woah! . and all these years, since I was about 14,
I have not known. . civics teacher gave me that.
Thank You! -- j
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Jefferson was the one who changed it. "Life, liberty, and estate" was Locke's version.

Great! Please keep me posted.

charismatics seem to be like that -- the lothario
factor . . . everyone must succumb to my charm! -- j

and Thank You! -- my wife got her puzzle today,
which she will enjoy for sure!!! -- j

go for it -- timely anachronism! -- j

he could handle it, post haste! -- j

Next morning: now I laugh again. "Government largesse"!!!

Great.

Jan

The delicate balance is between what and what? I think she say's between a) allowing space for peaceful demonstration and b) stopping violent activity.
It sounded like she was saying making space for peaceful demonstration inadvertently made space for crime.

"I worked with the police and instructed them to do everything they could to make sure the protestors were able to exercise their right to free speech. It's a very delicate balancing act because while we tried to make sure they were protected from the cars and the other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. We worked very hard to keep that balance."

No. A quick search will provide you with the facts. From The Daily Beast:

"Yes, she said it.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stood before the news cameras over the weekend and really did say, “We also gave those who wish to destroy space to do that as well.”

She uttered these words while explaining how she had sought to maintain “the very delicate balance” between the right to protest and the safety of police officers as a week of demonstrations over the death of Freddie Gray began to turn violent on Saturday."

Yah, that's what I had written, then I changed it to eyes. Have you ever watched his eyes when he's upset? They tell the whole story about the man, he's just used to getting his way without argument.

Thanks, John. Indeed, very sad. I see where sometimes a "rough ride" is deliberately inflicted on van occupants who are not strapped in. We don't know if that's what happened here.

Thanks, Zen.

Rudy Giuliani.

Amazingly written and great points.

I love your careful analysis. . the sad situation
in which Freddie found himself may well have made
his death a kind of relief, and he -- according to
reports during the night tonight -- may have kicked
his way there in the back of that van. . very sad
situation, involving outside agitators and youngsters
with no hope but drugs and drug selling. -- j

the transformation of the u.s. -- j

wonderful clip -- Thank You!!! -- j

Joe Arpaio? . David Clarke? -- j

and the administration plus their lackeys see Darren
Wilson as having been given a generous future. -- j

Here is an objective editorial from the Baltimore Sun ("Why Freddie Ran") that gives an "explanation", not "excuses": http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion... -- with a link to a calm and measured press conference by the black Baltimore police commissioner, Anthony Batts. Note his reference to peaceful protests and then to a small "splinter" group of agitators who shifted into violence and destruction, and the professional way officers were handling the situation.

Note again that were it not for the war on drugs, Freddie's rap sheet would be trivial. Populations herded into enclaves of utter poverty and hopelessness by definition lack the intellectual resources to think and work their way out of such misery. They are like children who lack the knowledge to escape from the trap into which previous history and welfare policies have thrust them.

Blaming them and thus justifying depriving them of basic rights is immoral and counterproductive. It's the kind of rationalization that justifies genocides. Let's not descend into that kind of thinking by writing them all off as "thugs". Humans do what they have to do to survive, sometimes in terribly distorted ways when they lack the philosophical wisdoms we take for granted.

the "mainstream media" make a big deal out of
riots because they see them as justified, and Fox
makes a big deal out of them because the see them
as unjustified. . big deals all around. -- j

when Jefferson's "life, liberty and property" was
changed to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,"
there was a significant change in the future. -- j

or maybe the color of their skin? -- j

Thank You, Wonky! -- j