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Sometimes one has to "cooperate" with a robber. Other times...
http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=woman+holding+door+against+robber+shoots+videoIf you choose to review, choose the video in the Top Left Corner ("Woman with gun..."
. It depicts a robber (with apparent accomplice) literally breaking down the door of a business while TWO people are trying to prevent the break-in by holding the door. The Robber WON'T LET UP. He continues and continues battering the door.
Would you want to "cooperate" by letting him in? What would you do if you were the lady in this video?
Self-defense and whether one chooses to engage in it are part & parcel of gun-control discussions. There are those who advocate cooperation, there are those who advocate active resistance. With this video, we can see how these points of view move from philosophical and policy considerations to the very tangible. It is graphic, though not repulsive. I cannot vouch for the site nor any comments about the taped incident. It is what it is.
