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EOTE

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6. Way to throw out non-sequitors there.
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 11:16 AM
Jun 2012

Nothing you've said negates anything that I've said. And the fact is, these laws disproportionately and negatively affect minorities. If you're a minority invoking SYG against a white person, all other things being equal, you're far, far less likely to get a favorable verdict than if the opposite are true. I'm not speaking about minority on minority crime, so you're just muddying the waters there. The point I'm making is that normal people know that there's an extremely slim chance of ever needing to kill someone. And if they ever DO need to do such a thing, they know that the justice system already favors by default people who need to protect themselves. A good number of people buying this NRA backed insurance are simply looking to make it easier for them to kill someone. It's a terrible thing which preys upon the fearful and makes them more so. And as for your comment "It's called life insurance". That's equally sick. Sure, we can't stop these fucking sick gun nuts from mindlessly killing minorities, but at least their children will get a few bucks for no longer having fathers in their lives.

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Previously posted on Wednesday ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #1
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #12
Hyperbole and factually incorrect. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #2
You've misunderstood this cartoon. EOTE Jun 2012 #3
Sure they can... it's called life insurance. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #5
Way to throw out non-sequitors there. EOTE Jun 2012 #6
In your case of black-on-white homicide, SYG is likely beneficial. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #8
No, it certainly is not. EOTE Jun 2012 #10
It sounds as if the problem rests with the police... not the law. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #11
Nitpick at trivial nothings, much? 99Forever Jun 2012 #4
Well, they tend to not look at facts Ichingcarpenter Jun 2012 #13
It's a cartoon.. 99Forever Jun 2012 #14
I think that hyperbole is part and parcel of both humor and satire LanternWaste Jun 2012 #7
In the words of White Goodman.... OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #9
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2012 #15
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