Marinate on this... "The Purge"

[joey9139122]

Came across a trailer for a movie... Should we have a purge and would you participate?

 

[Ijaw]

Purge for 12 hours once a year? Spooky

 

[Sugarbug]

Damn. I wouldn't participate in the way you're thinking. Technically we'd all be participating. How this leads to a 1% unemployment, I don't know. Did they start the killings at the unemployment offices?

 

[Dave328]

They put a Lostberg "chainsaw" in it. (@ 2:04) therefore this movie = FAIL!

 

[jdessell]

Looks like a good movie.

 

[benorth]

Damn. I wouldn't participate in the way you're thinking. Technically we'd all be participating. How this leads to a 1% unemployment, I don't know. Did they start the killings at the unemployment offices?

Well think of who the majority of the targets would be. The odds that people are going to go randomly shooting homeless people is unlikely. 12 hours of amnesty would most likely target the corrupt (in a perfect world). I'm interested to see how the movie plays it out, but I imagine that is how it would go about...

 

[Hitman]

WOW! That's freaky

 

[madwabbit]

looks awesome. must see.

oh, and that guys got one seriously kick ass home security system.

 

[JNieman]

"Should we have a purge"

WTF.

How the **** does a person even ask that?

 

[JNieman]

'Part two' of the shock at someone actually pondering this.

Is the only thing that keeps you from raping, murdering, pillaging, and robbing your fellow Americans the fact that it's illegal? Is that all that stops you? Because you don't want to break the law?

 

[Hitman]

'Part two' of the shock at someone actually pondering this.

Is the only thing that keeps you from raping, murdering, pillaging, and robbing your fellow Americans the fact that it's illegal? Is that all that stops you? Because you don't want to break the law?

Considering world history from previous civilizations as well as the Americas own history.

It's seems that once a Civilization removes something from being unlawful, in an attempt to clear the conscious of its morally binding reflection of that law, then lawful responsibility for the ethics of whatever the action is no longer exist.

Therefore, the people are free to perform the action, now not seen as wrong and often encouraged to do so.

Regardless, it's not quite that easy. We can 'play' the, “it's ok b/c it's legal game” all we want.

It will not override or negate the core moral compass(Soul?) that drives our emotions
and people are likely to still feel guilty thus leaving them no better than they were before hand
and now more likely, worse off.

I could think of countless examples of this.



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[Emperor]

Well think of who the majority of the targets would be. The odds that people are going to go randomly shooting homeless people is unlikely. 12 hours of amnesty would most likely target the corrupt (in a perfect world). I'm interested to see how the movie plays it out, but I imagine that is how it would go about...

If that movie doesn't have these crazies camped out at politicians' houses, it's totally unbelievable!

They would be the first to go in ANY purge!

 

[JNieman]

If that movie doesn't have these crazies camped out at politicians' houses, it's totally unbelievable!

They would be the first to go in ANY purge!

 

[Trey@IG]

cool concept but definitely turned retarded when the masked psychopaths showed up. could have been good but i have a feeling its going to suck

 

[kcinnick]

If that movie doesn't have these crazies camped out at politicians' houses, it's totally unbelievable!

They would be the first to go in ANY purge!

Yeah, among many reasons this will never happen, politicians will not allow it because they know they will be the first to go. It would probably rid the world of narcissists in 12 hours.

 

[kcinnick]

Second thought, who thinks of this ****? If someone posted this idea on a forum they would probably be on a watch list, hollywood comes up with it and it is art...

 

[madwabbit]

Answered: During the annual purge I'd download massive amounts of free music and bootleg movies online.

 

[kcinnick]

Answered: During the annual purge I'd download massive amounts of free music and bootleg movies online.

Hmm, if you manufactured a select fire weapon during the purge, would it be illegal after the purge?

 

[madwabbit]

interesting.

I think itd be like if during the purge, I stole a ferrari.

The ACT occured during the purge, so it was "legal", but now that the purge is over i'm still in possession of stolen property.

 

[JNieman]

Answered: During the annual purge I'd download massive amounts of free music and bootleg movies online.

Sadly you'd have avoided harsher punishments than any of the murderers, I bet.