In civilized countries “self defense” means you might have to punch someone.
My back is fucked and have an 80% rating from the VA. I'm not getting into fist fights anymore.
If someone gets blown away stealing shit, the world has become a better place, frankly.
"Property is more valuable than human lives."
A statement from a person in a developed country apparently...
"The strong should be allowed to do whatever they want to the weak"
A statement from a person in a developed country apparently…
You're the one touting strength through arms here...
And without one, the stronger will always prevail over the weak. I can't believe I need to spell this out.
Who is "the stronger" in a situation where you have a gun and someone else does not?
Me.
And my wife, and daughter. People that, without the use of arms, will always be the weaker given it's usually men who commit these crimes.
You're missing the point - this tool takes physical strength out of the equation for self defense purposes and you're acting like it's a bad thing.
Ah, so what you mean is that it's okay for the strong to take advantage of the weak when you're the strong one.
Please define "take advantage of" in your comment. The entirety of my comments here have been in a self defense context. I don't see how my owning and carrying a gun means I'm "taking advantage of" anyone.
Interesting how you want me to define terms but haven't defined them yourself.
You haven't defined "the strong" or "the weak" or what you mean by "self-defense."
Maybe start defining your terms first before you demand it of others.
You're shitting me, right?
In this thread where I describe my fucked up back, rating from the VA, my inability to win fistfights, my worry about my wife and daughter defending themselves from men. And you can't figure out what I mean by "strong" and "weak". Bullshit. But fuck it, let's do this.
You haven’t defined “the strong” or “the weak”
Both of these are used to describe ones physical prowess in relation to the other. They're relative. Someone "stronger" than me can overpower me through physical means and I would be helpless to defend against it, given no other tools.
or what you mean by “self-defense.”
I'll just go with the dictionary on this one:
the act of defending oneself, one's property, or a close relative
Now feel free to explain what you mean by "take advantage of" in the context of my using a gun to defend myself.
Edit: I just fucking knew I would go as far as to define these well-known words to get nothing in return. You can tell it was going that way this whole exchange.
Sorry, not good enough definitions.
A starving man on death's door manages to break into your home to steal a loaf of bread. You have a gun and see him do it.
Who is the strong one and who is the weak one there? Who is acting in self-defense there?
And I am happy to explain that if you shot and killed the man in that situation, you would be taking advantage of their weakness.
Wait, I'm no pro gun person, but like if some fucking random breaks into my house even to steal bread, you can bet your ass I'm threatening them back out with a knife or some shit. How would anyone know that they're there as a poor person stealing bread and not to mess with your family? I doubt you or anyone else would act differently under that pressure short of being really well trained in conflict diffusion. This whole thing seems super disengenous.
No he’s saying that weapons permit people to be equally strong.
Without weapons, big people get to control smaller people. With weapons, a person gets to modify their own susceptibility to being controlled.
I’m guessing you’re a rather large person if you don’t understand this.
And yet they said they would shoot a starving person breaking into their home to steal a loaf of bread. That doesn't sound like 'equally strong' to me.
Uh, that's your attitude Mr. "Carry a gun so you can kill whoever bothers you".
Uh, no. There are quite a lot of laws governing when deadly force is allowed which vary by country and state. I'm quite sure none of them allow it when someone "bothers you".
There's also laws governing what constitutes theft. Your entire argument about needing a gun is dependent on people not following the law.
Yeah the people stealing shit are... different people and not me?
What is your point?
The people with guns are different people and not me. Why should I trust them?
I mean, I don't require your trust.
But consider the consequences if I misuse my gun. They're quite a lot more serious than those caught stealing.
But consider the consequences if I misuse my gun. They're quite a lot more serious than those caught stealing.
I agree with you completely.
I mean yeah. The thing about carrying a gun gun is that if you use it, you’re going to get arrested, probably. Even if it’s self defense.
Oh no, I meant the consequences for other people when he misuses his gun are much more severe than the consequences for other people if someone steals from them.
You're talking about things like it's obvious they are just important as lives. Fucking disgusting
You're expecting me to value people who steal shit.
And before this goes in a disingenuous direction, no, I don’t mean stealing bread from a damn grocery store.
I'm expecting you to not be a fucking enraged ape
Try "A government should take care of its citizens."
I truly hope the police reach you in time, every time.
People should be confined to boxes full of packing foam. This reduces the variable and permits police to control the situation more easily.
Well he has a VA rating. Turning human bodies into rotting meat piles is his way of life.
There are a lot of disingenuous replies in this comment section but I'll just go on explaining as if you actually don't understand.
The rating comment was meant to demonstrate that I am not at my peak physical condition and am more vulnerable than my outward appearance portrays.
What I mean is you participated in the military, therefore more likely to have skewed values in favour of "extended" srlf defense. Because the whole military justifies its endless butchery on rights of self defense and their ceaseless expansion.
My back is fucked and have an 80% rating from the VA. I'm not getting into fist fights anymore.
If someone gets blown away stealing shit, the world has become a better place, frankly.
"Property is more valuable than human lives."
A statement from a person in a developed country apparently...
"The strong should be allowed to do whatever they want to the weak" A statement from a person in a developed country apparently…
You're the one touting strength through arms here...
And without one, the stronger will always prevail over the weak. I can't believe I need to spell this out.
Who is "the stronger" in a situation where you have a gun and someone else does not?
Me.
And my wife, and daughter. People that, without the use of arms, will always be the weaker given it's usually men who commit these crimes.
You're missing the point - this tool takes physical strength out of the equation for self defense purposes and you're acting like it's a bad thing.
Ah, so what you mean is that it's okay for the strong to take advantage of the weak when you're the strong one.
Please define "take advantage of" in your comment. The entirety of my comments here have been in a self defense context. I don't see how my owning and carrying a gun means I'm "taking advantage of" anyone.
Interesting how you want me to define terms but haven't defined them yourself.
You haven't defined "the strong" or "the weak" or what you mean by "self-defense."
Maybe start defining your terms first before you demand it of others.
You're shitting me, right?
In this thread where I describe my fucked up back, rating from the VA, my inability to win fistfights, my worry about my wife and daughter defending themselves from men. And you can't figure out what I mean by "strong" and "weak". Bullshit. But fuck it, let's do this.
Both of these are used to describe ones physical prowess in relation to the other. They're relative. Someone "stronger" than me can overpower me through physical means and I would be helpless to defend against it, given no other tools.
I'll just go with the dictionary on this one:
Now feel free to explain what you mean by "take advantage of" in the context of my using a gun to defend myself.
Edit: I just fucking knew I would go as far as to define these well-known words to get nothing in return. You can tell it was going that way this whole exchange.
Sorry, not good enough definitions.
A starving man on death's door manages to break into your home to steal a loaf of bread. You have a gun and see him do it.
Who is the strong one and who is the weak one there? Who is acting in self-defense there?
And I am happy to explain that if you shot and killed the man in that situation, you would be taking advantage of their weakness.
Wait, I'm no pro gun person, but like if some fucking random breaks into my house even to steal bread, you can bet your ass I'm threatening them back out with a knife or some shit. How would anyone know that they're there as a poor person stealing bread and not to mess with your family? I doubt you or anyone else would act differently under that pressure short of being really well trained in conflict diffusion. This whole thing seems super disengenous.
If someone is strong enough to break down my door even when they’re starving, I’m gunning them down and asking questions later.
Like your logic doesn’t add up here at all. “If someone is extremely weak but also strong enough to forcibly enter your home”
Nah
No he’s saying that weapons permit people to be equally strong.
Without weapons, big people get to control smaller people. With weapons, a person gets to modify their own susceptibility to being controlled.
I’m guessing you’re a rather large person if you don’t understand this.
And yet they said they would shoot a starving person breaking into their home to steal a loaf of bread. That doesn't sound like 'equally strong' to me.
Uh, that's your attitude Mr. "Carry a gun so you can kill whoever bothers you".
Uh, no. There are quite a lot of laws governing when deadly force is allowed which vary by country and state. I'm quite sure none of them allow it when someone "bothers you".
There's also laws governing what constitutes theft. Your entire argument about needing a gun is dependent on people not following the law.
Yeah the people stealing shit are... different people and not me?
What is your point?
The people with guns are different people and not me. Why should I trust them?
I mean, I don't require your trust.
But consider the consequences if I misuse my gun. They're quite a lot more serious than those caught stealing.
I agree with you completely.
I mean yeah. The thing about carrying a gun gun is that if you use it, you’re going to get arrested, probably. Even if it’s self defense.
Oh no, I meant the consequences for other people when he misuses his gun are much more severe than the consequences for other people if someone steals from them.
You're talking about things like it's obvious they are just important as lives. Fucking disgusting
You're expecting me to value people who steal shit.
And before this goes in a disingenuous direction, no, I don’t mean stealing bread from a damn grocery store.
I'm expecting you to not be a fucking enraged ape
Try "A government should take care of its citizens."
I truly hope the police reach you in time, every time.
People should be confined to boxes full of packing foam. This reduces the variable and permits police to control the situation more easily.
Well he has a VA rating. Turning human bodies into rotting meat piles is his way of life.
There are a lot of disingenuous replies in this comment section but I'll just go on explaining as if you actually don't understand.
The rating comment was meant to demonstrate that I am not at my peak physical condition and am more vulnerable than my outward appearance portrays.
What I mean is you participated in the military, therefore more likely to have skewed values in favour of "extended" srlf defense. Because the whole military justifies its endless butchery on rights of self defense and their ceaseless expansion.
Fascism is so normalized :(
Fascism is when you don’t let people steal your stuff.
The word has been devalued on Lemmy but this is a new low.
I was referring to summary execution of a thief being a good thing.