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Michael Brown Memorial Tree Cut In Half

I get it now.

You and your wife have the perfect marriage because you like to nag
and vent at people on the net to get it all off your very small chest.


You are correct this is my place to vent my frustrations. It is my therapy place for all things that anger me.

You hurt me! At 230 pounds I never considered myself huge but small chested? ;)
 
You mean you want me to read your version of what you believed happened? Heavens forbid I'd form my own opinion ;)

Form your own opinion, please. God, if everyone just agreed with me then I would get bored here really quick. Now say if everyone agreed with me at say 80% of the time the world be a better place and there would be just enough descent to keep the planet a interesting place. ;)

I can just feel the comebacks coming at me for those words.
 
Form your own opinion, please. God, if everyone just agreed with me then I would get bored here really quick. Now say if everyone agreed with me at say 80% of the time the world be a better place and there would be just enough descent to keep the planet a interesting place. ;)

I can just feel the comebacks coming at me for those words.

Are all your opinions really yours or are they antagonistic intentionally? :angel:
 
A second tree that was close to the Brown memorial and had been dedicated by a Ferguson resident to their dead pet was also vandalized. The plaque on that tree was also stolen.

On Monday, both of the saplings were replanted and the memorial plaques will be replaced later this week, KSDK reported.

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Anyone else find it *odd* the second tree and plaque weren't mentioned? Oh, never mind, guess mentioning the entire facts would have taken the all of the attention away from this being just targeted at Michael Brown.
 
Are all your opinions really yours or are they antagonistic intentionally? :angel:

I always mean 100% of what I say. They just tend to be antagonizing towards the people who think otherwise. And most importantly never back down when others try to shut you down because you don't fall lock step into today's new fad of social norms.
 
I always mean 100% of what I say. They just tend to be antagonizing towards the people who think otherwise. And most importantly never back down when others try to shut you down because you don't fall lock step into today's new fad of social norms.

You know what a society is made up of don't you? People, people also carry the majority.

I thought I'd point out, the little things. There is a fine line. Plus, in a social setting such as this people in other countries and cultures exist.

So, I guess you can always rebel, but you are just making it harder for you. Not to say you have to conform. But perhaps a consideration on reproach. After all a no filter excuse, is poor social skills to someone like me :)
 
You know what a society is made up of don't you? People, people also carry the majority.

I thought I'd point out, the little things. There is a fine line. Plus, in a social setting such as this people in other countries and cultures exist.

So, I guess you can always rebel, but you are just making it harder for you. Not to say you have to conform. But perhaps a consideration on reproach. After all a no filter excuse, is poor social skills to someone like me :)


I should correct myself some. I do sometimes add smartassness and humor to my posts when people stray away from the subject at hand and make it about the poster. And when you asked me the question it had a bunch of that in that post. But on politics I always mean what I say.

So then I expect you will change your opinions that I may not agree with or worse and make it easier on yourself? ;) But being honest is not rebelling it is telling the truth I and quite enjoy it instead of seeing it as hard. As long as you keep it on topic I keep it on topic and social skills you and I fine poor will never be known.
 
I should correct myself some...

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I always have something to say. ;) But in this case it is called a business comes first when I am not at my desk to doing paper work and also my opinion here. Anyways hate to see any kind of purposely planted tree destroyed. But have very little feeling about it being destroyed since the guy was a criminal and thug.
I have GREAT feelings for injustice. What a gaddam shame to society for social injustices.
 
Source

Anyone else find it *odd* the second tree and plaque weren't mentioned? Oh, never mind, guess mentioning the entire facts would have taken the all of the attention away from this being just targeted at Michael Brown.
@Jazzy what about a second plaque and tree? Obviously no I never saw anything about any of this story and I watch the new every day!
 
@Jazzy what about a second plaque and tree? Obviously no I never saw anything about any of this story and I watch the new every day!

The second tree and plaque are mentioned in this article.:
A second tree that was close to the Brown memorial and had been dedicated by a Ferguson resident to their dead pet was also vandalized. The plaque on that tree was also stolen.

On Monday, both of the saplings were replanted and the memorial plaques will be replaced later this week, KSDK reported.
 
I still gotta believe it started over The Tree, and the tree-for-the-pet was simply an afterthought.

It would be interesting to know how long the other tree had been there, undisturbed, before this one was planted; the news story didn't indicate.
 
It would be interesting to know how long the other tree had been there, undisturbed, before this one was planted; the news story didn't indicate.

From the City Of Ferguson Tree Dedication Website:
Dedication
A spring and fall dedication ceremony are held to dedicate the trees. The spring ceremony is on Arbor Day (first Saturday in April) and the fall date is the fourth Saturday in October. Dedications will be accepted up to six weeks prior to the ceremony date. The appropriate number of trees will be purchased and planted, and the tree plaque will be installed prior to each dedication ceremony.

From the article:
A tree dedicated to the memory of Michael Brown has been destroyed by vandals just hours after being planted. The sapling was planted in January-Wabash Park in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday. The metal dedication plaque at the base of the tree had also been removed. It had read: 'In Memory of Michael Brown Jr Dedicated Tree 04/15.'
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On Monday, both of the saplings were replanted and the memorial plaques will be replaced later this week, KSDKreported.

Michael Browns' tree was not planted in January (shoddy reporting there), it was planted in April. Since the second tree was also a sapling leads me to believe it was planted in April as well.
 
I should correct myself some. I do sometimes add smartassness and humor to my posts when people stray away from the subject at hand and make it about the poster. And when you asked me the question it had a bunch of that in that post. But on politics I always mean what I say.

So then I expect you will change your opinions that I may not agree with or worse and make it easier on yourself? ;) But being honest is not rebelling it is telling the truth I and quite enjoy it instead of seeing it as hard. As long as you keep it on topic I keep it on topic and social skills you and I fine poor will never be known.

Like I said it's not a matter of agreement but consideration of reproach ;)
 

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