Been hearing some buzz about this song, Just looked at the lyrics, and listened to the song.
My take is "You city folk can do terrible things, and you do little to stop it but not in a small town..."
I guess it's promoting Vigilantism?
There have been many innocent victims of mob justice,(Google "Lynching") but I don't shed a tear if a violent, repeat offender POS "gets his" after being lightly tapped on the wrist by the justice system
Guess I'm too "Rorschach"... Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk Carjack an old lady at a red light Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store Ya think it's cool, well, act a fool if ya like
Cuss out a cop, spit in his face Stomp on the flag and light it up Yeah, ya think you're tough
Well, try that in a small town See how far ya make it down the road Around here, we take care of our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a small town
Got a gun that my granddad gave me They say one day they're gonna round up Well, that **** might fly in the city, good luck
Try that in a small town See how far ya make it down the road Around here, we take care of our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't
Try that in a small town Full of good ol' boys, raised up right If you're looking for a fight Try that in a small town Try that in a small town
Try that in a small town See how far ya make it down the road Around here, we take care of our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a small town
Try that in a small town Ooh-ooh Try that in a small town
but when I was up in north fla in a one traffic lite town everyone knew billybob who got stabbed at the local bar/juke joint and the fool who stuck him too much more in your face when one knows the nuts involved
govination by nut con's is a disaster they just let every gun nut carry no permit no rules and the shootings are way up as a result
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This is the 21st century analog to the ‘60s protest songs. This is the coming tide, the new grass roots groundswell.
In another thread, someone mentioned a pendulum. The pendulum is near its amplitude and loaded with potential. There are a lot of people who have just had enough.
I recently said that we are reliving 1963-64. Who remembers 1968?
This is the 21st century analog to the ‘60s protest songs. This is the coming tide, the new grass roots groundswell.
In another thread, someone mentioned a pendulum. The pendulum is near its amplitude and loaded with potential. There are a lot of people who have just had enough.
I recently said that we are reliving 1963-64. Who remembers 1968?
I don't. All I encounter is apathy, indifference, resignation, a whole lot of disillusionment. Folks "goin' through the motions", alive but not livin'. Maybe it's just like that here in the city. Were the youth so despondent in the 60's-70's? Very few can afford a "newish" car, a home, etc...
I don't. All I encounter is apathy, indifference, resignation, a whole lot of disillusionment. Folks "goin' through the motions", alive but not livin'. Maybe it's just like that here in the city. Were the youth so despondent in the 60's-70's? Very few can afford a "newish" car, a home, etc...
True story over the past year or so. We are a smallish town, 8-10 thou depending on where you draw the boundary. Had a guy keep coming here from the city. Breaking into cars and sheds, stealing what he could to haul back and sell for his next fix. Cops picked him up a bunch of times on the catch-and-release program. That went on for about 7-9 months. EVERBODY knew who this guy was, no shortage of security cam footage.
Nobody has seen him for about 2-3 months, and last sighting post on FB (we have a "community watch" type group) he was limping so bad he couldn't walk, had a broken arm, his face had met pavement apparently, and he was crying like a 3-year-old. Guess he fell down a flight of concrete steps or something. Easy enough to do when ya are so high ya can barely walk.
Funny thing is, those types of break-ins are way down across the board the past few months. Not just him. Guess the "watch those steps" message was received loud and clear.
True story over the past year or so. We are a smallish town, 8-10 thou depending on where you draw the boundary. Had a guy keep coming here from the city. Breaking into cars and sheds, stealing what he could to haul back and sell for his next fix. Cops picked him up a bunch of times on the catch-and-release program. That went on for about 7-9 months. EVERBODY knew who this guy was, no shortage of security cam footage.
Nobody has seen him for about 2-3 months, and last sighting post on FB (we have a "community watch" type group) he was limping so bad he couldn't walk, had a broken arm, his face had met pavement apparently, and he was crying like a 3-year-old. Guess he fell down a flight of concrete steps or something. Easy enough to do when ya are so high ya can barely walk.
Funny thing is, those types of break-ins are way down across the board the past few months. Not just him. Guess the "watch those steps" message was received loud and clear.
He is probably just in jail. What happened to all of his criminal charges?
I don't. All I encounter is apathy, indifference, resignation, a whole lot of disillusionment. Folks "goin' through the motions", alive but not livin'. Maybe it's just like that here in the city. Were the youth so despondent in the 60's-70's? Very few can afford a "newish" car, a home, etc...
There are several things to address here.
The apathy is characteristic of the “big city”. I came to Phoenix over 50 years ago and lived out on the edge of town. There were cows wandering in the road just east of my high school and all the girls rode horses. Have you ever seen “The Last Picture Show”?
Phoenix is now the fifth or sixth largest city in the country, depending on what day it is. Now there is a freeway, some car dealerships and a few shopping malls where those cows used to roam.
When I got here, they were still talking about a murder that happened 30 year prior. A few years ago, my next door neighbor’s son was found dead behind the bushes near here.
In the ‘60s and ‘70s there was hope. There was a war, a draft, actual systemic racism, several political assassinations and LBJ, but we believed that people were basically honest and capable of learning, growing. I guess we were naive.
There were riots, and cities were burning for several reasons, some worthy, some not so worthy. The country is just as divided now as it was 60 years ago. We haven’t learned a GD thing.
I say we are reliving 1964 because we face similar challenges and we have important choices. I asked about 1968 because that was the peak, a dangerous time and a turning point.
By the mid ‘70s, music had changed from “The Eve of Destruction” to “Shake Your Booty”. The question changed from “Where is the selective service office?” to “Where can I get some cocaine?” How fast we forget.
Look at this. Randye actually thinks there is no crime in the south because everyone has a gun.
That is just precious. I did not think there were still people this gullible. But, hey, if the right-wing echo chamber says it is true then it must be true, right?
Look at this. Randye actually thinks there is no crime in the south because everyone has a gun.
That is just precious. I did not think there were still people this gullible. But, hey, if the right-wing echo chamber says it is true then it must be true, right?
No one said that, but they do think about it every time they break into someone's house or threaten someone. Thank you Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
provide me a list of all small towns with no crime.
I will match it with a list 10 times as long of small towns with crime problems. Throughout Appalachia and the rural south there is an epidemic of prescription opioid addiction. It is causing a lot of problems with crime.
So I will just wait for your list. What state do you live in Jake?
Burglary rate for the south............................4.0% Burglary rate for the northeast......................1.7% Burglary rate for New England.......................1.8% Burglary rate in Grady Judds Polk County.........3.8%
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Originally posted by fredtoast: Look at this. Randye actually thinks there is no crime in the south because everyone has a gun.
That is just precious. I did not think there were still people this gullible. But, hey, if the right-wing echo chamber says it is true then it must be true, right?
No one is saying there is no crime in small towns. Once again its just your ignorant and incorrect ASSumption of what those think. Keep on ASSuming like you do, A$$clown.
No one is saying there is no crime in small towns. Once again its just your ignorant and incorrect ASSumption of what those think. Keep on ASSuming like you do, A$$clown.
Actually the entire premise of the song is based on the assumption that people do not even attempt to commit crimes in small towns. The claim is that citizens prevent it by "taking care of their own".
I happen to work in the criminal justice system in a very small town and I know this is 100% BS.
Actually the entire premise of the song is based on the assumption that people do not even attempt to commit crimes in small towns. The claim is that citizens prevent it by "taking care of their own".
I happen to work in the criminal justice system in a very small town and I know this is 100% BS.
Well that's good to know, we should all stay clear as it sounds like your justice system is in bad shape
It's bizarre that you are quoting Jake and then talking about me but I stopped trying to make rational sense out of a Leftist's babble like yours a long time ago.
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Originally posted by fredtoast:
So Randye also believe that....
Each time you attempt to "interpret" what someone else has said here it just reveals more and more about your abundant personal deficiencies.
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Originally posted by fredtoast: Actually the entire premise of the song is based on the assumption that people do not even attempt to commit crimes in small towns.
Believe what you want to. Your wrong.
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Originally posted by fredtoast: The claim is that citizens prevent it by "taking care of their own".
You clearly have no clue of what the song is about.
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Originally posted by fredtoast: I happen to work in the criminal justice system in a very small town and I know this is 100% BS.
How many black lives matter riots did your very small town have. How many businesses were burned out of existence ? How many attacks on the law enforcement system were there ? How many cops did your town de-fund ?
"Defund the police" is a slogan that has been seized upon as a rhetorical ploy to paint all Democrats as irresponsible—even the majority of Democrats who have come out against "Defund the police."
By and large, there hasn't been any implementation of "Defund the police" by cities around the nation.
I have two well researched articles that back up what I've just said:
"Cities Say They Want to Defund the Police. Their Budgets Say Otherwise." Fola Akinnibi, Sarah Holder and Christopher Cannon for Bloomberg; January 12, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/g...dget-police-funding/
The Bloomberg article includes some data visualizations.
"Defund the **** -bugs" has been seized as a global concept by the radical left to get rid of them totally, but I doubt that was the original concept.
They have become a brutal ruling gang, no different than African warlords, and need to be "put back in their place". Defunding them (the same as Trudeau "defunding" the convoy supporters) is just one means of doing that. Most cops are more dangerous to have on the streets than any criminal. COPS are the #1 threat to your security.
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Originally posted by fredtoast: Actually the entire premise of the song is based on the assumption that people do not even attempt to commit crimes in small towns. The claim is that citizens prevent it by "taking care of their own".
I happen to work in the criminal justice system in a very small town and I know this is 100% BS.
Ah an attorney, eh? Probably started off chasing ambulances. Ladies and gentlemen what we have here is one of those attorneys that represents the guilty and gets them off or lesser sentences. I.E. the scum of the earth.
Ah an attorney, eh? Probably started off chasing ambulances. Ladies and gentlemen what we have here is one of those attorneys that represents the guilty and gets them off or lesser sentences. I.E. the scum of the earth.
Originally posted by rinselberg: "Defund the police" is a slogan that has been seized upon as a rhetorical ploy to paint all Democrats as irresponsible—even the majority of Democrats who have come out against "Defund the police."
By and large, there hasn't been any implementation of "Defund the police" by cities around the nation.
I have two well researched articles that back up what I've just said:
"Cities Say They Want to Defund the Police. Their Budgets Say Otherwise." Fola Akinnibi, Sarah Holder and Christopher Cannon for Bloomberg; January 12, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/g...dget-police-funding/
The Bloomberg article includes some data visualizations.
Ah an attorney, eh? Probably started off chasing ambulances. Ladies and gentlemen what we have here is one of those attorneys that represents the guilty and gets them off or lesser sentences. I.E. the scum of the earth.
My job is to prevent the abuse of power by the state. If you actually worked in the system you would understand.
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That went on for about 7-9 months. EVERBODY knew who this guy was, no shortage of security cam footage.
