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I can't find the thread for the first trial in this case; it's a pity, because I remember various posters playing at judge, jury and execitioner, before he'd even had a trial.

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I can't find the thread for the first trial in this case; it's a pity, because I remember various posters playing at judge, jury and execitioner, before he'd even had a trial.

God you were so right. Wow I'm going to listen to you from now on bucey baby.

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I can't find the thread for the first trial in this case; it's a pity, because I remember various posters playing at judge, jury and execitioner, before he'd even had a trial.

Yep. Soon as his name was mentioned with EDL people couldn't wait to hang him.

Personally I think he's just misunderstood. I'd like to see him work in a school alongside his rehabilitation.

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Yep. Soon as his name was mentioned with EDL people couldn't wait to hang him.

Personally I think he's just misunderstood. I'd like to see him work in a school alongside his rehabilitation.

Let's all hope MattP never decides to change into a career advisor people :P

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God you were so right. Wow I'm going to listen to you from now on bucey baby.

Yeah, that would be best.

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Is being racist considered a mental illness now?

I think that's quite reasonable. If you dislike everyone in a particular demographic for no good and clear reason I think it's reasonable to say you've got a screw loose.

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I think that's quite reasonable. If you dislike everyone in a particular demographic for no good and clear reason I think it's reasonable to say you've got a screw loose.

Who gets to define what is good reason?

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Who gets to define what is good reason?

The people being involved in the conversation where the accusation of being racist and where the reason for being so is given, I would guess.

I'm inclined to think a dislike of every single individual in one demographic without having actually interacted with every single one of them is irrational and prejudiced by it's very definition despite any reason you might have for doing so, and most people would identify that in conversation.

The word "racist" does get bandied about an awful lot though when a person is just doing something the other guy doesn't like, so I see what you mean about a lack of definition as to what's racist and what's not. In the end, I think it just comes down to common sense.

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Our democratically elected representatives and the independent judiciary.

Aren't such things wildly open to interpretation though?

So I think in the legal sense the definition tends to vary from case to case.

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Aren't such things wildly open to interpretation though?

So I think in the legal sense the definition tends to vary from case to case.

Which is fine. They get to see all the facts and make decisions based on those. We see media sound bites and make our decisions. Plus, I'm sure there are few legal precedents on this at the moment, but as more cases are seen, hopefully over a long period of time, then cases will become more standardised.

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You can have prejudiced views embedded in you over years through your family school and social interactions. Most people will voice their opinions vocally but others can be obsessed which would affect their rational thinking. I would say the Westboro mob are a little mental because they will not accept any viewpoint but their own. The children are being brought up the same way. If the kids were moved to another family when young they could have opposite opinions or at least more open minded

I guess there are many different definitions of an unbalanced mind even the experts cannot explain so I doubt a layman can figure them out.

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