W/ Respect to Baltimore and Freddie Gray. Have you forgotten the origins of the US?

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18. I generally agree with your posts Cali. Not this time.

You are correct that mobs suck. You are correct the Tea Party was planned. Not spontaneous.

However, your assertion that they, mobs, never accomplish anything is wrong. You might want to ask Marie Antoinette who lost her head at the force of a mob. I believe the peasants of France would challenge your assertion that nothing good comes from a mob.

I do not condone mobs. I simply seek to understand them. Perhaps our legislators should do the same. They are, after all, supposed to be the representatives of the people. Mobs coelesce for a reason.

Thank you for commenting on my post and asking me to explain my thoughts.

I hope you will concede that many acts by colonists during the Revolutionary War were not planned offensives. They were the result of outright disobedience by the colonists. More spontaneous than planned.

That, I believe, is unfortunately where we are today. Not a single day goes by when there is a news story about Police killing an unarmed African American person. I'm quite tired of the "He reached for his waistband" defense.

People need to say to the police "STOP." It is quite apparent that the "justice" system is not addressing the issue. Sorry, but mobs just might be the only answer to get people to wake up.