reviving an older thread,
showing why 'less lethal' means of defense are really not better than lethal means of self defense.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_...storyid=106124
Quote:
ATLANTA (AP) -- [B}A man tried to use a stun gun to fend off a carjacker and ended up being shot five times.
The man was taken to the hospital Wednesday with wounds to his abdomen and leg but was expected to survive, Atlanta police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said.
The man was driving a minivan in southeast Atlanta when he was confronted by a carjacker at an intersection. The carjacker jumped in, told the man to drive and demanded money, police said.
While trying to reach for his money, the man also pulled out his stun gun and shocked the carjacker.
But the carjacker reacted by shooting the man at least five times, Keyes said. The van, which was still moving, crashed into a tree and the carjacker ran away.[/B]
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see, tasers do not always incapacitate your criminal and you could end up getting killed.
Quote:
The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was conscious and talking to investigators when he was taken to the hospital, Keyes said.
Keyes stressed the importance simply giving up the vehicle when confronted by a carjacker.
"Make the situation safe for you," she said. "You know you have to get away from that person. Just try to give the car up."
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This shit pisses me off to no fucking end. First off, if these criminals realize that facing no resistance at the beginning, only to have to deal with you as the only eyewitness in court IF they are caught will only cause them to kill you to avoid that eyewitness. Also, why would you embolden the criminals to recognize that they won't face any resistance in taking YOUR personal property that you worked your ass off for. Some people here don't consider the taking of life worth physical property but I say these people have no clue what it means to live life paycheck to paycheck and to value what is yours.