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Shauk · 08-15-2007, 09:09 PM

I think sleepyjack nailed it with his helmet vs brick analogy.

I mean shit happens.

I think more people die from smoking related diseases, car accidents, or natural causes than gun crime really.

to get behind the psychology of people who commit gun crimes, there are those who are doing it out of pure hatred and wont waste any time with thier supervillanesque drawn out victory speeches to give you any time at all to be a hero and save yourself and the pretty neighbor girl. No chances are, the psychological profile of that guy will enable him to blow your head off without saying a word.

those who hesitate before killing people, who engage in dialogue, are more likely to be talked down or escaped without incident. those people are just in the wrong state of mind, much like people who own guns and start dialogue before suicide. some people can be talked out of it.

Its just aiming for the non lethal approach, whichmean taking the higher road for a lot of people, that proves your respect for life. the low brow "shoot-em" route seems crass and continues to drag our species back down the evolutionary ladder away from the "perfect" uptopian society that has been fantasized about in so many sci fi future films.

I'm sure most of these people wouldn't have ever turned to gun crime if they were part of a social group that actually cared about them (that means NOT GANGS, since thats more about money/drugs/hos in the way they portray themselves)

I dunno, most people who are advocates of guns seem to think that the typical guy commiting gun crime is about as evil as everything they've seen come out of hollywood.

in reality its usually either the mentally ill, the social outcast, or someone who's poor upbringing never stressed the sanctity of being mortal.

considering this debate over guns, gun control, or even the minute of concealed guns have been ongoing since like the civil war or some crap in some form or another, I think my opinion is just another one to go floating off into this stupid internet of insignificance. Certainly not going to change a damn thing.

08-15-2007, 09:09 PM	#148 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	I think sleepyjack nailed it with his helmet vs brick analogy. I mean shit happens. I think more people die from smoking related diseases, car accidents, or natural causes than gun crime really. to get behind the psychology of people who commit gun crimes, there are those who are doing it out of pure hatred and wont waste any time with thier supervillanesque drawn out victory speeches to give you any time at all to be a hero and save yourself and the pretty neighbor girl. No chances are, the psychological profile of that guy will enable him to blow your head off without saying a word. those who hesitate before killing people, who engage in dialogue, are more likely to be talked down or escaped without incident. those people are just in the wrong state of mind, much like people who own guns and start dialogue before suicide. some people can be talked out of it. Its just aiming for the non lethal approach, whichmean taking the higher road for a lot of people, that proves your respect for life. the low brow "shoot-em" route seems crass and continues to drag our species back down the evolutionary ladder away from the "perfect" uptopian society that has been fantasized about in so many sci fi future films. I'm sure most of these people wouldn't have ever turned to gun crime if they were part of a social group that actually cared about them (that means NOT GANGS, since thats more about money/drugs/hos in the way they portray themselves) I dunno, most people who are advocates of guns seem to think that the typical guy commiting gun crime is about as evil as everything they've seen come out of hollywood. in reality its usually either the mentally ill, the social outcast, or someone who's poor upbringing never stressed the sanctity of being mortal. considering this debate over guns, gun control, or even the minute of concealed guns have been ongoing since like the civil war or some crap in some form or another, I think my opinion is just another one to go floating off into this stupid internet of insignificance. Certainly not going to change a damn thing.