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How else are folks who are intent on ignoring human decency going to respond to calls for them to act with human decency? They have to shrug it off because otherwise they'd have to bring themselves to face the indefensible nature of what they want to do.
Why dont you respond to questions? You make comments but you can't defend your position by answering questions. Go back and look at all the questions you have avoided. You are not debating. It's easy to come on CD and be a keyboard commando, but defending your opinion is quite different.
Do you believe it is human nature to possess the instinct of self preservation? Your opinions seem to indicate that you think that somehow defending your self, weather you are a man, a single woman, a handicapped person, or elderly person is somehow being the aggressor.
How else are folks who are intent on ignoring human decency going to respond to calls for them to act with human decency? They have to shrug it off because otherwise they'd have to bring themselves to face the indefensible nature of what they want to do.
I still think a lot of folks here talk tough about killing someone without realizing the consequences afterwards if found out to be an unarmed minor.
An unarmed minor is quite capable of beating me to death, raping me, choking the life out of me.....therefore, they don't get a pass.....and the law in Ohio agrees with me.
...........Because you are. That's really the point. That's why I called the excuses "cop-outs". You are under a moral obligation to take all steps practicable to ensure that you only kill to prevent injury or death.........
And what, exactly, are those steps?
Let's see......I have security lights, my house is locked up tight as a drum, I have a dog and signs warning people of that fact.......those are all steps that let an intruder know they are not welcome.
Will I lock myself in a room? Depends where I am when they break in. If they enter that room, I will shoot.
Will I call out and warn them I am armed and have called 911? Depends where they are. On the other side of a door? Yes. Ten feet away from me? No.
Do I care if they have a weapon? No. I am a petite 61 year old woman who could easily be overpowered and killed by an unarmed intruder, even a teenager.
These are not cop outs.....they are facts.
There is nothing immoral about killing an intruder because I do not want to bet my life they will not harm me. They do not get the benefit of a doubt. They have already proven themselves to be a CRIMINAL by breaking into my home.....not the kind of person I am willing to trust with my life.
Let's see......I have security lights, my house is locked up tight as a drum, I have a dog and signs warning people of that fact.......those are all steps that let an intruder know they are not welcome.
Will I lock myself in a room? Depends where I am when they break in. If they enter that room, I will shoot.
Will I call out and warn them I am armed and have called 911? Depends where they are. On the other side of a door? Yes. Ten feet away from me? No.
Do I care if they have a weapon? No. I am a petite 61 year old woman who could easily be overpowered and killed by an unarmed intruder, even a teenager.
These are not cop outs.....they are facts.
There is nothing immoral about killing an intruder because I do not want to bet my life they will not harm me. They do not get the benefit of a doubt. They have already proven themselves to be a CRIMINAL by breaking into my home.....not the kind of person I am willing to trust with my life.
Plus we as victims do not know the intent of the criminal and many B &E are done by gangs who thrive to be Professional Thugs. Plus if they know a area is pro-gun it likely they will move to a Liberal hood where the doors are held wide open by some Liberal Home owner.
As normal, you are about 499 posts short for name calling to begin...
He thinks it is not name calling if you use three syllable words. Half his posts are little more than name calling.
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