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In reply to the discussion: Open carry in GA - what could possibly go wrong? Griffin officer shot and killed at Waffle House. [View all]Logical
(22,457 posts)36. Like I said, years from now it will be equated with torture! You would of....
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Open carry in GA - what could possibly go wrong? Griffin officer shot and killed at Waffle House. [View all]
tenderfoot
Jun 2014
OP
Oh yes -- we forget that right now, "utter restraint" is the word in firearm carrying...
villager
Jun 2014
#3
And notice another armed man present did not PREVENT the officer from being killed. nt
kelliekat44
Jun 2014
#66
It wouldn't surprise me. If Harold and Kumar were into meth, they'd go to Waffle House instead of
Erose999
Jun 2014
#41
We benefit by not having the government kill someone for revenge. Do you think....
Logical
Jun 2014
#60
Every study shows the DP is not a deterrent. You honestly think a scum bag criminal even knows.....
Logical
Jun 2014
#62
I guarantee most criminals know that the condemned sit on death row for an eternity
JJChambers
Jun 2014
#64
"guarantee guilt" is a dream. The system is supposed to do that now remember. So you logic is....
Logical
Jun 2014
#65
I think the weight of the DP is negated by the near infinite stay on death row
JJChambers
Jun 2014
#67
No, they do not think that deeply in the split second. They know when they shoot at the cop....
Logical
Jun 2014
#69
With the death penalty, innocent people have died and will continue to die.
Arugula Latte
Jun 2014
#39
Innocent people being jailed can eventually and have been released and perhaps
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#51
What an asinine derail of the thread. Guns isn't inflammatory enough, you had to go death penalty?
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#77
Glad no one's making the case that this cop 'had it coming,' which is a good thing. Hope the haters
freshwest
Jun 2014
#18
"Law abiding citizen" is a red herring. People are "law abiding" until the moment they commit crime.
Erose999
Jun 2014
#42
The nutters here in GA like to refer to themselves as "law abiding citizens". Its another NRA
Erose999
Jun 2014
#46
Even though hired as private security, that officer is allowed to be a police officer when a crime
Ikonoklast
Jun 2014
#59