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In reply to the discussion: Stand your ground. I keep looking at this from a feminist perspective. [View all]dkf
(37,305 posts)23. What difference does it make if its Z or me? I can't get up, he couldn't get up, we are both
Being whoop assed...
Is his head harder, is he more able to survive a beating than I am if he is pinned and I am pinned?
What if its you that is ever pinned? Are you going to keep being beat and beat and bashed and pounded? God forbid you see a gun that you could possibly use. You would forego that option I suppose out of pure principle that guns ought to never be used.
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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