# Pit thread for Martin\_Hyde {He has been BANNED}

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-thread-for-martin-hyde-he-has-been-banned/965045 "2022-05-24T22:52:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-thread-for-martin-hyde-he-has-been-banned/965045/310 "2022-05-26T18:26:43Z")

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> [@Martin\_Hyde](#):
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> Simple truth–we have several posters in this thread that gleefully jumped on the idea of people I personally know being the victims of gun violence. You could say you find that behavior immoral, or you could accept it, and you showed an acceptance of it. That reflects poorly on you.

If you **still** find it easier to argue against what you wish I had said than it is to argue against what I actually did say (see below), then – by all means – be my guest.

But it makes you look like an intellectually dishonest douchebag:

> [@DavidNRockies](#):
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> I don’t support the words used, but I understand the frustration that gave rise to them.

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