Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
77. not quite,
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 01:50 AM
Nov 2015

simply pointing out that little is known, but I do give my observations of the media and how it plays in investigations.

Yeah TeddyR Nov 2015 #1
Re: school... Kang Colby Nov 2015 #2
But who cares? His slaughter of another human who was a perceived threat... Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #4
So you think it was better for him to risk getting raped or shot dead? yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #7
Those were the only choices? Kill or be killed/raped? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #11
If the cops were correct in the situation then yes yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #14
Kumbaya. We're done. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #21
I would consider two guys breaking into my home not a perceived threat, but an actual threat. Waldorf Nov 2015 #60
"perceived threat"? beevul Nov 2015 #28
LOL! Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #29
Keep laughing. beevul Nov 2015 #35
Why, Buzz, you don't support the Joe Biden self-defense technique? Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #52
Good riddance to bad rubbish The Green Manalishi Nov 2015 #110
Awesome! The boy is now guilty of taking a human life. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #3
Here's a simple solution, GGJohn Nov 2015 #8
No, this is the dumbest statement of all time: Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #12
How do you know it's a lie? GGJohn Nov 2015 #15
Read the story. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #22
There's been a tremndous uptick door attacks discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #32
Your attitude is precisely why cops have gotten away with murder for so many years. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #34
How willing are you to discuss the alternatives that the home invaders had? beevul Nov 2015 #36
Your connecting this to cop shootings is irrelevant discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #43
Brutality is what you are doing to logic to justify your position beardown Nov 2015 #41
"Only thing...attacked was the door:" Only thing torpedoed was Lusitania's hull plating. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #54
JESUS CHRIST!!!!! GGJohn Nov 2015 #63
...wait...there's sort of an echo here discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #65
Jesus. I thought I was in The Time Machine (1960). Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #121
Although I questioned why the kid was home TeddyR Nov 2015 #9
Ok. You value possessions and privacy over human life. Noted. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #13
What part of he broke into the home did you miss? GGJohn Nov 2015 #16
"attempting to break in" safeinOhio Nov 2015 #18
Not for these guys: lethal force is always justified whenever a threat exists (real or perceived) Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #24
I guess you support safeinOhio Nov 2015 #47
Home invaders (hence the expression) usually expect someone to be home. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #55
I agree, GGJohn Nov 2015 #62
Unless you're a mind reader or can time travel... Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #20
Kill first, ask questions later. Got it. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #82
Don't try to put words in my mouth. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #87
Ok -- would you mind distilling your word salad to a single sentence? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #88
I've actually BEEN in that situation. (warning: way more than one sentence) Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #91
If you consider an intelligent, properly spelled, properly punctuated, literate reply Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #118
I value the sanctity of the home TeddyR Nov 2015 #56
"Stand your ground." In most states, you would be on legal footing. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #81
stand your ground doesn't apply here gejohnston Nov 2015 #83
If you are breaking into MY home, I value MY LIFE over yours... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #79
Nice story. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #80
He didn't *have* to run out the front door, SC's "castle doctrine" laws Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #84
I get it: kill 'em. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #85
No, you shoot to stop the threat DonP Nov 2015 #86
Interesting rationalization: "shoot to stop the threat" Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #93
Not a rationalization, it's just what we teach and what the law allows DonP Nov 2015 #95
If somebody beats down my door, goddamnit, I'm threatened tularetom Nov 2015 #103
Obviously you don't "get" *anything* about this subject... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #92
So, where was I wrong with the "kill first, ask questions later"? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #94
You STILL don't get it, and continue to defend criminals, so all I can say is... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #97
Defend criminals? Care to quote me where I defended any criminal? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #99
Funny you bring that up, to us it seems gun control "fans" are more like them DonP Nov 2015 #102
Funny you should bring that up. beevul Nov 2015 #107
And this equates to me defending criminals???? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #108
Wait, what? beevul Nov 2015 #109
You think that... beevul Nov 2015 #112
Since you believe that the child is guilty, and the other two are innocent. oneshooter Nov 2015 #116
How about right here?? Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #113
Your interlocutor can't even make up his own mind... beevul Nov 2015 #114
Hell, he can't even get the story right, and keeps defending the criminals Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #115
The Hug-a-Thug is strong in this thread, Jedi. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #120
Could have run out the front door into the other two guys breaking in from the front. beardown Nov 2015 #117
So when is sarisataka Nov 2015 #17
He shot through a door. Blindly. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #23
That doesn't answer the question sarisataka Nov 2015 #25
Damn, I swear to God I have debated you before in a dark, damp hole in a rock. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #27
You did not answer sarisataka Nov 2015 #31
I answered, you misread my answer. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #33
LOL sarisataka Nov 2015 #37
" to the contrary, I am encouraging you to speak" beevul Nov 2015 #39
I find it odd sarisataka Nov 2015 #42
It speaks to the courage of their convictions. beevul Nov 2015 #44
Wrong again. That's twice you misread my answer Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #46
He can't misread an answer you never gave. beevul Nov 2015 #48
the hive is in full hum Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #50
Then correct me sarisataka Nov 2015 #51
I note that a day and a half later, no correction has been made friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #111
The fact that they were trying to break in and shoot inside the house PROVE that they were a threat. beevul Nov 2015 #30
It's never too early to train your children to defend themselves. ileus Nov 2015 #5
And always leave a loaded gun or two lying around when you leave your kids home alone. stone space Nov 2015 #53
Welcome back............... GGJohn Nov 2015 #64
DGU is what? TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #6
Why didn't he just run out the front door and call 911? SunSeeker Nov 2015 #10
and if someone was covering the front door? gejohnston Nov 2015 #67
He saw them pull up. You're trying too hard. nt SunSeeker Nov 2015 #69
He saw the ones in the BACK YARD pull up. beevul Nov 2015 #70
don't care gejohnston Nov 2015 #71
No, I don't think he should risk his life, that's why I asked why he didn't leave. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #73
just because the story doesn't say there gejohnston Nov 2015 #74
There's really no point to this conversation, you are creating your own facts. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #75
not quite, gejohnston Nov 2015 #77
The other side of the story safeinOhio Nov 2015 #19
"Shit happens". Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #26
Thats a DIFFERENT story. beevul Nov 2015 #38
That would be an entirely sarisataka Nov 2015 #40
Then how about this safeinOhio Nov 2015 #45
What does that have to do with the OP? N/T beevul Nov 2015 #49
As I stated above TeddyR Nov 2015 #57
This 14 year old was in the house with his parents safeinOhio Nov 2015 #58
Perhaps TeddyR Nov 2015 #59
Post was about children safeinOhio Nov 2015 #61
perhaps this one better gejohnston Nov 2015 #68
That's not the other side of the story, GGJohn Nov 2015 #66
LOL it is amusing too see them flip out about stories of this nature.. virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #72
You know whats more amusing? beevul Nov 2015 #78
Even more amusing? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #90
Speaking of 'full of hum this morning'... beevul Nov 2015 #98
Nicely played, Mr. Rhetorical! Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #100
Look, I'd rather have a real debate... beevul Nov 2015 #101
You don't want a debate -- you want only to attempt to humiliate your "opponents." Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #104
I can see how you'd confuse the two. beevul Nov 2015 #105
What are you talking about? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #89
Breaking into an occupied residential dwelling is considered a potentially lethal threat branford Nov 2015 #96
You are mistaken.. virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #106
That could have been me at age 13 (or 10) had circumstances Purveyor Nov 2015 #76
Here's a better link, with more information on the story... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #119
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Gun Control & RKBA»13-year-old SC boy shoots...»Reply #77