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Chainfire

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23. Why is it "funny?"

Mon Jun 14, 2021, 05:25 PM

Jun 2021

Because almost all humor is based on someone else's discomfort.

Ironic may have been a better choice of words, but I am willing to defend "funny."

Karma bit the victim square in the butt, he tired to break bad and got his ass shot off. He decided to live by the gun and he almost died by the gun. I am laughing at him because he is a damn fool; it is the same reason I laughed over Trump's wardrobe last week.

Self defense is one thing, gunfighting over a billfold is something else. I just hope that he shootee had insurance so that I don't have to pay for his damn treatment. Would the victim have gotten shot after giving up his billfold? We will never know, but he sure got shot trying to keep it.

Make no mistake, I hope that the robber gets served up a full meal of justice and spends the main part of his remaining time on this earth behind bars just where he belongs. As far as I am concerned, the "victim" can be forever known as the slowest gun in the West.

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Here you go DU, one of those good guy with a gun stories. Sarcasm warning. [View all] Comfortably_Numb Jun 2021 OP

So instead of becoming a redneck hero Chainfire Jun 2021 #1

Probably life long complications, too. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #2

I really doubt that it was about the money. Chainfire Jun 2021 #7

The man (the robber) was perfectly willing to shoot him. LisaL Jun 2021 #11

Do you have crystal balls? Chainfire Jun 2021 #22

Robber fought back? LisaL Jun 2021 #25

Yea, he fought back. No one said it was justified, but it certainly to be expected. Chainfire Jun 2021 #27

You don't have to assume anything since it's all on video. LisaL Jun 2021 #28

I haven't watched the video and don't intend to Chainfire Jun 2021 #29

Yep, you're right. I had to "do my own research." ancianita Sep 2021 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Sep 2021 #37

The quote applies to either one. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #20

Once someone already has a gun drawn on you. alphafemale Jun 2021 #3

Idiot. nt RegularJam Jun 2021 #4

Don't think we will hear that one on Faux News. n/t doc03 Jun 2021 #5

So a man minding his own business sarisataka Jun 2021 #6

No one is defending the robber Chainfire Jun 2021 #8

I really don't know as to WTF is so funny here. LisaL Jun 2021 #10

Why is it "funny?" Chainfire Jun 2021 #23

Agreed, no one is defending the robber sarisataka Jun 2021 #12

Well, it sure looks like some here feel bad that poor robber got shot. LisaL Jun 2021 #14

I suppose sarisataka Jun 2021 #18

Where do you see that? Chainfire Jun 2021 #24

The gun fetishists think they live in a 50s western where... Thomas Hurt Jun 2021 #9

Victim was minding his own business, until an armed robber approached him. LisaL Jun 2021 #13

so you are saying if you are the victim of crime you can't do something fool hardy during it? Thomas Hurt Jun 2021 #15

Do you think that when approached by an armed robber, compliance is going to guarantee LisaL Jun 2021 #17

Victim-blaming isn't a good look. Dr. Strange Jun 2021 #34

Perhaps it would have been better sarisataka Jun 2021 #16

Perhaps it would have been better if neither one of them had guns. Beastly Boy Jun 2021 #19

Has no one ever been robbed except at gun point? sarisataka Jun 2021 #21

That's a pretty poor, although predictable comeback. Beastly Boy Jun 2021 #30

The diversion began with your statement sarisataka Jun 2021 #31

Don't be so modest! Beastly Boy Jun 2021 #32

I rarely comment on anything the NRA says sarisataka Jun 2021 #33

It is refreshing to see a post that is not only to the point, but also, Beastly Boy Jun 2021 #35

The NRA and I parted ways after Sandy Hook sarisataka Jun 2021 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author billh58 Jun 2021 #26