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Old 09-17-2017, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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I see you've unwaveringly latched onto the notion that questioning why the women were attacked means I am blaming the victim. Have at it.
well, next time, don't blame the victims.

Your "skimpy clothing" argument is extremely weak. Plus, "skimpy clothing" is nothing but your own assumption.

Just like Alan Alda once said,

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light won't come in.
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Old 09-17-2017, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts & Hilton Head, SC
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These were supposedly Boston College students.
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Old 09-17-2017, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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well, next time, don't blame the victims.

Your "skimpy clothing" argument is extremely weak. Plus, "skimpy clothing" is nothing but your own assumption.

Just like Alan Alda once said,

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light won't come in.
Smart man. I never heard that saying before. I'm going to take it to heart!
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Old 09-17-2017, 04:08 PM
 
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It's odd they show the victims, who appear to be normal looking, modestly attired young women, but no picture of the attacker.
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Old 09-17-2017, 04:15 PM
 
Location: Austin
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It's odd they show the victims, who appear to be normal looking, modestly attired young women, but no picture of the attacker.
You're saying "but no picture of the attacker" as tongue-in-cheek, right?

I'm grateful I had many opportunities to visit Western Europe when few Muslims lived there. The last time, we saw several armed men guarding the front of a synagogue in Austria. I sadly knew immediately this would be my last trip to Europe.

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Old 09-17-2017, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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You're saying "but no picture of the attacker" as tongue-in-cheek, right?

I'm grateful I had many opportunities to visit Western Europe when few Muslims lived there. The last time, we saw several armed men guarding the front of a synagogue in Austria. I sadly knew immediately this would be my last trip to Europe.
Really? The chances of anything happening to you is minimal. Austria had 44 murders in 2015...Texas ALONE had many more. In fact Dallas had more murders than all of Austria at a 136.

Now, I'm sure you would think it silly if an Austrian refused to set foot in Texas because of the violence.
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Old 09-17-2017, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Really? The chances of anything happening to you is minimal. Austria had 44 murders in 2015...Texas ALONE had many more. In fact Dallas had more murders than all of Austria at a 136.

Now, I'm sure you would think it silly if an Austrian refused to set foot in Texas because of the violence.
Most murders in the U.S. are inner city gang related, so most people wouldn't be affected by those either. At least you can legally defend yourself in Texas. Not so in Europe, nor even parts of Amerika.
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Old 09-17-2017, 05:12 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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Most murders in the U.S. are inner city gang related, so most people wouldn't be affected by those either. At least you can legally defend yourself in Texas. Not so in Europe, nor even parts of Amerika.
My point is that it is silly to be afraid to go Austria...or anywhere in Europe, especially when you come from the US.
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Old 09-17-2017, 05:15 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Really? The chances of anything happening to you is minimal. Austria had 44 murders in 2015...Texas ALONE had many more. In fact Dallas had more murders than all of Austria at a 136.

Now, I'm sure you would think it silly if an Austrian refused to set foot in Texas because of the violence.
The chances of the Boston college girls being attacked by a Muslim in Marseille were "minimal". They were, however, attacked with acid in the face, in France, in a city with a large Muslim population, by a woman they didn't know and may never be physically or mentally the same.

I see you are from Vancouver. We loved Vancouver when we visited. One of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. We saw few white people downtown, however. The overwhelming number of people out at night in Vancouver were Chinese. Our Canadian born server at a restaurant said he could no longer afford to live in the city because wealthy, non-resident, Chinese immigrants with dual citizenship had inflated the real estate prices by buying up property in the city. He was planning to move out of Vancouver in a few days.

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Old 09-17-2017, 05:19 PM
 
Location: DFW
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My point is that it is silly to be afraid to go Austria...or anywhere in Europe, especially when you come from the US.
Do you believe crime has risen in Europe since they started letting in the Muslim population?
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