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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 12:20 am
(November 13, 2018 at 11:41 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: (November 13, 2018 at 11:15 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: Also, I wouldn't be surprised if there were more incidents like the one in the OP that we just haven't heard about.
-Teresa Pffftttttt...
Are you serious?????
The press LOVES these stories. You never heard " If it bleeds, it leads"???
What you DON'T hear about is all the crimes stopped, and lives saved BECAUSE somebody has a gun.
It DOES happen. Yes, I've heard those stories.
But, again, your argument is weak.
Those incidences are far outnumbered by innocent citizens who are injured or killed with guns.
-Teresa
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 5:30 am
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2018 at 5:30 am by Deesse23.)
(November 13, 2018 at 8:29 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: (November 13, 2018 at 6:16 pm)Minimalist Wrote: What ever happened to "STOP! PUT YOUR HANDS UP!"
It seems that it is reserved for white people.
When did "To Serve and Protect" turn into "shoot the fucker on sight?"
Thats why the motto of our cops is "your friend and helper". No misunderstandings possible.  (other than "we are gonna help with your suicide by cop"  )
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 5:58 am
The average number of fatal police shootings, for all reasons, is just over three per day in the US. That's justified, unjustified, uncertain, and other. So Americans have one chance in >100,000,000 of being killed by a cop on any given day. Not even Min, our dedicated cop hater, can find one fatal shooting a day.
Just providing some hard numbers.
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 7:53 am
(November 14, 2018 at 5:58 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The average number of fatal police shootings, for all reasons, is just over three per day in the US. That's justified, unjustified, uncertain, and other. So Americans have one chance in >100,000,000 of being killed by a cop on any given day. Not even Min, our dedicated cop hater, can find one fatal shooting a day.
Just providing some hard numbers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/...92f38c41f8
Go through - and read a bit of this -- first off - the number of unarmed people being shot is down....
Most cases - the " victim" has a weapon.
Moral of the story - don't be waving weapons at cops - dumbass.....
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 8:08 am
This bullshit that civilians who do not get constant muscle memory training, and stress shooting training, WHICH IS a constant thing with professionals, if the professionals an make tragic mistakes like in this story, the odds are far higher with civilians with far less hours of such, that they are, AS THE STATS PROVE, more likely to get injured or injure the wrong person.
Arming more is not a solution. It is just a fear mongering ploy sold by one profit lobby's leadership to protect the industry profits.
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 9:10 am
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 10:24 am
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In fairness, shooting is justified if the person shows signs that they may do imminent harm to another. I think holding a gun on someone shows the possibility of imminent harm.
On the other side of the coin, he was wearing a uniform, and that should have been a big clue.
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Quote:Just providing some hard numbers.
Fucking meaningless to the guy who gets shot for having a broken tail light.
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 12:29 pm
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(November 14, 2018 at 10:24 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: In fairness, shooting is justified if the person shows signs that they may do imminent harm to another. I think holding a gun on someone shows the possibility of imminent harm.
On the other side of the coin, he was wearing a uniform, and that should have been a big clue.
Uniform or "SECURITY" vest? I don't know.
(November 14, 2018 at 12:22 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:Just providing some hard numbers.
Fucking meaningless to the guy who gets shot for having a broken tail light.
Yeah, but that happens less often than getting killed by lightning. Have you filed a suit against Zeus?
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RE: "A good guy with a gun" saves the day, only to be shot dead himself
November 14, 2018 at 12:44 pm
Oh how strange here in Texas where we have (and I participate in) open carry this story hasn't been swarming my newsfeed. Is anyone surprised?
This is 100% awful and as horrible as it is it reminds me of the zombie horror movie where the black guy manages to survive the night with the zombies only to get killed by other humans that think he is a zombie because they didn't check before shooting. That scene has always stayed with me. I know it was written that way and it is fiction but it drove home the point that even if you do everything right you can still lose. This poor security guard... my heart breaks.
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