I think you should be careful arguing that you hold no responsibility for your behaviour/look
Say I support Glasgow Rangers and choose to go for a walk through a "Celtic" area of Glasgow on a match day. Yes, I have the right to do it wearing a Rangers shirt and waving a Union Jack. And if someone assaults me, they should be prosecuted. But, I should also be aware that it was a reckless thing to do and therefore have some responsibility for the result of my actions.
Many police do mistreat people, but to approach the police with a "they are all the same" attitude is short sighted and counter productive.
I just wish the people posting videos of their confrontations with the police were those who genuinely suffer abuse and prejudice, and not the smart-arses that we keep seeing.
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 10:07,
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If people are beating others up for a fucking shirt then they are wrong
If the entire society around you thinks that's right, then it is wrong.
I understand you understand therefore that it's a danger to do so, but that doesn't make those beating others up over it any more right, and that's the point.
There are entire countries were the majority think its ok n fine to persecute people for all kinds of victimless reasons and we tut n accept they're in the wrong, what makes people think just cos some similar attitudes are becoming the norm here that that makes it right over here?
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..wil, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 10:39,
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I am not saying it is right the way these bigots behave. We should all try to change the world to stop this kind of behaviour
What I am saying is that it is good sense to be aware of it and adjust your actions accordingly.
I would love to live in a world where I could go out and leave the door unlocked, I'm sure you would too. But with the neighbours you have, if you came back to an empty house, wouldn't you blame yourself (at least a bit)?
Edit: On a lighter note. On the subject of you all being individuals...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqq3e03EBQ&t=22s
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 10:56,
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