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While it may be true for you that the music didn't have a negative influence that resulted in criminal activity. The whole thing is more of a cultural problem whether it be family culture, the culture in their ring of influence( friends, aquaintances, etc.) The fact is that this music stems out of the gang lifestyle and culture! These are philosiphies and ideals that are being preached through the music and although they may affect nothing that you are doing they solidify the anti culture for the new generation that is being raised up in it.

I don't imagine their are many gang bangers that go around thumping to Brittany Spears. That is what they listen to it is what is directly associated with them.

Kids emulate their idols so if they see their idol through signs and watch them rollin' with their homeys with their 9 on their side. History proves and marketers know that we are a copy cat society!!!

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So with whom is your battle and why would it be directed to individuals or small groups and not take up the fight with the elected officials.
Oh, That's right all this is just an excuse to act inappropriately under the guise that it is a political stance rather than the truth; instead of taking care of things in an appropriate manner , they wanna take things in their own hands and to hell with democracy!!!
We live in a society were majority rules and the better good of society in general, which does not please everyone all the time but seeks to serve that majority.
It would better suit all your efforts to attempt to persuade the majority to empathize with your view point. Practice your own sermons, it is more believable.

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So you say that it's not terrorism when it is directed towards a small group or individual?
What would you suppose that the intent of the vandelism and property damage would be?
Would it be done to deter those people in the future from the practices?
Your reasoning seem s to be skewd!!

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There was #1 " intent to intimidate or coerce "

That is terrorism!!!!!!

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This is a very disturbing method of acting out which resembles a childs tantrum when they don't get their way. First, I feel that their anger is being focused on the wrong people. The people that are responsible for allowing companies to log or genetically alter crops, test on animals etc. are our government officials. It seems that the people of the elf or other groups involved in this type of activity are uneducated or under educated about how business or government works. Now don't get me wrong, I am not for genetic alterations nor deforestation, nor needlessly abusing animals, but these types of criminal acts do not help the case. How do you expect anyone to respect you and your position when you are acting disrespectfully, cowardly, and childish towards your oposition.

I am truly disturbed by the "lawyer" that you had on your program today, who is clearly feeding into the problem of illegal activities. Terrorism does not always involve physical harm to people, but is also part of threats to the well being of a person. You burn their home to the ground, their business and their belongings causing hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars of damage is indeed a terrorist act.Thus the saying if you aren't doing what I want you to do and how I want you to do it, than I'm gonna brake it burn it or take it away. More over, an incendiary device that fails to work is a danger to life and will remain to be a danger to human life until it is removed and dimantled. It is absurd to say that because the peoples intent wasn't to harm a human life thus removes any responsibility or liability. If your device takes a human life than you are indeed a murderer or attempted murderer your supposed intention does not exempt you from the outcome.

Let's say hypothetically if I were to burn your house because I don't agree with your views and your methods where does that put me? Are you inside? Will you try to run inside and save something and get hurt or trapped inside?

What is needed for these people, is for them to go to anger management. There is never an excuse for acting poorly and recklessly. Shame on you and all those that validate and support your ILLEGAL and ANTI-SOCIAL actions!

THE END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS!!!

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