sanscript: I understand that this is a small, local news station, but to me the whole article seem sloppy/short.

First; what exactly is, according to this student, with this statue that oozes glorified violence?

Is it "A white bearded man" or is it "A bearded white man"? The connotation is important here.
Is it just because of race? Heck, even black african people sold their own people to white foreigners, same goes for native indians but that's also being buried.

The whip? It's not uncommon for using a whip when managing horses, cows, bulls, sheeps... Frankly, a whip has been used for signalling and managing animals 99 % throughout the history, and just a tiny small part on indians/slaves.

The rifle? Used as protection and hunting for food, but just like a knife it can misused. Even native indians killed each other.

It's a nameless pioneer, not a known killer, and yet they equate being a pioneer is the same as being a native indian killer. And let's be really blunt (but short) here; thousands of people from the Europe emigrated to America, many highly educated... without this immigration the America would not have progressed to the point where these students could take their degree, let alone the scientific method. Talk about "slapping the hand that feeds them" and not understanding their own history :P

That said, it didn't go bloodlessly sadly, but this is hilariously one-sided and blowing it out of proportion.

EDIT: I almost forgot; most native indians (or Americans) were the ones that were glorifying violence and had rituals that based on our civilized standard would be called "perverse brutal/bloody", and these students are painting a fairy tale for themselves. :D

GameRager: Article 18 - Young Adult in UK gets 4 YEARS+ for hateful poster with Prince Harry on it

So now you can't even make such images without the threat of jail time in the UK. Now I could understand some sort of punishment(community service/etc) for such things & I abhor such words as were used by the young adult against the Prince, but 4 YEARS IN JAIL for a poster of Prince Harry with a gun to his head? Really?

DadJoke007: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

We're slowly regressing to the point where you can't criticize the ruling class and/or certain political hierarchies. It's scary.

DadJoke007: What? That's exactly what I commented on, I never mentioned assault.

falster: The problem is, its not just "someone famous"

its a member of the royal family, and as such, there are certain people that will frown upon an image as such, not see the "humour" as it were, and will promote the imagery as a threat on life. its sensationalism as it is (the image) but its not necessarily promoting regicide/assassination

HOWEVER

now im not saying I agree with that, or 4 years imprisonment, but in reality, you cant really do things like that.

same as that idiot Kathy griffin doing it with the trump head. now yes, no prison, but she basically got screwed over for it and will never ever come back from that.

its just not the done thing

falster: Yes.

The question you have to ask yourself is, "would I do that"

probably no

and theres a reason for that.

but yes, 4 years in prison is just an example being made, a point hammered home.

falster: The world we live in now cant cope with "humour" and cynicism

its just as easy to start hating everything that they disagree with

falster: yep yep

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GameRager: Also falster: I hope the low ratings others gave you didn't scare you away....they do that to anyone who posts nicely in my threads. Pay it no mind, and I hope you return to post again with insight and replies to the things I bring up. :)