Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Would-be robber shot and killed by intended victim in west Houston, police say [View all]PTWB
(4,131 posts)That they grasp at straws like this to try to portray the victim as some sociopathic criminal mastermind who valued a few measly dollars over the life of an innocent and misunderstood, down-on-his-luck thief who was probably just trying to feed his family. They fantasize that this armed victim killed the robber in cold blood.
Reality has no basis in the discussion for some of the folks who choose to blame the victim instead of the violent criminal who tried to rob said victim, at gunpoint, at an ATM. They completely ignore that it was the robbers choices and the robbers actions that precipitated the event.
None of us get to pick and choose when we might be victimized by a violent criminal, though we can avoid putting ourselves in situations where we are more likely to be victimized. That said, I think visiting the ATM does not qualify as violating one of the rules of stupid.
Blaming this victim for being armed at the ATM machine is like blaming a sexual assault victim for her attire, or a domestic abuse victim for not leaving her abuser.
Now youve got one in this thread flat out saying that the victim who had to defend himself wasnt a victim at all. Like he planned this whole thing out so he could kill an innocent armed robber. Reality denying responses like those are why I post stories like these. It shines a spotlight on the disingenuous arguments.