Someone on my Facebook page who was also a Livejournal friend.
I posted an article re: the Detroit officers who shot a 7 year old girl in the head and killed her over the weekend, and said that it, along with another Seattle police officer stomping an Hispanic guy in the head, is why I don't trust the police.
The person in question lost his shit and, among other things, told me that I needed to "bite my tongue," on my own goddamn, Facebook page.
Nobody gets to do that. So I showed him the virtual door.
And in case that individual is reading this post, if you respond here with any of your malarkey, I will report you to LiveJournal for harassment. I didn't delete you from my Facebook or LJ because I want to keep talking to you.
Apparently. I was under the impression that the police should be held to a higher standard of accountability than regular folks, but apparently saying "Oops..it was an accident" makes it all okay.
You and I have much in common that we take some VERY strong stances on some things. People need to learn tolerance in their arguments and ESPECIALLY with friends need to learn to understand and listen. Someone who would badger and berate in an attempt to argue is NOT a friend nor do they deserve your attention/friendship.
This IS your house. I treat it as though we were sitting at a table together. It's a means for people to share themselves and just because it's over the internet does NOT give free reign to be an asshole or disrespectful. If I ever feel that I'm getting into an argument with a friend, I grab them, pull them close, hug them, tell them I'm sorry, and that's the end of the conversation. I do that because I care about my friends and their views. Having friends that I DON'T agree with expands my boundaries. I love that.
Seriously....in your space....Where's the respect....It's one thing to disagree but to flip out and tell you what to post on your page, journal, etc that's just beyond me.
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I posted an article re: the Detroit officers who shot a 7 year old girl in the head and killed her over the weekend, and said that it, along with another Seattle police officer stomping an Hispanic guy in the head, is why I don't trust the police.
The person in question lost his shit and, among other things, told me that I needed to "bite my tongue," on my own goddamn, Facebook page.
Nobody gets to do that. So I showed him the virtual door.
And in case that individual is reading this post, if you respond here with any of your malarkey, I will report you to LiveJournal for harassment. I didn't delete you from my Facebook or LJ because I want to keep talking to you.
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So they don't lose their shit when children get shot in the head, but when someone criticizes the police, a line has seriously been crossed. What.
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You and I have much in common that we take some VERY strong stances on some things. People need to learn tolerance in their arguments and ESPECIALLY with friends need to learn to understand and listen. Someone who would badger and berate in an attempt to argue is NOT a friend nor do they deserve your attention/friendship.
This IS your house. I treat it as though we were sitting at a table together. It's a means for people to share themselves and just because it's over the internet does NOT give free reign to be an asshole or disrespectful. If I ever feel that I'm getting into an argument with a friend, I grab them, pull them close, hug them, tell them I'm sorry, and that's the end of the conversation. I do that because I care about my friends and their views. Having friends that I DON'T agree with expands my boundaries. I love that.
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