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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the ones who are looting are thugs, and the ones who are distraught are weaklings.  Is there any appropriate reaction in your mind, other than applause?[/quote]

As long as it's legal and not harming anyone, I think any reaction is appropriate. People are going to feel however they feel. But I think there are inappropriate ways to express appropriate reactions. Regardless of people's feelings about something going on in the world they still need to suck it up and deal with life. Be distraught or traumatized on your own time; hold it together at school or work, or preferably anywhere public.

I would feel completely differently if the article was about the family or friends of someone who died needing to postpone academic obligations. I definitely think that sort of grief should be accommodated with sensitivity. However this article, as far as I can tell, is about students who did not know or have a personal relationship with the victim in the Ferguson incident, so this reaction seems ridiculous and self-indulgent to me.
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Not to mention, that these are students who will presumably be practicing law.  Imagine if they suffer “trauma” because a judgment doesn’t go their way, or something happens in the course of a trial.  Just so silly.  [b]Are these students really this fragile?[/b]  [/quote]

I hate to say it, but some really are this fragile. I say this as someone with inside knowledge of law schools these days. It's just that bad.[/quote]

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