For those interested in EXACTLY what transpired earlier:
http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showpost.php?p=654934&postcount=475
And now, lets continue:
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Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
Spare me your bullhorn and BS, String. I noticed how you ignored my example that put your earlier assertion to rest. Seems you just can't concede a point that interferes with your beliefs, you you just keep repeating the SOS in various forms while ignoring how they are logically deconstructed. In short, you're just being stubborn to the point of insipidness.
What example did I Ignore? One more example of my own to prove the point. If he had given failing grades to all the black kids based on their failure as a group, would that have been singling them out based on race or based on poor performance?
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Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
WRONG. ESTABLISHING INTENT IS PART OF THE TRIAL PROCESS, AND IS REQUIRED OF BOTH PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE. REMEMBER, IN AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM, ONE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
You are mixing and dropping contexts. I used intent previously to mean what was the intended result of his actions or what was the motivation for his actions. That is, I agree he had no ill intent.
That's not intent in the legal context, but motive. Intent, in the legal context simply means that the action was not an accident. He intended to create the group. Intent is established. His motives, however good they may have been, don't change the fact he violated the law and school board policy.
Proof of motive IS NOT required for conviction, though it certainly can help in certain cases.
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WRONG AGAIN. Your flawed analogy is based upon your incorrect application to the wrong example. Being caught stealing a car requires proving if the accused did indeed steal the car, NOT his intentions. Extenuating or exceptional circumstances come into play AFTER it's been established that the accused did indeed steal said car. Proving INTENT comes up in such cases as to what degree of murder is being charged, and if the prosecution can convict based on evidence regarding intent, or the defense can change the degree of conviction via intent (murder in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree).
No, you are dropping and mixing contexts.
Motive - An idea, belief, or emotion that impels a person to act in accordance with that state of mind.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/motive
Intent - A determination to perform a particular act or to act in a particular manner for a specific reason; an aim or design; a resolution to use a certain means to reach an end.
Intent is a mental attitude with which an individual acts, and therefore it cannot ordinarily be directly proved but must be inferred from surrounding facts and circumstances. Intent refers only to the state of mind with which the act is done or omitted. It differs from motive, which is what prompts a person to act or to fail to act. For example, suppose Billy calls Amy names and Amy throws a snowball at him. Amy's intent is to hit Billy with a snowball. Her motive may be to stop Billy's taunts.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/intent
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Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
Not quite....you are STILL trying to state that the very creation of the lunch brunch was "racist" by it's very design. As I've logically demonstrated, that is not the case. It's the fine details that you want to have sway with...but you don't have a logical foot to stand on. The final ruling DOES NOT support your displayed contentions 100%....THAT is why you keep repeating yourself, and why you ignore the facts and logic that just won't support your assertions and contentions. I never said you were calling for the man's head but as the saying goes, the devil is in the details when one reads your statements.
No, I said it's effects are racist. It is a waste of time for black students that are not failing.
The school board agrees with me, not you. They did not say that the action complied with the law or policy. Are they not examples of "cooler heads" now?
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No, my condescendingly chuckling friend, I just pointed out that your comparison was wrong, given the circumstances and the FACTS of each separate case. Rather than concede that small point, you invent another question to detract from your error.
There was no error on my part. My point was that his motives (I will use that so you won't mix context again) is not relevant to whether he broke the law. He could have done it with the motives I mentioned and would have still been in violation of the law.
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Baloney....you continually try to insert your personal beliefs into what has transpired. And as I've stated above, the evidence and final ruling DO NOT support parts of your assertions.
Where? Where have I have I said that I do not believe his stated motivation? Where does the ruling disagree with me?
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We're NOT in full agreement...and I suspect we never will be, as the chronology of the posts demonstrates. I'm going to leave it at that and move on.
Okay, then do you not believe his motives or do you not believe the group violated the law and school board policy?