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TygrBright

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52. Exactly! This is why ONLY gun crime victims & gun owners can legitimately discuss gun regulation n/t

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"Why Are Terrorists So Often Young Men?" [View all] applegrove Apr 2013 OP

"Could it be Low-T?" jberryhill Apr 2013 #1

That reply is pure win. LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #4

LMAO Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #17

Simple solution LondonReign2 Apr 2013 #37

Can't wait to hear that commercial! flamingdem Apr 2013 #38

I'm masculine... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #2

did you fail logic in school? bettyellen Apr 2013 #3

He said he was masculine, so... jberryhill Apr 2013 #5

Frustrated you can't say "why are they muslim?" you can always say "why are they men?" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #6

Men do comit more crimes of all kinds. They are more violent than women. Why can't we talk about applegrove Apr 2013 #7

That's right. "We" can't. You don't have any experience being a man. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #10

We as a society need to look into how applegrove Apr 2013 #14

but men actually are more violent than women JI7 Apr 2013 #15

Oh, details, details. TDale313 Apr 2013 #16

do we not discuss crimes because we are not the perpetrators? Perhaps we should ask criminals bettyellen Apr 2013 #30

LOL! whathehell Apr 2013 #76

The facts have a pronounced anti-man bias, apparently. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #41

"you lack even that tiny bit of influence over the issue." geek tragedy Apr 2013 #42

Dictionaries are cheap. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #44

What about me disqualifies me from having the influence you claim you geek tragedy Apr 2013 #45

If you are a man, then I apologize. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #46

Yes, male born and gendered. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #47

I apologize. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #48

we don't need an explanation, we need to see the issue being taken seriously. bettyellen Apr 2013 #86

Exactly! This is why ONLY gun crime victims & gun owners can legitimately discuss gun regulation n/t TygrBright Apr 2013 #52

Exactly what kind of regulation of men do you suggest? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #59

Putting down the toilet seat lid, definitely. We need a Constitutional amendment on that. n/t TygrBright Apr 2013 #60

We'll take that under advisement. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #62

No- are you projecting a bit with this racist shit, Jeff? Horrible thing to say. bettyellen Apr 2013 #25

are you two trying to provoke me... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #11

no, I'm asking where you got the stupid idea that ALL men had a problem with violence. bettyellen Apr 2013 #29

it's lazy writing, and any halfway decent wtiter... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #73

I know it's off limits to write about... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #74

oh, please enlighten me about what "women regularly do".... bettyellen Apr 2013 #75

Well, did you check out the post about the young Arab who was ejected from Saudi Arabia ... 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #79

I'm not sure you caught the odd threat of sterotyping women in the post I was responding to? bettyellen Apr 2013 #80

FOCUS ladies! This thread. This writer, Meredith Melnick, and my comments... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #83

You don't seem to realize I was not replying to you here. Focus yourself. bettyellen Apr 2013 #84

you don't know what it means to "prove your femininity?" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #81

I think you are the only one promoting these stupid sexist notions about "proving" things.... bettyellen Apr 2013 #82

OK bitterellen. You can't help yourself. I'll know where to find you... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #85

4---3---2---1 olddots Apr 2013 #8

I think for similar reasons young men might make good soldiers or true believers in any cause Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #9

I'm 32, transgender, take female hormones, and still find myself very aggressive, hypervigilant, MillennialDem Apr 2013 #12

I know one thing I remember about puberty Warpy Apr 2013 #13

what were you angry about ? JI7 Apr 2013 #18

we're all much more angry when we are young 4 t 4 Apr 2013 #19

I've seen this phenom... marions ghost Apr 2013 #67

That's the least relevant question bhikkhu Apr 2013 #36

Read it again and find out. Warpy Apr 2013 #53

Here is another good article demonstrating the point. Live and Learn Apr 2013 #20

Have to admit, at my age my hands aren't as steady as they were once. I shouldn't be dimbear Apr 2013 #21

For similar reasons that most criminals, soldiers, athletes and accident victims are, I suspect. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #22

I'm sure physical ability is a major component. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #34

Testosterone makes men aggressive LittleBlue Apr 2013 #23

Because the Y chromosome is evolutionarily expendable? Recursion Apr 2013 #24

48-ounce big gulp sodas with 780 calories and a helleva lot of sugar. graham4anything Apr 2013 #26

You really are just a troll, aren't you? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #32

search for meaning datasuspect Apr 2013 #27

For the same reason, I'd gather, why the military like recruiting 18-year-olds . . . BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #28

Darwin killed of all the dumb ones? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #31

Testosterone, it's a hell of a drug. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #35

ban testosterone ! flamingdem Apr 2013 #39

When I worked in criminal law and corrections, Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #40

when I worked in juvenile corrections Mosby Apr 2013 #63

I worked in a men's prison, medium security, Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #65

I worked at the adobe mt facility in phoenix for 5 years Mosby Apr 2013 #68

I hear ya. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #70

Why are the first responders and rescuers almost always men? n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #43

Young, dumb, and full of... aikoaiko Apr 2013 #49

It's a very impressionable time for many... Blue_Roses Apr 2013 #50

Statistically speaking cvoogt Apr 2013 #51

Explosive vests are in fact not conducive to aging. nt bike man Apr 2013 #55

There is a direct correlation there/nt cvoogt Apr 2013 #58

Because old men are slower and have less energy? :silly: nt raccoon Apr 2013 #54

Religion and economics? Earth_First Apr 2013 #56

Not touching this topic with a ten foot pole Marrah_G Apr 2013 #57

I'm guessing it's because they scored low on the TMI index. Initech Apr 2013 #61

LOL! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #66

Yes and evolution made it so that more men would be born than females. Because applegrove Apr 2013 #64

Pshaw, there's more male babies because male sperm swim faster Bucky Apr 2013 #69

You're profiling! kentuck Apr 2013 #71

Because Women Find Other Ways To Get In Trouble AnnieBW Apr 2013 #72

NO JOBS. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #77

I call BS. darkangel218 Apr 2013 #78