The Boondock Saints dilemma

General discussions that don't fit in other forums can go here.
Forum rules
Feel free to discuss any topics here. Please use the Politics sub-forum for political conversations. While most topics will be allowed please be sure to be respectful and follow our normal site rules at http://www.webdiplomacy.net/rules.php.
Post Reply
Message
Author
WyattS14
Bronze Donator
Bronze Donator
Posts: 161
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:14 am
Karma: 133
Contact:

The Boondock Saints dilemma

#1 Post by WyattS14 » Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:28 am

I’m in a mood and we need to talk

In the boondock saints, 2 brothers send themselves on a religious journey to destroy all evil by putting the power of judge and jury in their own hands, murdering mob members, murderers, and adulterers.

Throughout the movie there is a constant argument going on in the media about whether or not the general public agrees with the murders, and whether or not it’s right to put that power into ones own hands.

So here’s the dilemma.

Can one man have the power to judge good and bad, and is it justifiable to act upon this in a similar manner?

Imagine you live in a crime infested city and there’s news reports everywhere about three men killing crime lords, mobsters, drug pushers, etc day after day over and over again. Would you be scared or would you support it?

RagingIke297
Posts: 2282
Joined: Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:35 pm
Location: Locked in Bo_Sox's Basement
Karma: 849
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#2 Post by RagingIke297 » Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:12 am

Well, I lived near Cleveland for 15 years and now I live near Chicago. If someone was cleaning up those towns by getting rid of the trouble makers, I wouldn't stop them...

2ndWhiteLine
Bronze Donator
Bronze Donator
Posts: 69
Joined: Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:56 am
Karma: 82
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#3 Post by 2ndWhiteLine » Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:34 pm

I wouldn't support vigilante justice if it meant people talked about Boondock Saints like it was a good movie.
3

Vecna
Posts: 11658
Joined: Sun Dec 31, 2017 1:43 am
Karma: 5100
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#4 Post by Vecna » Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:44 pm

2ndWhiteLine wrote:
Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:34 pm
I wouldn't support vigilante justice if it meant people talked about Boondock Saints like it was a good movie.
Why don't you make like a tree, and get the fuck outta here?
2

Tom Bombadil
Gold Donator
Gold Donator
Posts: 2927
Joined: Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:52 pm
Location: Detroit, MI
Karma: 2524
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#5 Post by Tom Bombadil » Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:26 pm

I’ve never liked 2WL more

WyattS14
Bronze Donator
Bronze Donator
Posts: 161
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:14 am
Karma: 133
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#6 Post by WyattS14 » Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:49 pm

The Boondock Saints isn’t a bad movie... right? :(

User avatar
Yigg
Posts: 156
Joined: Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:56 am
Location: Majesty's Court, Jester's Chair
Karma: 290
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#7 Post by Yigg » Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:22 am

Wrong fuckin' alley.

WyattS14
Bronze Donator
Bronze Donator
Posts: 161
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:14 am
Karma: 133
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#8 Post by WyattS14 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:59 am

“Is it dead?”
@the Webdip forums

2ndWhiteLine
Bronze Donator
Bronze Donator
Posts: 69
Joined: Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:56 am
Karma: 82
Contact:

Re: The Boondock Saints dilemma

#9 Post by 2ndWhiteLine » Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:46 pm

Boondock Saints is a lot like ultimate frisbee. Every college kid likes it until they graduate and realize that they just wasted the last four years of their lives playing Quidditch without broomsticks.
2

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 101 guests