tcallahan707 wrote:
There's obviously a line somewhere when it comes to violence and thinly veiled racism. Where that line is, I'm not quite sure. At vital, maybe it's at zero tolerance. I can understand wanting to avoid some venom that will inevitably be spewed because well, this is the internet and these are keyboard warriors. But in the real world, responding with the appropriate amount of force to counter a negative situation and calling a spade a spade needs to be socially acceptable.
The problem is that if it's not acceptable to discuss online, it'll never be acceptable to do in real life. Also, by tossing any new threads, information about thefts and a growing wheelie boyz presence is not passed on. The result is more unsuspecting victims and a lack of public pressure to mitigate the problem.
This is my opinion. It's different than yours. I hope that's not enough of a reason to be clipped.
Casting wrote:
Vital is not the place for the world's social or criminal issues to be sorted out or solved. This is a forum for moto and it doesn't take much of a brain to see that some of the comments in those threats have just been a soapbox for spewing hate towards African Americans.
The world at large is not being informed of the dangers of bike theft by these threads behind made.
Plus, there is a difference between seeking appropriate justice through the criminal justice system and encouraging violence.
That seems to be taking it a little to personal. Black or white.....a thief is a thief. We ( us members here ) can't do anything about what color the thief's skin color is. Just so happens when Michael Akayadin's bike ( sp? ) was stolen a couple years back out of the A1 tunnel.....that guy was white. That thread is still going after 2 years , and many on here wanted to see his head on a stake.
It does not matter what color the person is.....the fact is , he was a thief , and since he got caught stealing the very item many of us love , and why we visit this forum....sort of justifies why some of us get so upset about it. The Wheelie boyz.....I hate them for everything they do , and everything they stand for. I hate them for the stain they have put on all us " motocross guys ".....while they are reeking havoc up and down city streets. If it was a bunch of white trash dudes doing this....I'd hate them as well! I don't give a shit what color their skin is!
We can keep the racist stuff off these boards ( which is a great idea btw! )......but throwing the wheelie boys under the bus and discussing how much they freakin' SUCK!.....gives guys a way to vent a little on all these stolen bikes and the people who steal them!
And there goes Jeffro. One of God's own prototypes. A super high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
Pimpin' Ho's , Rollin' fatty's......drinkin' beers , beers , beers!! ~ Ja
