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04-21-2013, 07:46 AM
Colorado’s first legal ‘420’ rally marred by gunfire
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23070899/shots-fired-denvers-civic-center-after-pot-rally
Two people were shot in the leg at Denver's Civic Center during Saturday's 4/20 pot rally and a third person was grazed by a bullet.
A man and a woman were both shot, said Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson. Their injuries are not life-threatening. A juvenile who was grazed by a bullet walked to a nearby hospital.
Both victims are in their 20s. They were taken to Denver Health Medical Center.
Police are looking for at least two suspects involved in the shooting. Investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.
Crowds scattered around 5 p.m. when shots were heard Saturday.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/thousands-marijuana-smokers-celebrate-first-legal-420-colorado-002900339.html
UPDATE 7:07 pm CT: In the minutes after the shooting, three individuals were shot by an unknown assailant. None of the injuries were described as life-threatening. Approximately seven gunshots were heard shortly before 5pm, less than an hour after the rally's keynote address completed. It was initially reported that two people had been shot (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AjmfW2j_MPXDLrsB2bd_ygGZCMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTFkZWg zYnZwBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ 0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTMzdnMxaHBtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDZWM2ODdhMjMtMWYxNS0zMjZhLThkZGQtMGI5YjNlN2 FhNzg0BHBzdGNhdANibG9nc3x0aGVsb29rb3V0BHB0A3N0b3J5 cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=12uqojqq4/EXP=1367754006/**http%3A//photos.denverpost.com/2013/04/20/photos-2-shot-at-denver-420-rally/), along with one of the individual's pet dog. However, the Denver Police Department tweeted that a third individual, a juvenile, was grazed by a bullet (https://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AuGpUFDu1doSo8XkZtVfEeCZCMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNWJ 1MDBuBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzMEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ 0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTMzdnMxaHBtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDZWM2ODdhMjMtMWYxNS0zMjZhLThkZGQtMGI5YjNlN2 FhNzg0BHBzdGNhdANibG9nc3x0aGVsb29rb3V0BHB0A3N0b3J5 cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=12e0h1ds0/EXP=1367754006/**https%3A//twitter.com/DenverPolice/status/325790112191496192) and escorted themselves to nearby hospital.
Ohhhh, the joys of legalized marijuana.
And our liberal/pothead conservatives hope to bring this show to a town near you.
Here's the problem; People who smoke marijuana are criminals. The presumption the liberals and pothead conservatives want us normal Americans to believe is that marijuana smoking is the only criminal behavior these deviants engage in. Clearly not the case. Ultimately, all marijuana legalization does is raise the bar for their criminality.
And lo, what happens on their first legal 420 day?
As Daniel Moynihan described the process: "Defining deviancy down."
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/formans/DefiningDeviancy.htm
In the 20 years since Moynihan wrote that piece, liberals and pothead conservatives have found the ability to define deviancy down as a useful tool across a spectrum of issues:
http://americanvision.org/4043/defining-deviancy-down/
Have you wondered why there is growing support for homosexuality, euphemistically identified as “being gay” to hide what homosexuality is really all about (same-sex sex)? Modern-day Hollywood has been leading the charge, but it has made its way into the general culture. And why not, since casual and pre-marital sexual encounters, revolving marriages, multiple partners, short-term hookups, live-in relationships, and out-of-wedlock births seem to be the norm. It would be hypocritical of these sexual relativists to condemn homosexuality and homosexual marriage while practicing a smorgasbord of sexual choices. By defining sexual deviancy down, they can better justify their own sexual immorality. If it’s OK to engage in homosexuality, and we know how irrational and immoral people thought it used to be, then how can other less deviant and at one time immoral sexual behaviors be condemned? Once homosexuality is no longer considered to be immoral, then no sexual behavior can be.
It’s not just traditional liberals who are pushing the homosexual agenda. Ron Paul (http://www.dailypaul.com/136125/patriot-ron-paul-changes-stance-on-dont-ask-dont-tell-votes-for-repeal), the darling of libertarians, voted to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
Then there is the co-opting of the American Conservative Union and its annual conference the Conservative Political Advocate Committee (CPAC) by the pro-homosexual group GOProud. Supposed conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart castigated those who wanted to exclude GOProud and even held a “gay”-themed party at CPAC to celebrate the “pride” of homosexuality and later joined GOProud’s advisory board. (I’m not quite sure what homosexuals are proud of. It seems to me that having “pride” in getting one’s anatomy wrong is misplaced.) Here’s how one blogger (http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2011/02/10/goproud-party-breitbarts-proudest-hour/) reported on the event:
The party staged by Andrew Breitbart for GOProud — the gay Republican and conservative group — was as close to a game changer as things get and the most interesting event at CPAC by far, at least to this point — and that’s meant as no insult to CPAC. With sexy Sophie B. Hawkins singing to a boisterous, supportive crowd, the party almost obliterated in one night the conception that Republicans are anti-gay and gave the impression that young libertarians — and some not so young — are taking over the GOP. Pretty soon it may be cool to be a Republican and square to be a Democrat.
In 1993, Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.) published “Defining Deviancy Down (http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/formans/DefiningDeviancy.htm).” Moynihan started from Emile Durkheim’s proposition that there is a limit to the amount of deviant behavior any community can “‘afford to recognize’ and that, accordingly, we have been re-defining deviancy so as to exempt much conduct previously stigmatized, and also quietly raising the ‘normal’ level in categories where behavior is now abnormal by any earlier standard. This redefining has evoked fierce resistance from defenders of ‘old’ standards, and accounts for much of the present ‘cultural war. . . .’” As the amount of deviancy increases, the community adjusts its standards so that conduct once thought deviant is no longer considered so. What seems like a trivial accommodation today devolves over time into extravagant ways generationally.
An extreme version of Moynihan’s thesis was seen on a February 2, 2007 segment of ABC’s “20/20” broadcast of the sex-cult “The Family of Love,” known today simply as “The Family.” Prior to its new designation, it was known as “The Children of God” (COG), a cult founded by David (Moses David) Berg, who used sex as an intoxicant to keep the cult together. Berg once said: “I practice what I preach! And I preach sex, boys and girls.” Homosexuality, lesbianism, incest, and group sex were all legitimized by the COG cult. Berg’s daughter, Deborah (Linda Berg) Davis writes in The Children of God: The Inside Story (1984) how her father justified his perverted view of sex because he first perverted Scripture. He promoted “Flirty Fishing,” using sex to entice young people into the cult, a way to “win souls to Christ.” The Bible was used to support this immoral practice: “Just as Jesus laid down His life, so you must lay down your life (or wife) for these men.” As time went on, the question of lesbianism arose. “There is nothing in Scripture that forbids it,” Berg maintained. If it’s done “in love, it’s okay.” Where have we heard this mantra before, and where are we hearing now?
Homosexuality was approved. “There was such an outbreak of homosexuality that Berg later had to counter his approval with a reprimand. Then came group sex. Communion services were followed by group sex, with the involvement of children. Berg eventually revealed the incestuous relationship he was having with his daughter Faithy. The directive followed that families should practice incest with their children.” Deborah’s insight in the sexual devolution within the cult has a bearing on the rise of today’s homosexual movement:
Is there a limit? One can see from this progression, occurring in less than a decade in a closed society, that immorality just doesn’t stand still. Nor does it satisfy or bring lasting pleasure. It grows and steadily becomes more perverse and wicked. Sex most certainly contains within it a moral code and a self-destruct principle. What form of sensual pleasure lies beyond what the COG are now doing? What form of perversion lies beyond incest, sodomy, and child abuse? I do not care to put that answer in print.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23070899/shots-fired-denvers-civic-center-after-pot-rally
Two people were shot in the leg at Denver's Civic Center during Saturday's 4/20 pot rally and a third person was grazed by a bullet.
A man and a woman were both shot, said Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson. Their injuries are not life-threatening. A juvenile who was grazed by a bullet walked to a nearby hospital.
Both victims are in their 20s. They were taken to Denver Health Medical Center.
Police are looking for at least two suspects involved in the shooting. Investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.
Crowds scattered around 5 p.m. when shots were heard Saturday.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/thousands-marijuana-smokers-celebrate-first-legal-420-colorado-002900339.html
UPDATE 7:07 pm CT: In the minutes after the shooting, three individuals were shot by an unknown assailant. None of the injuries were described as life-threatening. Approximately seven gunshots were heard shortly before 5pm, less than an hour after the rally's keynote address completed. It was initially reported that two people had been shot (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AjmfW2j_MPXDLrsB2bd_ygGZCMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTFkZWg zYnZwBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ 0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTMzdnMxaHBtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDZWM2ODdhMjMtMWYxNS0zMjZhLThkZGQtMGI5YjNlN2 FhNzg0BHBzdGNhdANibG9nc3x0aGVsb29rb3V0BHB0A3N0b3J5 cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=12uqojqq4/EXP=1367754006/**http%3A//photos.denverpost.com/2013/04/20/photos-2-shot-at-denver-420-rally/), along with one of the individual's pet dog. However, the Denver Police Department tweeted that a third individual, a juvenile, was grazed by a bullet (https://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AuGpUFDu1doSo8XkZtVfEeCZCMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNWJ 1MDBuBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzMEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ 0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTMzdnMxaHBtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDZWM2ODdhMjMtMWYxNS0zMjZhLThkZGQtMGI5YjNlN2 FhNzg0BHBzdGNhdANibG9nc3x0aGVsb29rb3V0BHB0A3N0b3J5 cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=12e0h1ds0/EXP=1367754006/**https%3A//twitter.com/DenverPolice/status/325790112191496192) and escorted themselves to nearby hospital.
Ohhhh, the joys of legalized marijuana.
And our liberal/pothead conservatives hope to bring this show to a town near you.
Here's the problem; People who smoke marijuana are criminals. The presumption the liberals and pothead conservatives want us normal Americans to believe is that marijuana smoking is the only criminal behavior these deviants engage in. Clearly not the case. Ultimately, all marijuana legalization does is raise the bar for their criminality.
And lo, what happens on their first legal 420 day?
As Daniel Moynihan described the process: "Defining deviancy down."
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/formans/DefiningDeviancy.htm
In the 20 years since Moynihan wrote that piece, liberals and pothead conservatives have found the ability to define deviancy down as a useful tool across a spectrum of issues:
http://americanvision.org/4043/defining-deviancy-down/
Have you wondered why there is growing support for homosexuality, euphemistically identified as “being gay” to hide what homosexuality is really all about (same-sex sex)? Modern-day Hollywood has been leading the charge, but it has made its way into the general culture. And why not, since casual and pre-marital sexual encounters, revolving marriages, multiple partners, short-term hookups, live-in relationships, and out-of-wedlock births seem to be the norm. It would be hypocritical of these sexual relativists to condemn homosexuality and homosexual marriage while practicing a smorgasbord of sexual choices. By defining sexual deviancy down, they can better justify their own sexual immorality. If it’s OK to engage in homosexuality, and we know how irrational and immoral people thought it used to be, then how can other less deviant and at one time immoral sexual behaviors be condemned? Once homosexuality is no longer considered to be immoral, then no sexual behavior can be.
It’s not just traditional liberals who are pushing the homosexual agenda. Ron Paul (http://www.dailypaul.com/136125/patriot-ron-paul-changes-stance-on-dont-ask-dont-tell-votes-for-repeal), the darling of libertarians, voted to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
Then there is the co-opting of the American Conservative Union and its annual conference the Conservative Political Advocate Committee (CPAC) by the pro-homosexual group GOProud. Supposed conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart castigated those who wanted to exclude GOProud and even held a “gay”-themed party at CPAC to celebrate the “pride” of homosexuality and later joined GOProud’s advisory board. (I’m not quite sure what homosexuals are proud of. It seems to me that having “pride” in getting one’s anatomy wrong is misplaced.) Here’s how one blogger (http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2011/02/10/goproud-party-breitbarts-proudest-hour/) reported on the event:
The party staged by Andrew Breitbart for GOProud — the gay Republican and conservative group — was as close to a game changer as things get and the most interesting event at CPAC by far, at least to this point — and that’s meant as no insult to CPAC. With sexy Sophie B. Hawkins singing to a boisterous, supportive crowd, the party almost obliterated in one night the conception that Republicans are anti-gay and gave the impression that young libertarians — and some not so young — are taking over the GOP. Pretty soon it may be cool to be a Republican and square to be a Democrat.
In 1993, Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.) published “Defining Deviancy Down (http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/formans/DefiningDeviancy.htm).” Moynihan started from Emile Durkheim’s proposition that there is a limit to the amount of deviant behavior any community can “‘afford to recognize’ and that, accordingly, we have been re-defining deviancy so as to exempt much conduct previously stigmatized, and also quietly raising the ‘normal’ level in categories where behavior is now abnormal by any earlier standard. This redefining has evoked fierce resistance from defenders of ‘old’ standards, and accounts for much of the present ‘cultural war. . . .’” As the amount of deviancy increases, the community adjusts its standards so that conduct once thought deviant is no longer considered so. What seems like a trivial accommodation today devolves over time into extravagant ways generationally.
An extreme version of Moynihan’s thesis was seen on a February 2, 2007 segment of ABC’s “20/20” broadcast of the sex-cult “The Family of Love,” known today simply as “The Family.” Prior to its new designation, it was known as “The Children of God” (COG), a cult founded by David (Moses David) Berg, who used sex as an intoxicant to keep the cult together. Berg once said: “I practice what I preach! And I preach sex, boys and girls.” Homosexuality, lesbianism, incest, and group sex were all legitimized by the COG cult. Berg’s daughter, Deborah (Linda Berg) Davis writes in The Children of God: The Inside Story (1984) how her father justified his perverted view of sex because he first perverted Scripture. He promoted “Flirty Fishing,” using sex to entice young people into the cult, a way to “win souls to Christ.” The Bible was used to support this immoral practice: “Just as Jesus laid down His life, so you must lay down your life (or wife) for these men.” As time went on, the question of lesbianism arose. “There is nothing in Scripture that forbids it,” Berg maintained. If it’s done “in love, it’s okay.” Where have we heard this mantra before, and where are we hearing now?
Homosexuality was approved. “There was such an outbreak of homosexuality that Berg later had to counter his approval with a reprimand. Then came group sex. Communion services were followed by group sex, with the involvement of children. Berg eventually revealed the incestuous relationship he was having with his daughter Faithy. The directive followed that families should practice incest with their children.” Deborah’s insight in the sexual devolution within the cult has a bearing on the rise of today’s homosexual movement:
Is there a limit? One can see from this progression, occurring in less than a decade in a closed society, that immorality just doesn’t stand still. Nor does it satisfy or bring lasting pleasure. It grows and steadily becomes more perverse and wicked. Sex most certainly contains within it a moral code and a self-destruct principle. What form of sensual pleasure lies beyond what the COG are now doing? What form of perversion lies beyond incest, sodomy, and child abuse? I do not care to put that answer in print.