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Plan9 · 09-29-2008, 12:48 PM

"Terrorists commandeer airliners with box cutters; no one tries to stop them."
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Originally Posted by MSD

I would not consider shooting someone who only had a blunt object, especially in such close quarters, unless I were sure it was the victim's only chance. With a knife or gun, I would clearly have the legal right to use lethal force to defend someone without trying anything else first (and would be a lot less inclined to try to tackle someone,) but I'd be a lot more willing to try nonlethal force on a guy with a hammer even if I would be within my legal rights to shoot.

Shooting? Stabbing? Hell, I would have been impressed if somebody had tried to put him a bear hug or kick out one of his knees.

Tully Mars · 09-29-2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Crompsin

"Terrorists commandeer airliners with box cutters; no one tries to stop them."

Todd Beamer's family et el might take issue with that comment.

dksuddeth · 09-29-2008, 02:49 PM

the urban theme of 'minding your own business' is a direct result of the social indoctrination of 'non-aggression' and anti self-defense. The mindset of not taking the law in to your own hands, that the police are there to protect you. A tragedy and travesty of society, we've become.

Plan9 · 09-29-2008, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Todd Beamer's family et el make take issue with that comment.

Hey, don't make me count the single digit exceptions to the thousand person rule.

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Seems like everybody is so worried about crime control and gun laws these days... they fail to see how they've really worked wonders in two social programs... in their pro-apathy and anti-guts movements.

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Oh, how we sit idly by... 'cuz, ya know, somebody else will do something.

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I wish I could run an experiment using actors to see how prevalent the "right-here-too-much" factor is among people these days.

09-29-2008, 02:49 PM	#43 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	the urban theme of 'minding your own business' is a direct result of the social indoctrination of 'non-aggression' and anti self-defense. The mindset of not taking the law in to your own hands, that the police are there to protect you. A tragedy and travesty of society, we've become. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."