(November 6, 2013 at 8:18 pm)Captain Colostomy Wrote:

(November 6, 2013 at 7:27 pm)Brakeman Wrote: So when he "breaks in" in the near future, what tool should I grab to protect my wife and three daughters?

The phone. Or you could try outsmarting him pre-emptively with....locks.

(Did he wave a gun around at your neighbor? Do you really think waving one yourself, particularly if he doesn't, is a positive sign? Who is really the one to fear here?)

I have and use locks, just like the other neighbor. She said she had a gun when she met him in her house.

How much leeway do I owe a home invader? Do I let them have the first attack or wait patiently while they enter my girls' bedrooms? Why do I owe a home invader anything at all?

Of course if the cops can get there in time, I'd always let them handle it, I am referring to the time before they arrive.

(November 6, 2013 at 8:55 pm)Brakeman Wrote: How much leeway do I owe a home invader? Do I let them have the first attack or wait patiently while they enter my girls' bedrooms?

According to law, you wait, actually. He can actually sue you if you attack him. Fucking insane.

(November 6, 2013 at 9:19 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote:

(November 6, 2013 at 8:55 pm)Brakeman Wrote: How much leeway do I owe a home invader? Do I let them have the first attack or wait patiently while they enter my girls' bedrooms?

According to law, you wait, actually. He can actually sue you if you attack him. Fucking insane.

Not in South Carolina! I can pin a target over his heart and blast him if he is inside my home at night.

Also, according to my recollection this was also true in Tennessee, Texas, Florida, and probably more southern states.

Quote:more southern states.

I sense a pattern.

(November 6, 2013 at 11:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:more southern states.

I sense a pattern.

Yeah I guess I can live with it so long as it stays out of the civilized portion of the country.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/...z2jvbcciGK

Quote:Nine people were shot in a barbershop in east Detroit on Wednesday night, and at least two of them have been confirmed dead, police said.

Quote:“I can’t even imagine what would cause this type of violence,” Police Chief James Craig told the newspaper.

Guns, shithead.

Nothing to do with guns but I can't help but think that this may do some good in the long run.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio...y/3469851/

Quote:WASHINGTON — Five years after the passage of a groundbreaking law establishing equality between mental health care and other medical treatments, the Obama administration announced its final rule Friday defining how that treatment must be provided.

The rule requires insurers to charge similar co-payments for mental health treatment as they would for physical ailments. It also makes clear that deductible and visit limits are generally not more restrictive for mental health and substance abuse care.

Hey guys,

What's your opinion on this?

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/g...-they-just#

Quote:“He was put in a situation that none of us want to be put in,” said District Attorney Adams.

I'm not so sure about that statement.

(November 8, 2013 at 11:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:“He was put in a situation that none of us want to be put in,” said District Attorney Adams.

I'm not so sure about that statement.

Yes, I am amazed at the foolishness I've heard in male macho bravado where guys want to kill someone that angers them.

Yes, but even the best anger fades and one is haunted by the horrible gravity of one's actions if it ever really comes to pass.