Women in the 15th century suspected of witchcraft were put to the water-float test.
If you float, you’re a witch and you’re executed. If you sink, you’re not a witch ⦠but you drown and die anyway.
#aLittleFlawed
(Taken with an Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation)
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Topic #160: What would cause you to protest or riot for something?
Background: Last night riots broke out in Vancouver, after their hockey team lost in the NHL finals. Many people have criticized the people and the city for being so destructive over a sport. But people are very passionate about sports. What are you passionate enough to participate in a protest? Or a riot? Or is there nothing at all?
I think that anyone who riots as a result of a sport is stupid, especially those who riot in happiness because their local team won. It’s not like all these people are a part of the sport team anyway, and it’s not like they’re getting much out of their local team winning. If anything, they have to pay to purchase tickets to watch the game, and if the team were to win, the fans don’t get their money back or anything. The most anyone could get out of a victory is saying “my city’s team won” – which isn’t much of a big deal anyway.
I definitely would never riot because of a sport, but I’m sure that there are some things that would prompt me to riot (but I haven’t come across them yet). Most of the time I try to resolve issues in a non-destructive manner, but if the agent I was rioting against was being destructive to me or those allied with me, I would probably retaliate destructively (but only in their territory – I’m not stupid enough to riot in my own home town and set fire to anything I see, like the residents of Vancouver).
The Water-Float Test
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The Water-Float Test
Women in the 15th century suspected of witchcraft were put to the water-float test.
If you float, you’re a witch and you’re executed. If you sink, you’re not a witch ⦠but you drown and die anyway.
#aLittleFlawed
(Taken with an Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation)
The Daily Post at WordPress.com
Topic #160: What would cause you to protest or riot for something?
Background: Last night riots broke out in Vancouver, after their hockey team lost in the NHL finals. Many people have criticized the people and the city for being so destructive over a sport. But people are very passionate about sports. What are you passionate enough to participate in a protest? Or a riot? Or is there nothing at all?
I think that anyone who riots as a result of a sport is stupid, especially those who riot in happiness because their local team won. It’s not like all these people are a part of the sport team anyway, and it’s not like they’re getting much out of their local team winning. If anything, they have to pay to purchase tickets to watch the game, and if the team were to win, the fans don’t get their money back or anything. The most anyone could get out of a victory is saying “my city’s team won” – which isn’t much of a big deal anyway.
I definitely would never riot because of a sport, but I’m sure that there are some things that would prompt me to riot (but I haven’t come across them yet). Most of the time I try to resolve issues in a non-destructive manner, but if the agent I was rioting against was being destructive to me or those allied with me, I would probably retaliate destructively (but only in their territory – I’m not stupid enough to riot in my own home town and set fire to anything I see, like the residents of Vancouver).
Women in the 15th century suspected of witchcraft were put to the water-float test.
If you float, you’re a witch and you’re executed. If you sink, you’re not a witch ⦠but you drown and die anyway.
#aLittleFlawed
(Taken with an Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation)
The Daily Post at WordPress.com
Topic #160: What would cause you to protest or riot for something?
Background: Last night riots broke out in Vancouver, after their hockey team lost in the NHL finals. Many people have criticized the people and the city for being so destructive over a sport. But people are very passionate about sports. What are you passionate enough to participate in a protest? Or a riot? Or is there nothing at all?
I think that anyone who riots as a result of a sport is stupid, especially those who riot in happiness because their local team won. It’s not like all these people are a part of the sport team anyway, and it’s not like they’re getting much out of their local team winning. If anything, they have to pay to purchase tickets to watch the game, and if the team were to win, the fans don’t get their money back or anything. The most anyone could get out of a victory is saying “my city’s team won” – which isn’t much of a big deal anyway.
I definitely would never riot because of a sport, but I’m sure that there are some things that would prompt me to riot (but I haven’t come across them yet). Most of the time I try to resolve issues in a non-destructive manner, but if the agent I was rioting against was being destructive to me or those allied with me, I would probably retaliate destructively (but only in their territory – I’m not stupid enough to riot in my own home town and set fire to anything I see, like the residents of Vancouver).