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An admirable attitude towards the preservation and enforcement of property rights from an unlikely authority,
J.R. Smith, a six-foot-six-inch NBA player. In the vid (not seen), Smith said:
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“I just want you all to know right now, before you all see this s somewhere else. One of these little motherfing white boys didn’t know where he was going and broke my fing window in my truck.
“Broke my s. This was a residential area. No stores over here. None of that s. Broke my window, I chased him down and whooped his ass …
“This ain’t no hate crime. I ain’t got no problem with nobody and nobody got no problem with me. There’s a problem with the motherfing system, that’s it.
“The motherf***er broke my window and I whooped his ass. He didn’t know who window he broke and he got his ass whooped.”
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I am grateful to Quadrant for providing a translation:
“Prior to witnessing this encounter on any other forum, please allow me to offer some context. A slightly-built young white male with possible Oedipal issues became disoriented and, in his confused state, caused visible damage to my personal means of transport.
“Specifically, he broke a window as I was driving through an area unburdened by retail outlets. I pursued the offender and administered a physical deterrent.
“There was no malice in my actions. I hold no grievances against any citizen, nor are grievances held against me. Any systemic or structural concerns are, of course, an entirely separate area of discussion.
“A window was broken and retribution exacted. My identity was unknown to the young man prior to his actions. Certain regions of his anatomy now bear evidence of ignorance’s folly.”
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An admirable attitude towards the preservation and enforcement of property rights from an unlikely authority,
J.R. Smith, a six-foot-six-inch NBA player. In the vid (not seen), Smith said:
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“I just want you all to know right now, before you all see this s somewhere else. One of these little motherfing white boys didn’t know where he was going and broke my fing window in my truck.
“Broke my s. This was a residential area. No stores over here. None of that s. Broke my window, I chased him down and whooped his ass …
“This ain’t no hate crime. I ain’t got no problem with nobody and nobody got no problem with me. There’s a problem with the motherfing system, that’s it.
“The motherf***er broke my window and I whooped his ass. He didn’t know who window he broke and he got his ass whooped.”
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I am grateful to Quadrant for providing a translation:
“Prior to witnessing this encounter on any other forum, please allow me to offer some context. A slightly-built young white male with possible Oedipal issues became disoriented and, in his confused state, caused visible damage to my personal means of transport.
“Specifically, he broke a window as I was driving through an area unburdened by retail outlets. I pursued the offender and administered a physical deterrent.
“There was no malice in my actions. I hold no grievances against any citizen, nor are grievances held against me. Any systemic or structural concerns are, of course, an entirely separate area of discussion.
“A window was broken and retribution exacted. My identity was unknown to the young man prior to his actions. Certain regions of his anatomy now bear evidence of ignorance’s folly.”
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.. etc..
My questions relate to manners and behavior.
Our society has a process to deal with crimes , you report it to the police. Other wise it may become the Wild West.
I appreciate both versions of the reportage of the incident in question.
The monks who founded the school would be rightly appalled at graduate Smith's ejookayshun.
Excellent article. thanks for posting, Lucky. 👍
Dobrien in particular pointed out the nuances.
It would make a topic for a high school discussion,
-What should a citizen do in 'a civil society' when faced with arson?
-Same question but suppose it is not a civil society in that police do not enforce law but PC? (See the article for doublespeak by a police chief)
-Would you react differently if the participants were of the same er.. classification, or the reverse?
-and so on.
Meanwhile, I put it in Humor. Having a chuckle does not reveal prejudices or determine policy.