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leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:41 AM Sep 2013

Is it open season on children?

I just saw on the news that a 46 year old white man shot an 8 year old black boy in the face. No reason. I guess the kids playing outside the apartment annoyed him. Happened in Dallas.

I really don't get this stuff. It's too crazy for words.

The little guy is in critical but stable condition. His mother said he ran back inside with a huge hole where his mouth used to be.

God. What is wrong with these guys? Why on earth would you think it was OK to shoot a child?

http://rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/06/white-dalla

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Is it open season on children? (Original Post) leftyladyfrommo Sep 2013 OP
There is weird shit in the air quinnox Sep 2013 #1
Has been for awhile. "Adults" create wars, weapons of mass destruction, and destroy villager Sep 2013 #2
It's open season on humans. RevStPatrick Sep 2013 #3
 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
1. There is weird shit in the air
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:56 AM
Sep 2013

A guy in my city recently threw a molotov cocktail complete with razor blades at a couple. He was wearing a "Jason" style hockey mask and carrying a machete too. True story.

 

villager

(26,001 posts)
2. Has been for awhile. "Adults" create wars, weapons of mass destruction, and destroy
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:10 PM
Sep 2013

...the planet's climate. These same "adults" transfer resources from children (feeding them, educating them) into killing each other. And other people's children.

And children know this, sense this, about "adults"

So the War on Children is nothing new. It's what "grown ups" do.

 

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)
3. It's open season on humans.
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:44 PM
Sep 2013

There are too many people on the planet, for the systems we have built to support us all.
That causes tension, and tension kills.

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