Men by name only

[Swimmer]

Suicide, the act of, however you want to dress it up is the most selfish(72 virgins in heaven) ( a life in heaven they can never achieve on earth) act one can possibly commit. The only person who received a solution to thier problems is the murderer/suicide. It is, from my perspective, just another form of greed and lust that in the end doesn't come to fruition .

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Suicide, the act of, however you want to dress it up is the most selfish(72 virgins in heaven) ( a life in heaven they can never achieve on earth) act one can possibly commit..

You seem to be confusing suicide with suicide bombing.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Suicide, the act of, however you want to dress it up is the most selfish(72 virgins in heaven) ( a life in heaven they can never achieve on earth) act one can possibly commit.

Well, I'd say this is a good example of what I'm talking about.

You really can't apply your perspective on suicide, with that of the bomber...say a 20 year old Palestenian full of humiliation and rage.

I'm not justifying their actions obviously.

-spence

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by spence

Well, I'd say this is a good example of what I'm talking about.

You really can't apply your perspective on suicide, with that of the bomber...say a 20 year old Palestenian full of humiliation and rage.

I'm not justifying their actions obviously.

-spence

So Spence, take every one of your comments above and apply them to Columbine. Same thing? We all respond to "humiliation and rage" in different ways. Killing others and yourself, in my opinion, is cowardly. Perhaps those who choose to be suicide bombers would get more accomplished if they organized and focused on positive solutions to their issues. Why must we "understand" them? They are the ones that want some type of change, they need to develop some way to initiate that change. Suicide attacks do nothing.

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

So Spence, take every one of your comments above and apply them to Columbine. Same thing? We all respond to "humiliation and rage" in different ways. Killing others and yourself, in my opinion, is cowardly. Perhaps those who choose to be suicide bombers would get more accomplished if they organized and focused on positive solutions to their issues. Why must we "understand" them? They are the ones that want some type of change, they need to develop some way to initiate that change. Suicide attacks do nothing.

Well, all things considered...Columbine was a pretty isolated event. We're it happening on a regular basis I'd think people would start looking at the environment that's producing such killers.

You're not trying to "understand" them to be sympathetic.

-spence