Gun Control & RKBA

GreenStormCloud

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44. Not all lives have the same value.

Mon May 7, 2012, 11:20 AM

May 2012

If a street criminal is threatening my life then his life has much less value to me than mine does to me. Do you really expect me to allow him to kill me and then to continue on to victimize others in the future? I won't be able to come back from the dead any more than he will, so I will make the choice that it is better that I be the one who continues to live. He could have avoided that result by not victimizing me in the first place.

No, I don't want to be Dirty Harry. I will be quite content to be left alone and will attempt to avoid violent crime if I can. By claiming that everyone wants to be Dirty Harry you weaken your case be opening with insults and anger. You would get further by rational discussion.

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Stand Your Ground or Duty to Retreat [View all] SoutherDem May 2012 OP

If you're a christian fundamentalist...you stand your ground.....if you're an... Namvet67 May 2012 #1

There should be NO Duty to Retreat MicaelS May 2012 #7

On the outside, back away if you can. Inside the home........ wandy May 2012 #8

100% agreement Namvet67 May 2012 #30

Excellent post, welcome to DU. safeinOhio May 2012 #9

I am a Christian... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #13

Rules? Where did you get your #26? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #26

thanks for the link discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #29

beautiful Namvet67 May 2012 #31

Thanks for the good word :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #35

Real life, of course, is never as binary as you claim. PavePusher May 2012 #17

I disagree with your comment that ... spin May 2012 #24

I agree...go STEELERS Namvet67 May 2012 #32

Its not about honor or wild west scenarios aikoaiko May 2012 #27

There is also a difference between tactical and required ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #46

You have very little understanding of Christianity. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #28

I repectfully disagree.....I have studied christianity ...forced on me for 12 years...on my own for Namvet67 May 2012 #33

There is another forum for theology. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #41

I'll let you be the doctor, but I'm an attorney... Callisto32 May 2012 #37

It's difficult to enforce any law rrneck May 2012 #2

I recall that... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #4

:D. nt rrneck May 2012 #11

Does the law adjust the mentality? SoutherDem May 2012 #5

Maybe. rrneck May 2012 #10

For me Oneka May 2012 #15

You kill to prevent killing.......again.....I don't see the logic....the life you take is final..... Namvet67 May 2012 #34

The logic is very simple... Clames May 2012 #36

clever but not helpful Namvet67 May 2012 #39

Helps me. Clames May 2012 #42

"You kill to prevent killing" Oneka May 2012 #38

So according to your philosophy oneshooter May 2012 #40

So we simply watch criminals kill innocents? hack89 May 2012 #43

Not all lives have the same value. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #44

While it may sound harsh... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #45

If you are convicted of imprisoning someone illegally, TPaine7 May 2012 #47

The law by itself does not adjust anyone's thinking. ManiacJoe May 2012 #20

Excellent set of questions. ManiacJoe May 2012 #3

Thank you for the reply! SoutherDem May 2012 #14

Follow ups. ManiacJoe May 2012 #18

What's a "warning shot"? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #21

No. If you miss, that is called poor marksmanship. ManiacJoe May 2012 #22

To scare may be the intent... Clames May 2012 #23

Agreed, AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #25

I choose not to be an easy target... Clames May 2012 #6

In your home, at night, common law allowed you to use deadly force against a dwelling intruder. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #12

Remorse is the answer? SoutherDem May 2012 #16

No. "Expressed" remorse. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #19