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Originally posted by IvanAstikov
reply to post by KawRider9
Doesn't that seem a little like overkill
edit on 9-8-2013 by IvanAstikov because: (no reason given)
OTOH, why should a 92 year old be left defenseless by the state in the face of a younger and more physically strong thug? A firearm is a tool that the physically weak can defend themselves from the physically strong. Otherwise we devolve into the days when the strong could victimize the weak with impunity. Why leave great grand dad defenseless when the true problem lies with the criminal?
Originally posted by IvanAstikov
reply to post by KawRider9
Doesn't that seem a little like overkill if a 92 yr old man can see a violent thug off with a punch? It'd seem a shame to reach the age of 92 without killing somebody and then go and spoil your record when a punch or 2 would have done the job, if you'd but tried, rather than falling onto your back and shouting "Mount me! Mount me!" Seems you'd prefer to encourage 92 yr olds to think "Well, I may not be around to be attacked next year, I'd better kill someone while I still can!"
edit on 9-8-2013 by IvanAstikov because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by IvanAstikov
reply to post by KawRider9
In every circumstance, regardless of the intruder's own potential threat capabilities? Are you going to shoot to kill at any figure over 4ft, for example, or would you have a little bit of hesitation in your trigger finger if your burglar was an 11 yr old carrying a screwdriver? Say it was your wayward 17 yr old nephew who'd thought you were out and decided to make himself a quick buck? Fill him full of holes and bury him out back?
edit on 9-8-2013 by IvanAstikov because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by phinubian
reply to post by digital01anarchy
Dating a black woman and any of the above about his so called teaching skills to blacks that can't read(what a joke) doesn't give a pass or prove anything at all of how he might have felt about black men or black male teens who would seem to be a threat to him or his manhood in his mind, I am sorry but this is usually the first goto card I hear from folks that claim they aren't racist but most of the time they are, "I've got black friends" I say go find some people who actually know George Zimmerman from his past who did not show up to court, you might find the accounts parallel closely to what his cousin said about him, his sexual abuse and how he and others in his family really feels about blacks, there is no doubt he has racist sentiments and more than likely is a straight up racist.
edit on 8-8-2013 by phinubian because: (no reason given)
Here in the US most burglars case houses before they rob them