Although I agree with your statement...please remember this board is also a place for us to "express" our opinions...right or wrong.
Tolerance is a virtue...but that doesn't mean people who may normally be tolerant would tolerate cold-blooded murder...just as you have no tolerance for people who would express such disdain.
Originally Posted by Likinikki
Let me be clear, in case there has been some twisting of my words
I am not tolerant of cold-blooded murder, nor would I like anybody to be tolerant of such.
Tolerance is not always a virtue. Examples are too obvious to be worth stating.
I perfectly understand the sentiments expressed here, I am simply adding my two cents because a thread which only has an expression of one point of view is biased, and I am certainly very intolerant of bias.
I got robbed two days ago by a couple of youths, a bruise to my head and a bigger bruise to my ego, yes I wanted while wrestling with them to give them a good thump and kick in the balls, yes i want to make sure they don't escalate their crimes, but if a court said 'these boys have been found guilty, essence please now kick them in the balls as hard as you can' I would of course refuse, and flee from a country which had such a perverted sense of justice.
The question of marines is interesting. I come from a military family, my father was one of the first in the precursor to the marines. In some situations in war conflicts they are necessary, but I always remember my father saying what a disaster it was sending them as a peace keeping force to Northern Ireland. Their aggressive culture is bred for a specific purpose, and cannot be generalised to 'normal' life.
Whoops - another can of worms opened.
ps I am neither muslim nor christian, although I have a deep immersion into christian culture and teachings.