Any bets on the outcome?

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by spence

You ever stop and think that's exactly why he jumped on the US boat in the first place?

I'm sure he's going to be held accountable for his actions (as he should) but this isn't the person to make an example of. A bullet Buck? The kid is 16 and has probably seen little more than poverty and violence his entire life. These kids are pawns, they need to go after the big fish...

-spence

You are something else defending this friggin criminal !!!

[spence]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

You are something else defending this friggin criminal !!!

Can you read?

-spence

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

Can you read?

-spence

I think what you wrote Spence could be taken as excuse making. IMO

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

I think what you wrote Spence could be taken as excuse making. IMO

I clearly stated I thought he would be held accountable and that I agreed that he should. That isn't excuse making.

Pointing out that Somalia is a %$%$%$%$hole, and that he's a product of perhaps the most broken country on the planet isn't making excuses, it's reality.

It seems as though many people simply can't comprehend an alternate point of view. For instance, to try to understand the rage that drives a Palestinian teenager to strap a bomb to themselves.

To do so doesn't mean you're attempting to justify or legitimize their actions, and perhaps more importantly, with a broader understanding one can prescribe better solutions.

As Sun Tzu said:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not your enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

-spence