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MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)
67. Sorry.
Thu Aug 4, 2022, 07:51 PM
Aug 2022

Just reading the thug/gang comments in the thread and the defense of this woman when there are no further details available and no one knows if there are any witnesses... makes me a little on edge.

Apperently, the car and contents of same was worth the life of a 13 y/o. Kaleva Aug 2022 #1
No doubt she was defending herself from armed robbers, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #3
How dare she want them to stop breaking into her car ripcord Aug 2022 #4
Myself, I'm not faulting the woman for doing what she had to do, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #6
She didn't have to confront. She could have retreated. Kaleva Aug 2022 #9
I agree, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #11
The article isn't clear as to which thug had the gun Kaleva Aug 2022 #12
For me, it doesn't matter who had the gun, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #14
It wouldn't be with her for the rest of her life if she had retreated Kaleva Aug 2022 #16
I already agreed with you, but that's a moot point now, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #17
We don't know the ages of all of them. Kaleva Aug 2022 #25
.... MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #27
But thanks I really want to know who the pacifists are alphafemale Aug 2022 #51
At least she has a life. BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #31
She went to confront at least 4 people attempting to break in to her parked car Kaleva Aug 2022 #32
Seriosuly? ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #54
The group saw her Mz Pip Aug 2022 #59
It's both ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #62
Natural predators hunt down kill things that run. alphafemale Aug 2022 #47
The rest of her life might have been measured in minutes with a violent rape. alphafemale Aug 2022 #48
It may turn out that the 13 y/o was unarmed Kaleva Aug 2022 #19
It doesn't matter if he was the one armed, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #24
We are using the same story to make two, separate points. Kaleva Aug 2022 #29
Aye Matey, we've reached an accord. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #30
That's her story anyway. Were there any witnesses? MrsCoffee Aug 2022 #61
That is a good question, I haven't read anything about witnesses, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #63
But you seem to believe it. MrsCoffee Aug 2022 #64
What? MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #66
Sorry. MrsCoffee Aug 2022 #67
No problem at all. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #68
I wondered why someone would draw there gun when a baddie had their gun aimed at them. Kaleva Aug 2022 #81
A bullet's speed is measured in Zeitghost Aug 2022 #50
I understand that some place a premium on material things over a life. Kaleva Aug 2022 #8
Seems it was the thieves who cared more about material possessions than human life ripcord Aug 2022 #70
Everybody involved cared more about material things then life. Kaleva Aug 2022 #74
The woman cared about her life ripcord Aug 2022 #75
Again, what reputable self defense course teaches one to do that? Kaleva Aug 2022 #79
People are not going to be passive victims just to please you ripcord Aug 2022 #89
I am sure she appreciates your deciding she did not have a right to defend herself. alphafemale Aug 2022 #13
She was defending her car. Kaleva Aug 2022 #15
You are so morally superior to much of humanity alphafemale Aug 2022 #39
I take training and proper use of a gun seriously Kaleva Aug 2022 #43
"Guns are dangerous" ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #57
It happen to all who rely on a gun Kaleva Aug 2022 #72
They didn't point a gun at the car, they pointed a gun at HER. NutmegYankee Aug 2022 #40
Why did they point the gun at her? Kaleva Aug 2022 #44
You don't need a course, it's the default human response. NutmegYankee Aug 2022 #46
No, she most certainly ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #55
The article doesn't say the 13 y/o had a gun Kaleva Aug 2022 #73
I'm not sure ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #76
Everybody who has a gun for self defense ought to have training Kaleva Aug 2022 #80
He pointed a gun at her treestar Aug 2022 #52
13 year olds are already gang members here. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2022 #2
And mix that in with the easy availability of guns MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #5
A 13 year old boy in Manitowoc was caught with a gun. Archae Aug 2022 #36
Thank you, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #37
The hood is full of stolen guns. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2022 #42
If I had to guess, ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #58
Very true, some of the scariest people in Africa were the child soldiers in rebel groups EX500rider Aug 2022 #65
Post removed Post removed Aug 2022 #83
Unless you've killled someone, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #86
oh oh oh alphafemale Aug 2022 #87
Yeah?? MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #88
A gun in the hand of a 13 year old is just as deadly as in the hand of a 31 year old. alphafemale Aug 2022 #41
The situation in the hood in KCMO hasn't really changed leftyladyfrommo Aug 2022 #69
I am not going to ask for a birth certificate before I protect myself alphafemale Aug 2022 #71
There was an 11 year old involved in a carjacking earlier this summer in Chicago. Ace Rothstein Aug 2022 #7
This is just beyond the pale, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #10
I understand what you're saying Bayard Aug 2022 #18
Article doesn't say the 13 y/o had the gun Kaleva Aug 2022 #21
Thank you. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #22
Restricting gun access is quickly becoming impossible Amishman Aug 2022 #26
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #28
I am of the opinion ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #60
I'm sure it happens. Still not worth all the dead school children. Iggo Aug 2022 #20
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #23
The details are thin, but I support... SYFROYH Aug 2022 #33
I'm unaware of any self defense course that teaches that. Kaleva Aug 2022 #34
Those are two separate things. SYFROYH Aug 2022 #38
That's why training is so important. Kaleva Aug 2022 #45
Well in reality if she would not have been born in the first place radicalleft Aug 2022 #82
You have every right to treat the gun issue as a joke Kaleva Aug 2022 #84
What is a joke radicalleft Aug 2022 #85
What has your training with guns taught you? Kaleva Aug 2022 #91
Did you notice my avatar? radicalleft Aug 2022 #93
I think we agree that one purpose of training... Kaleva Aug 2022 #95
I support self defense also and her right to defend herself, I never said otherwise, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #35
I agree that kids have no reason to have a gun on the streets ripcord Aug 2022 #49
This is a perfect example of the easy availability of firearms. 48656c6c6f20 Aug 2022 #53
Yeah, pretty much. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #56
13 year old shot intelpug Aug 2022 #77
This is the USA for Pete's sake!!! DFW Aug 2022 #78
The criminals are the parents of those kids. tavernier Aug 2022 #90
Yes, yes, yes, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #92
I disagree. EndlessWire Aug 2022 #94
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