11 year old shot in Liverpool

**rory_20_uk** · 08-23-2007, 18:01

To approach matters as if it was your own family is to get emotion into every area of life:

Imagine if all the children that starved to death or were killed per year were yours. Or those that die of easily curable infectious diseases were yours.

Or if the immigrant families were yours. You're utterly callous when referring to them, so why the holier-than-thou when talking about an 11 year old that got killed?

**English assassin** · 08-23-2007, 18:52

Sorry, but this crime didn't happen. After handguns were banned in the UK all gun crime ended. It must have done.

In other news, did you know the Olympic Delivery Authority is having some difficulty persuading anyone to be range officers for the Olympic pistol events? Apparently people aren't willing to volunteer to officiate at events they aren't allowed to practice for. Fancy that !

**Odin** · 08-23-2007, 18:58

Originally Posted by English assassin

Sorry, but this crime didn't happen. After handguns were banned in the UK all gun crime ended. It must have done.

In other news, did you know the Olympic Delivery Authority is having some difficulty persuading anyone to be range officers for the Olympic pistol events? Apparently people aren't willing to volunteer to officiate at events they aren't allowed to practice for. Fancy that !

What delicous sarcasm !

Been up late with a crying baby mate

rory_20_uk To approach matters as if it was your own family is to get emotion into every area of life:

Imagine if all the children that starved to death or were killed per year were yours. Or those that die of easily curable infectious diseases were yours.

Or if the immigrant families were yours. You're utterly callous when referring to them, so why the holier-than-thou when talking about an 11 year old that got killed?

and this wonderful bit too !

This thread has all the fixing for a nice little pissing matching, and now Im subscribed !

Oh, the 11 year old thats a shame really, but hasnt there been a crack down on gangs in liverpool recently? I swear I read this somewhere.

**Devastatin Dave** · 08-23-2007, 18:59

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

To approach matters as if it was your own family is to get emotion into every area of life:

Imagine if all the children that starved to death or were killed per year were yours. Or those that die of easily curable infectious diseases were yours.

Or if the immigrant families were yours. You're utterly callous when referring to them, so why the holier-than-thou when talking about an 11 year old that got killed?

Because, in general you and many others do the same thing about numerous other topics here and now your doing a reversal. Do I care that this kid got plugged by some punk on the other side of the ocean? Not really, but ususally your and your buds over there are always so "outraged" by whatever flavor of violence happens over here. Why are you so blaise about this episode? Besides, i thought there was no crime over there since you guys have made everything safe since keeping firearms from the masses?

**rory_20_uk** · 08-23-2007, 19:49

Any evidence with that or does your rage provide all the evidence we need?

**Devastatin Dave** · 08-23-2007, 20:13

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

Any evidence with that or does your rage provide all the evidence we need?

Let me channel Tribesman for my answer.... yes....

**Don Corleone** · 08-23-2007, 20:15

Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave

Let me channel Tribesman for my answer.... yes....

You forgot the smileys.

**rory_20_uk** · 08-23-2007, 20:27

How many dear, precious children die each day? A few thousand? Probably more. And what do we do about it? Sod all. So if it makes you feel good that you are oh so caring at writing a few lines about a dead child then bully for you

He died. It's unfortunate. Life goes on. Today at work my boss told a mother that the surgeons wouldn't operate on her child - although that's the only chance he's got. A fairly usual day, then. Yes, I see and have seen a lot more death than most, as that's my job.

I care deeply about my family and my friends. But that's it. It's called professional detachment, and yes one does look at the world differently. Pretend to care about the occasional sob stories that reach the news, but basically neither of us does anything to stem death in this world, and I for one don't want to be a hypocrite.

**caravel** · 08-23-2007, 21:48

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

How many dear, precious children die each day? A few thousand? Probably more. And what do we do about it? Sod all. So if it makes you feel good that you are oh so caring at writing a few lines about a dead child then bully for you

He died. It's unfortunate. Life goes on. Today at work my boss told a mother that the surgeons wouldn't operate on her child - although that's the only chance he's got. A fairly usual day, then. Yes, I see and have seen a lot more death than most, as that's my job.

I care deeply about my family and my friends. But that's it. It's called professional detachment, and yes one does look at the world differently. Pretend to care about the occasional sob stories that reach the news, but basically neither of us does anything to stem death in this world, and I for one don't want to be a hypocrite.

The issue is not who dies or who doesn't die, and whether we care or not. This is about the increase in violent crime, stabbing, gun crime, anti social behaviour and street crime in general. If you can't see that this is happening, and getting worse, then I can only assume that you live in a nice part of London travel everywhere in a car and thus don't have to worry about it. In which case you're quite lucky.

**Devastatin Dave** · 08-23-2007, 21:17

Originally Posted by Don Corleone

You forgot the smileys.

You're right, thanks...

**Don Corleone** · 08-23-2007, 20:15

Well, if Dave is guilty of caring too much, and Rory of not caring enough, I know which side I'd rather err on.

It must be great to be so cool that you shrug off a child getting murdered and laugh at the people that it does bother. Personally, I'm not sure I'll ever be that cool.

Seriously, Rory, are you doing your best at your

routine, or do you really not care that an 11year old got blown away for no good reason? If it's the latter, laugh at emotion all you want... no emotion isn't all that healthy either.