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Dancing With Fools

When someone steals from a store, and strong arms the owner… When he walks down the middle of the street, daring others to stop him. When he wants to stop traffic by blocking the streets… he is a fool. He’s a Bully and Thug, those who follow him are: nothing but fools. When others follow him and destroy a community, they are thugs. They are nothing but criminals, marking and claiming their territory. When the police stand by allowing them to loot, and burn stores… Remember: If you dance with fools, be careful, you don’t become one. Thugs destroy communities, to give them free reign, makes you a fool. Letting the storeowners lose every thing… makes the police fools. Watching them destroy more stores and to walk away with alcohol… Letting them celebrate, burn, and loot, all night long, then police are fools. To cordon them off is not enough, put them where they belong… in jail. Remember: Dance with fools, and be careful, you do not become one. Those stores keep your community alive; their taxes pay police salaries. Those stores feed families… The good people will quickly leave. When the community is an empty shell… Then who are the fools?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 2/5/2015 9:10:00 AM
I totally agree, Carol. When we have no police left to protect the honest residents, what then?
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Date: 11/2/2014 8:03:00 PM
WELL STATED,WELL DONE A LESSON FOR ALL ,NOT SOME NINETEEN FORTYTWO
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Date: 8/25/2014 3:13:00 PM
When I've viewed various situations in the past, it's as if the 'Pied Piper' blows his pipes and the foolish lemmings follow their foolish leader. When the Police stamp their authority, do the job their voted to do, and yes people fall by the wayside, no matter their colour or creed. They really shouldn't have been there in the first place - nice write Carol, and it has my vote - James........
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Date: 8/16/2014 8:05:00 PM
A thoughtful write as seen with eyes of a shop owner watching his lively hood destroyed and feeling helpless and over powered. A compassionate piece Carol. Karma always reigns in the end.
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Date: 8/16/2014 4:56:00 PM
thought-provoking indeed
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Date: 8/16/2014 11:50:00 AM
Thoughtful poem Carol ! Means more of pondering!
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Date: 8/16/2014 10:19:00 AM
sorry, my pov, a very simplistic look at complex problems, and steel is I assume a typo, you mean steal..
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Carol Eastman
Date: 8/16/2014 11:15:00 AM
The looters aren't from Ferguson. They are driving into the area with dollar signs in their eyes. Many Ferguson people (protesters) stopped some looting when the police wouldn't... And they did it without firing a shot. But they need help from the police.
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Carol Eastman
Date: 8/16/2014 10:39:00 AM
Fixed steal. You were right. This is actually 5% doing 95% of the damage. Many black people tried to stop the black looters... Even they have called these people opportunists. How much force used to stop them is the real issue... I don't say anyone should fire into a crowd. But they can arrest them after they leave the area. Picking them up a few at a time. These aren't protesters but opportunists waiting until it's dark. A New Black panther is stirring a few up... But I have friends there. They are saying he same as me.
Date: 8/16/2014 10:06:00 AM
Another good reason for public floggings...wonderful
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