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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 3065777" data-attributes="member: 7883">Wow.  I'm a mook!  Cool! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Or uncool?I think the whole idea of grouping people doesn't really help.  I think most people are complex enough that you can't really apply a label to them.  I listen to pop music, wear a leather coat in the spring and fall, and have a sports car.  I'm also an avid gamer, and fan of fantasy literature, as well as loving camping and such.  I know you're trying to make a point, but I feel that it's just as pointless for those on the "fringe" to make generalizations as it is for those in the "mainstream".  Neither way is better than the other.I've known good people on both sides of society, as well as bad people on both sides.  I've known "good kids", who displayed very antisocial behaviour when I actually got to know them...to the point that I wouldn't want to let my children (when I have them) anywhere near them.  And I've known some people who were more externally individualistic who were very intelligent and mild mannered.  And in both cases, I've known the opposite as well.Regardless of how we dress, it's how we act that matters.  I do think that many people are sometimes hesitant to say anything when it's someone they know who is doing something wrong.  There's a reticence to believe someone would carry through on negative behaviour.  Maybe it's because many of us try to believe the best of others, until proven otherwise.  Unfortunately, that "proving otherwise" then sometimes becomes things like what happened on Wednesday.Banshee</blockquote>

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