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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)At Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:55 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
To those who will brook no opposition BECAUSE DEAD CHILDREN, THAT'S WHY!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022077292
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ALERTER'S COMMENTS:
Being gay is the same as being a mass shooter? FAIL. Loving someone has nothing to do with guns.
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:12 AM, and the Jury voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT.
Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Although I don't necessarily agree with the OP, I think the OP is comparing the TACTICS used by anti-gay groups to the TACTICS used by anti-gun groups, which is not the same as comparing gays and guns.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: I think the OP is primarily arguing that "please think of the children" can be a reactionary appeal to emotion over sense; that said, I'm not sure gun control advocacy in the wake of a horrible massacre is comparable to Falwell stoking nonexistent outrage, and it does seem insensitive to equate the two groups, but I think the problem is the false moral equivalency between people of conscience and bigots, not gay people and mass shooters.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Nice try, alerter, but no.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: Uggh... This poster needs to be shown the door. Uggh, I thought we'd seen the worst of the NRA propagandists, but this takes the cake. Go away troll
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
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