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Do you ever have to consciously stop yourself from committing a non-traffic related crime?

This has become a frequent struggle for me. Every time I see a confederate flag (which is sadly way too often, now) I have an overwhelming urge to stop my car, hop out and rip it to shreds. I know that it's wrong, and so far I've managed to control myself, but one of these days, I swear I'm gonna do it!

Posted - February 11, 2017

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  • Well, no. But back in the 1980s the raiway unions in my state were controlled by a maverick state secretaru who kept calling strikes with little or no notice. It went on, frequently, for two or three years. I wanted to be there the night the riot started and, believe me, I wanted to break some laws. And some heads.
      February 11, 2017 11:05 PM MST
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  • 16797
    I do feel like vandalising all of the political posters that go up a month before each election.
      February 12, 2017 12:10 AM MST
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  • 10052
    I've driven past homes and outbuildings where people have painted the word "Trump" in letters that are nearly large enough to be seen from space! Hilarious!
      February 12, 2017 8:43 AM MST
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  • 6988
    Confederate flags are a sign of freedom in the United States.  I have lived near homes with confederate flags out front. Not always the best neighbors, but they are free. 
      February 12, 2017 7:00 AM MST
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  • 10052
    Personally, I would love to see the display of the confederate flag outlawed in the US (as Germany did with the swastika). While the swastika was once viewed as a symbol of peace, harmony and good luck, Hitler and the Nazis changed that forever. Similarly, while the confederate flag may have once been seen as something other than a symbol of intolerance and racism, in today's United States that IS exactly what it represents, despite what racists and their sympathizers say.
      February 12, 2017 8:39 AM MST
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  • 22891
    no, i dont feel like going to jail
      February 12, 2017 9:36 PM MST
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