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In reply to the discussion: Stand your ground. I keep looking at this from a feminist perspective. [View all]rustydog
(9,186 posts)2. WHAT???
Walk into a crowded store, go to nearest police/fire station. Call 911 but keep walking.
Why, on God's green earth would you want to stop, confront and fight someone following you.
Maybe you are paranoid and they are going the same direction? Maybe they are dickheads who see you are scared and only want to scare you.
if they do not put a hand on you, you really have no ground to stand upon. If you attack someone walking the same direction as you, you lose....
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Stand your ground. I keep looking at this from a feminist perspective. [View all]
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
OP
The odds aren't that you will be on top pummeling someone else making them fear for their life.
dkf
Jul 2013
#5
What kind of society says I have no option but to be shot by a vigilante asshole for no reason?
Major Nikon
Jul 2013
#20
What difference does it make if its Z or me? I can't get up, he couldn't get up, we are both
dkf
Jul 2013
#23
Some stats that say SYG has actually HELPED African-Americans...at least in Florida.
davidn3600
Jul 2013
#12
She admits she retreated to safety, got a gun, and then went back to confront her husband
hack89
Jul 2013
#33