http://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2017/06/09/video-suspect-draws-gun-shot-store-everyone-armed/
it really disturbs me when people think making jokes or finding humor in someone getting killed, even if they are the bad guy, is funny."Do not gloat when your enemy falls."
I don't think anyone is necessarily gloating, but the temptation is certainly there.
Yeah, me too. If I gave a damn about my appalling relatives, I would think about that before I waved a gun in a victims face. Oh, wait, what if the victim is someone's child or brother?For one, it's someone's child or brother.
I grew up in a banjo pickin (deleted) white trash ghetto. Every third home had an Uncle Bob, fresh out of Marquette or Jackson, who had to do crimes because the man was holding him back, stomping him down, some BS excuse. They steal because they are too good to work for a living. A self imagined sense of superiority. None of them would acknowledge their offspring, but if Grandma won the lottery every one of the grandkids would suddenly have four dads.If I was living in a ghetto, no father, no education, no job, and mouths to feed - stealing might seem like a "good" way to feed my kids.
Certifiable, excellent post.Before I get to the bulk of my post, a little background.
1. I served as a Combat Engineer from 2007 to 2008, when I was medically discharged.
2. I did not serve in a combat zone. I was in a unit that was still drawing gear and equipment, preparing to deploy to Afghanistan when they found the medical issues.
I do not know how I would react in this kind of situation.
Some of the other soldiers in my platoon were talking once about what they'd do if X, Y, or Z happened, passing around the typical macho bravado answers. My team leader noticed I didn't open my mouth and asked me point blank how I thought I would react and I had to state, "I don't know." I'd like to think that I would immediately react in accordance with my training. I further explained that tend to be a very protective person and I think I would probably freeze for a second or two til I realize what is happening, then I would do whatever is necessary to protect my friends. That is my nature. How will I react to the consequences of my application of force? Again, I do not know. Based on the way I've responded to other emergencies in my life, I respond first, reflect later. Psychos have no feeling or regard for taking another life, or actively take joy in the destruction of others. Sane people may feel remorse for the necessity of taking another life, relief that those they care for survived and a threat has been removed, or anguish that they were the cause of potential, talent, or love that is now ended.
When we strap on a firearm, stage it beside the bed, or otherwise prepare it for use, most of us (I sincerely hope) are not thinking, "today, if someone pops up and starts acting the fool, I'm gonna blast 'em away." Most of us are probably thinking, "I hope I don't have to use this today." I agree with Dallas and kfox that the use of a firearm is not a light matter. However, when an individual makes the decision to become a real, immediate, and deadly threat to others, that threat must be dealt with. While it is not an occurrence to be sought after, the individual that created the situation by performing that threatening act is the one primarily responsible. A shoplifter grabbing some bread, food, clothing, video game, etc. does not merit a violent response. A shoplifter grabbing weaponry or a robber who pulls a gun does. They made their choice.
I wholeheartedly disagree with confronting an already grieving family with statements like "if he hadn't been an idiot, you'd still have him." The life is gone and all the shoulda, coulda, woulda will not bring them back or prevent it from happening in the first place. It may serve as an object lesson for others considering the same course, but such statements do no good. If the family is insisting or proclaiming that we, as responsible, law-abiding citizens, have no right to shoot their family member when he or she became a threat... have at it. Keep in mind that when confronted with their own stupidity, many such individuals will hold all the tighter to it.