Marines beat assailant up

[Fkeu'itan]

Originally Posted by AC130StandingBy

I hate it when people generalize things so frequently...

Anyways, why bother discussing this or posting it at all? It's so friggin petty and pointless. Honestly, I'd rather that we post stories of achievement rather than stupidity.

Because it (supposedly) happened.

You can't go around cherry-picking the happy moments.

[Isard]

Originally Posted by Fkeu'itan

Because it (supposedly) happened.

You can't go around cherry-picking the happy moments.

It DID NOT happen read the god damned thread. O_O


Are people blind? Two links to snopes calling the beating part of the article fake.

[Fkeu'itan]

Originally Posted by Fkeu'itan

(supposedly)

Also, I don't actually see that Snopes denies this at all, it just states different stories. Just becase accounts conflict, does not mean everything said is automatically incorrect.

Besides, who made Snopes the god of truth all of a sudden?

[Isard]

No, articles did not conflict, there were no articles produced by local papers mentioning the hospitalization of the thief.

[Fosus]

I read the OP and lold. I read the rest of the thread and lold more. Thanks.

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by Fkeu'itan

Also, I don't actually see that Snopes denies this at all, it just states different stories. Just becase accounts conflict, does not mean everything said is automatically incorrect.

Besides, who made Snopes the god of truth all of a sudden?

They research everything, they even take the obviously fake stories as possible until they have proof either way. What they do in this (and many other cases) is they found the original, partly related, story which has subsequently been fictionalised into a different story which becomes an urban legend.
Of course, the fact that in this story he was named Tyrone Jackson is just a piece of racial stereotyping as well.

[Uk Tsamsiyu]

Dear God!! This thread became violent quick. O.O There's a couple of things I might as well add to this fray of opinions.
1) HNM, that's pretty pathetic calling the Marine Corp a bunch of dangerous thugs. The story may be fake(?) but even so, you bashed them for nearly killing a guy who tried to kill their buddy with a knife, FROM THE BACK! Again, I've read all you guys have posted, but still, saying that, whether it's fake or not, is an all-time low for you.
2) How the heck is a guy's name racial stereotyping? Black people usually have black names. It's just the way it is.
3) How are you going to say the Marines, America's toughest fighting force, that only less than 1% of all Americans are capable of making into it, should not be tought to kill people. That's the only thing they're tought. It doesn't matter if you're going to be a mechanic or a chef, you're always a soldier first.
4)AC130StandingBy, I didn't post this b/c I thought it was pointless and petty. I posted it b/c I thought it was funny and that ToS could use a good laugh, fake or not. And really, (even though it's being called fake) how is a couple of Marines beating the **** out of a guy for stabbing their buddy an act of stupidity? REALLY? That's an act of brotherhood; something you're gonna learn the hard way if you are going into the Marines with a view like that.

[Isard]

That's why they're considered "black" names I think.

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by Uk Tsamsiyu

Dear God!! This thread became violent quick. O.O There's a couple of things I might as well add to this fray of opinions.
1) HNM, that's pretty pathetic calling the Marine Corp a bunch of dangerous thugs. The story may be fake(?) but even so, you bashed them for nearly killing a guy who tried to kill their buddy with a knife, FROM THE BACK! Again, I've read all you guys have posted, but still, saying that, whether it's fake or not, is an all-time low for you.
2) How the heck is a guy's name racial stereotyping? Black people usually have black names. It's just the way it is.
3) How are you going to say the Marines, America's toughest fighting force, that only less than 1% of all Americans are capable of making into it, should not be tought to kill people. That's the only thing they're tought. It doesn't matter if you're going to be a mechanic or a chef, you're always a soldier first.
4)AC130StandingBy, I didn't post this b/c I thought it was pointless and petty. I posted it b/c I thought it was funny and that ToS could use a good laugh, fake or not. And really, (even though it's being called fake) how is a couple of Marines beating the **** out of a guy for stabbing their buddy an act of stupidity? REALLY? That's an act of brotherhood; something you're gonna learn the hard way if you are going into the Marines with a view like that.

To be fair, I live down the street from a recruiting office and an armory, and I think you may have an inflated opinion of them...

The marines I see around town are rude, loud, and purposely intimidating. I've been addressed by and spoken to other people in other branches, and they are almost always polite, even if they're faking it.

It's no secret that the Marines tend to take in a lot of people with violent tendencies. If you believe all that "hoo-rah" stuff, you're being fed lies.

Just make sure that you do your research before you blindly commit yourself to a cause that is inherently morally inconsistent.

[Human No More]

It is racial stereotyping in that someone robbing a shop is fictionalised as a black person when no race is given (and with a somewhat stereotypical name, at that).

As for marines, you can have your opinion of them just as I do, I don't have a problem with that.

[Isard]

So you're angry that they're stereotyping a criminal, then turn around and stereotype marines?

[Advent]

Regardless of the circumstances, there are more ways then just violence to stop crimes and problems. Just gives more of a stereotype to the marines themselves.

[tm20]

you're all retarded for escalating this into what it has become

[Human No More]

...and that is a great note to end this thread on.