04-04-2013 05:18 PM
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04-04-2013 05:20 PM
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How do you suppose a judge would view this incident if instead of pulling out his gun, the shooter pulled out his other keys for his other car, and ran the thief off the road to his death? | |
04-04-2013 05:41 PM
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04-04-2013 05:44 PM
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Well, duh. How could one even remotely consider the second scenario to be personal defense or even defense of property? It obviously entails significant risk of personal injury and ensured destruction of property. | |
04-04-2013 06:48 PM
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04-04-2013 07:14 PM
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Don't steal = Don't get shot | |
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04-04-2013 07:19 PM
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article/video comments are the dredges of the internet lol. And I hate that freaking format where the most recent comments are at the top and there are various sub-topics underneath. And I do wonder how much of this is a vocal minority vs silent majority thing. Ok, enough excuses | |
04-04-2013 07:29 PM
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What I know (or at least I believe is true): | |
04-04-2013 07:30 PM
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Yeah, burglary and grand theft auto are very high risk ventures. | |
04-04-2013 07:37 PM
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Haven't read all the posts above. | |
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04-04-2013 07:38 PM
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04-04-2013 07:55 PM
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04-04-2013 07:56 PM
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Standard protocol here is that people who don't like guns compare violent crime stats between European countries (strict gun control) and USA (lax gun control). | |
04-04-2013 07:58 PM
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Last edited by spoonitnow; 04-04-2013 at 08:02 PM. | |
04-04-2013 08:06 PM
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I didn't gather as much from this thread's attitude as you did... | |
04-04-2013 08:08 PM
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04-04-2013 08:13 PM
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Are you calling me a Eurotard? | |
04-04-2013 08:33 PM
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I think its hard to compare Central America with Europe. They may ban guns, but I don't think they have the political or police clout to enforce it, just look at Mexico (I think guns are banned???). | |
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04-04-2013 08:38 PM
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Poor + illegal economic opportunities = guns | |
04-04-2013 08:41 PM
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04-04-2013 08:56 PM
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I make lots of serious posts. I'm probably the smartest person on this board after Renton and Bankitdrew. | |
04-04-2013 09:25 PM
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04-04-2013 09:31 PM
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04-04-2013 09:38 PM
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04-04-2013 09:41 PM
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Thanks for the compliment. | |
04-04-2013 10:35 PM
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The difference is that western europe and america are both considered industrialized, "first-world" nations, and central/south america is either third-world or newly industrialized. | |
04-05-2013 01:47 AM
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Last edited by daviddem; 04-05-2013 at 09:32 AM.
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04-05-2013 02:06 AM
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herp derp bajerp lalerp let's give people guns and let them decide on the morality of killing other people over trivial things like stolen cars and breaking and entering | |
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04-05-2013 02:14 AM
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Solid post from deedee up there. | |
04-05-2013 03:19 AM
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There are plenty of deterrents. Just because the threat of getting shot isn't there doesn't mean everyone thinks it's a fantastic idea to go and steal shit. |
Last edited by Savy; 04-05-2013 at 03:25 AM. | |
04-05-2013 03:29 AM
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What kind of car was it? | |
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04-05-2013 03:37 AM
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04-05-2013 04:06 AM
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Head shot. | |
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04-05-2013 05:55 AM
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Dozer and Davvidem pretty much covered it. | |
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04-05-2013 05:57 AM
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Seen the Saudi ruling? | |
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04-05-2013 06:38 AM
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Didn't know, I just Googled it. They're nuts. I guess he may consider himself lucky, at least he will not be beheaded with a sword... | |
Last edited by daviddem; 04-05-2013 at 06:45 AM.
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04-05-2013 07:03 AM
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Chop my head off baby | |
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04-05-2013 07:14 AM
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04-05-2013 08:32 AM
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I think Israel and Switzerland have similarly high levels of gun ownership as american, yet much less crime and murder. The obvious conclusion; guns don't kill people, 'muricans do. | |
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04-05-2013 08:36 AM
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they've got guns not to use on their countrymen but just in case the arabs or germans come a calling ldo | |
04-05-2013 08:42 AM
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This: | |
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04-05-2013 09:02 AM
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04-05-2013 09:58 AM
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04-05-2013 01:15 PM
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Here's the thing though. U.S. politics are rather draconian at times. Whether or not gays should be able to get married is actually a hot topic right now. | |
04-05-2013 01:17 PM
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04-05-2013 01:34 PM
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Why pick on an AR-15? Why not pick on other semi-automatic rifles? | |
Last edited by spoonitnow; 04-05-2013 at 01:36 PM. | |
04-05-2013 07:50 PM
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Just briefly reading through this thread I wanted to clarify this point, just in case the political correctness police roll in. | |
04-05-2013 07:53 PM
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Gay marriage is a big topic here in the UK too, highly controversial given the influence the Church has had for hundreds of years (well, longer than the US has existed at least ) | |
04-05-2013 09:39 PM
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04-05-2013 11:34 PM
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Last edited by daviddem; 04-06-2013 at 08:09 AM.
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04-06-2013 12:20 AM
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Interesting... I learned something new today. | |
04-06-2013 01:22 AM
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Last edited by daviddem; 04-06-2013 at 01:24 AM.
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04-06-2013 04:29 AM
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That reminds me of a friend of mine who was making a documentary about the London air ambulance and he told me that if a call comes in about a stabbing the code over the radio is "stab stab stab", which means the doctor who will fly out to the scene knows to put on a stab vest. I just like the "stab stab stab" bit. | |
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04-06-2013 01:14 PM
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04-06-2013 11:46 PM
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I know I was just kidding. | |
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04-07-2013 06:07 AM
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I must be misunderstanding but from reading americans' responses ITT, it seems bizarrely like if he says it was intentional he could get away with it for defending his shit (at least in lots of states?) whereas if he claims he was aiming for the tyres and missed or whatever, then involuntary manslaughter? | |
04-07-2013 07:44 AM
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There are basically three possible situations: | |
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04-07-2013 08:56 AM
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maybe he was worried about the guy carbon monoxide poisoning him to death with the exhaust fumes so that's why he had to shoot him through the back of the car. | |
04-07-2013 10:59 AM
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04-07-2013 01:34 PM
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04-07-2013 02:18 PM
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04-07-2013 03:06 PM
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04-07-2013 03:20 PM
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Don't you feel a little bit like he has a small penis though? | |
04-07-2013 07:18 PM
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That pic is so much lolz. | |
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04-07-2013 11:26 PM
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Do you really think that because something is written into law, it is not wrong, dumb or obsolete? Take a tour of dumblaws.com or http://list25.com/the-25-craziest-laws-ever/3/ | |
Last edited by daviddem; 04-08-2013 at 03:04 AM.
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04-08-2013 03:26 AM
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Europeans, | |
04-08-2013 03:48 AM
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Agree. Prohibition and repression alone do not work in these matters. Not for alcohol, not for drugs, not for guns, not for religion, not for (homo)sexuality. Even though all of these things are banned in a country or another, if people want them enough, they will get them regardless of the law. | |
Last edited by daviddem; 04-08-2013 at 03:58 AM.
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04-08-2013 09:22 AM
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Citing Muslim social roles as "dumb" or "oppressive to women" is a failure to understand the culture in its own terms. I have met many Muslim men and women, and every time I've brought up the notion of women being oppressed, they have patiently explained to me how I was misinformed, and missing the big picture. | |
04-08-2013 09:34 AM
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04-08-2013 09:40 AM
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04-08-2013 09:51 AM
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04-08-2013 10:05 AM
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04-08-2013 10:16 AM
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04-08-2013 10:25 AM
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Absurd absurd absurd. It's Stockholm syndrome. And the concept of Muslim men having a holy duty to defend all women is patronizing and oppressing in itself. Also, semi-civilized Muslims are gonna paint a different picture to an outsider of what their culture actually is, and you'd be a fool to trust it at face value. I'm all for tolerance of other cultures but you have to have bounds of reason, and Muslim culture is about as indefensible as any culture on the planet. | |
Last edited by Renton; 04-08-2013 at 10:29 AM. | |
04-08-2013 10:25 AM
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