Typical Canadian attitude (FWIW): If he wasn't carrying a gun, no one would have gotten shot.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "OK. How about this hypothetical? You were there. You saw them try to > rob > him. He pulls out his gun and shoots them all. Instead of one of > the shots missing, it hits you. Wouldn't be very happy, I don't think." > > You're right. I wouldn't be very happy. There would also be > legal repercussions for this action. Maybe even civil actions against both > parties. I still think he has a right to defend himself. > > > "I know. I know. You will say it is the criminals' fault, which it is, > but > the guy who decided to open fire in a confined space like a subway car is > also to blame for being reckless." > > It is the criminals fault. If he wasn't being mugged, no one would have > been shot. > > > > " There would have to be a little part of you saying 'Why the heck couldn't > you shoot straight? They were 3 feet from you, dumbass.'" > > Probably. I would also being asking why these idiots were trying to mug > someone. > > J > > - > > I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple. Were we directed from > Washington when to sow, when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas > Jefferson > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347414 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
