep 2014 #26
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