tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5718997371582629201..comments2024-03-28T13:57:27.683-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Pulling a HeaterComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-73474120718463882892021-12-03T15:08:46.215-05:002021-12-03T15:08:46.215-05:00Speaking of responsibility, the parents of the sch...Speaking of responsibility, the parents of the school shooter are now being charged with involuntary manslaughter. Apparently they took little action in securing the weapon and allowing the kid to access the gun. Makes you wonder what happened to some skills called parenting.<br /><br />DaleDTWNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874818524204797652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-65861029397649712522021-12-01T18:38:09.834-05:002021-12-01T18:38:09.834-05:00Ten Bears, if my memory is correct, there were a f...Ten Bears, if my memory is correct, there were a few times where there were attempts to make criminal cases against those who had sex when they knew they were HIV+. So if someone refuses to be vaccinated and spreads COVID, there may be grounds to bring a case.<br /><br />Not that it'll ever happen.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-3664370928439857682021-12-01T15:35:24.558-05:002021-12-01T15:35:24.558-05:00w3ski, Ayoob is really solid on the legal ramifica...w3ski, Ayoob is really solid on the legal ramifications of using weapons.<br /><br />DA, yes, they were that stupid.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-67087732578987800842021-12-01T14:25:51.515-05:002021-12-01T14:25:51.515-05:00As a member of the persecuted Anglican Catholic Ch...As a member of the persecuted Anglican Catholic Church, let me say that regardless of one’s theology, confession is good for the soul.<br /><br />The first video released of an FBI interrogation of a Capitol riot defendant shows the man crying, wondering if he’s just stupid, and describing his use of a Taser-like weapon on a Capitol Police officer. <br /><br />“Are we all that stupid that we thought we were going to go do this and save the country and it was all going to be fine after?” a tearful Daniel Rodriguez asked the two FBI agents interrogating him toward the end of a multi-hour interview. <br /><br />“We really thought that. That’s so stupid, huh?” <br /><br /><br />https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/video-shows-alleged-insurrectionist-wondering-if-capitol-rioters-were-actually-just-stupidDark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-27529273641880326422021-12-01T13:51:40.473-05:002021-12-01T13:51:40.473-05:00I grew up reading Ayoob, and others in the gun mag...I grew up reading Ayoob, and others in the gun magazines. It gave me a sobering assessment of carrying a gun. I choose not to carry, but then I live in a "peaceful" area. My home is not like that. We have big dogs first off, and guns in most rooms secondly. The law still applies but on our side of our glass door, I think we'd have pretty good cause.<br />w3kiw3skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993709956954374919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-9233133388705486912021-12-01T10:33:43.077-05:002021-12-01T10:33:43.077-05:00So, uhm, where does that stack up against testing ...So, uhm, where does that stack up against testing positive for a deadly, airborne communicable virus and then knowingly placing one's self in a position of moderate statistical probability of infecting others, or a specific other?Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342911380840320087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-2229776054025804952021-11-30T20:18:02.958-05:002021-11-30T20:18:02.958-05:00"...Keep in mind, before you stick your nib i..."...Keep in mind, before you stick your nib into someone else's affair, that you may be mistaken as to what you believe is going on...."<br /><br />1) The people you're talking about can't do that. I mean, really, positively, absolutely can't.<br /><br />2) Given 1), pretty much all of the harm that your quote enumerates can be brought to pass with nothing more lethal than a tongue.<br /><br />3) Collateral damage is implicit. It should be explicit.Frank Wilhoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800594066476167549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-66648427571513982012021-11-30T19:29:21.433-05:002021-11-30T19:29:21.433-05:00The functional and abstract reasoning are deliciou...The functional and abstract reasoning are delicious Comrade. Did gun safety in Boy Scouts. <br />My brother, the lawyer, still hunts birds. Good at abstract reasoning too. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7nW_hKB7IJones, Jon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156079859977989586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-3090182309661369012021-11-30T18:26:19.609-05:002021-11-30T18:26:19.609-05:00But. Dear Comrade.
All you said assumes reason a...But. Dear Comrade.<br /><br />All you said assumes reason and a modicum of intelligence.<br /><br />Maybe 50% of America is immediately disqualified...and maybe 35% more is questionable based on their willingness to use what they have.<br /><br />There used to be those studies that supposedly showed that violent video games didn't beget violence. Whatever, for sure the drumbeats of the Right do.Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-53187609179874022312021-11-30T18:07:38.489-05:002021-11-30T18:07:38.489-05:00Everyone here has recognized there is a lot of wat...Everyone here has recognized there is a lot of water needed<br />to form that cloud of truth. Each has added his bucket.<br /><br />There is a lot to be said for responsibility as it is a <br />two way street.<br /><br />Going one way the moral imperative is to be responsible, that <br />is about acting correctly at every decision and action.<br /><br />The other way is that if one fails, a holding of responsibility <br />may lead to judgement by others that you were not.<br /><br />With that said it is more than just being sure of your target as <br />well as what lies beyond. That's ends up focusing on why that <br />person is a target.<br /><br />Sometimes not going there or remaining there is better than <br />a firearm. In the real world one has to be aware trouble <br />may very well find you. That trouble is something to actively <br />avoid. He/They started it is not a defense, the defense is <br />I did everything to avoid it by acts and efforts.<br /><br />In the end not pulling ones shooter is best. All other <br />choices require proof of responsible thought, action,<br />and efforts to avoid. <br /><br />The other is the price paid is one of 20/20 hindsight, <br />that being was it the absolute, undoubtable, and right <br />thing to do. That will visit in the night when it quiet.<br /><br />The one case not mentioned directly and has not played out <br />beyond an acquittal. There is still the public assignment <br />of responsibility judged by the lowest standard, personal <br />opinion. That may end up as enforced by small acts like <br />denied employment, schooling, housing or things not thought<br />of here. The potential of many and all civil actions exist. <br />Examples abound. Memories are often longer than one might <br />expect or guess. There is death by a thousand small cuts.<br /><br />So like many are aware, simply being right is often not enough<br />and the standard is a very high bar to reach. Its review is <br />often historically tested.<br /><br /><br />Eck!Eck!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13890237094647111653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-58515505435957729132021-11-30T17:59:34.603-05:002021-11-30T17:59:34.603-05:00"Only when you ain't got no other choice&..."Only when you ain't got no other choice".<br /><br />That's what people older and smarter than me taught me. <br />I've used that metric a time or two, and haven't shot anyone yet.<br /><br />Another rule is "To protect your life or safety or the life or safety of another".<br /><br />If they are robbing the bank and are not threatening anyone (with or without a weapon) then let 'em take it.<br />As you point out, it isn't worth it. Unless someone is threatened with death or damage, then let it go. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-65978942415370110152021-11-30T16:38:44.170-05:002021-11-30T16:38:44.170-05:00Excellent. Bravo!
A split second away from yet ...Excellent. Bravo!<br /><br /><br />A split second away from yet one more tragic death in the Gabby Giffords shooting:<br /><br />"Recalling the 2011 shooting on Thursday, Zamudio said when he reached the scene, he saw a man holding a handgun up in the air.<br /><br />The man shouted, according to Zamudio: “I’ll kill you.” He then shouted an expletive.<br /><br />“I think: 'plug him,'” Zamudio said.<br /><br />But Zamudio quickly noticed an important detail: <br /><br />The slide on the gun was locked back. That automatically happens when a gun has fired its last bullet.<br /><br />“It was empty,” Zamudio said, “You could see that.”<br /><br />So instead of drawing his weapon, Zamudio grabbed the man’s arm and slammed against the wall, disarming him.<br /><br />Others shouted at him that the man wasn’t the gunman. <br /><br />Zamudio then helped hold down the gunman, later identified as Jared Loughner"<br /><br />-- https://tinyurl.com/bdybsrmm<br /><br />The gun the man had been holding was the shooter, Jared Loughner's gun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />gray foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804819393423003948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-4277082590819780162021-11-30T16:24:09.434-05:002021-11-30T16:24:09.434-05:00You mean owning and carrying a fun bang tool isn’t...You mean owning and carrying a fun bang tool isn’t a catholicon? News to me.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-35152771002865387292021-11-30T15:42:20.210-05:002021-11-30T15:42:20.210-05:00This is maybe the sanest thing I've ever read ... This is maybe the sanest thing I've ever read about using a firearm. It all flows from "be absolutely certain of your target before squeezing the trigger" as when people are involved, there is a lot more to be certain of.<br /><br /> -Doug in Sugar Pinedinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-56156784827780864342021-11-30T13:20:48.594-05:002021-11-30T13:20:48.594-05:00Louis L'Amour wrote something to the effect &q...Louis L'Amour wrote something to the effect "it's requires responsibility"<br /><br />Something "Americans" sorely lack ...Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342911380840320087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-14871778633828672822021-11-30T12:59:12.024-05:002021-11-30T12:59:12.024-05:00Don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit.
That’s an ...Don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit.<br /><br />That’s an adage an old plumber told me long ago that I learned way back then. My Dad always warned me not to put myself in situations that didn’t seem safe or I wasn’t ready to handle. But me being a teenager, sometimes I didn’t always heed the advice. After a couple of beat downs (on the receiving end) I figured they just may be onto something. <br /><br />Your post reminded me of lessons I’ve learned so far.<br /><br />DaleDTWNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874818524204797652noreply@blogger.com