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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)42. Looks like several folks in the thread don't appreciate the victim blaming.
One more time; life is worth more than an ATM transaction and you are far safer simply handing over the money and not resisting. Facts back this up.
Seems to me that the victim is still here and the armed robber who initiated the deadly confrontation is not. I suppose I'll be seeing some threads from you soon that are lamenting the dangers of living the life of the violent criminal, right?
The indisputable fact is that if you choose to be compliant in the face of a deadly threat from a violent, armed attacker, you're allowing that attacker to decide whether you live or die. And we've all seen the graphic videos depicting the very real consequences for many victims who do choose compliance. Sometimes they're left uninjured and are out only their property, but other times they're beaten, brutalized, or murdered.
If you really cared about the lives of these armed robbers who find themselves dead on a slab at the hands of their victim, you'd be advocating for us to address the root causes of violent crime in the first place: poverty and wealth disparity, systemic racism and oppression, chronic addiction, the war on drugs, lack of mental health care, and an underfunded education system.
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Would-be robber shot and killed by intended victim in west Houston, police say [View all]
PTWB
Jul 2022
OP
Exactly!! WWJD?? Most of these people are also religious. Killing someone for $100? That's insane
Pisces
Jul 2022
#2
Maybe, but I would hand that money over quick, not reach for a gun. I also give money to panhandlers
Pisces
Jul 2022
#6
So that's the standard you hold yourself to? Figures. Life's cheap for gunners. nt
AndyS
Jul 2022
#7
Proud of yersef, are ya'? Not sure what ya' mean about me determining society . . . nt
AndyS
Jul 2022
#13
It's a life. Sorry but 6 hours of work is not worth someone's life. I hope that person was going to
Pisces
Jul 2022
#9
Apples and oranges. We are discussing a life. In America life has no value unless you're a fetus.
Pisces
Jul 2022
#15
Assuming that someone who points a gun at you doesn't intend to shoot you...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2022
#19
Again, fantasizing scenarios that justify killing a human over a few bucks. I'm gonna'
AndyS
Jul 2022
#30
I have not made anyone a hero. I have put human life above cash. You are on record for being
AndyS
Jul 2022
#33
"that needed to happen was to give the guy the money and nobody would die. "
oneshooter
Jul 2022
#66
It is not indisputable that resisting is a better course of action than not resisting.
AndyS
Jul 2022
#45
I've addressed the statistics being twisted in a separate post and will include the link
PTWB
Jul 2022
#82
See as an older woman I would be afraid that he would take my bank card, my car and then
flying_wahini
Jul 2022
#75