It used to be that men settled their differences with fists. But the culture changed and offenders begin with guns, hence the cops had to respond in kind.
On 9/9/2014 1:29 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > I have. Only I didn't stand by idly, I used appropriate force levels. > > It's called escalation of force principals. > > You were in the military man, it would be a violation of ROE that would > have ended with me in Leavenworth. > > Cops are supposed to be tough guys, brawling is supposed to be part of the > job. All go straight to the gun now. > On Sep 9, 2014 1:14 PM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Some kids, who are not holding firearms, should not be considered >> "unarmed". >> And, if you're referring to the 18-year-old, 290-lb, Ferguson thug >> named, Michael, >> then he is in no way, a "kid"... >> >> If you are assaulted by someone who is a threat to kill or seriously >> injure you >> by continuing their assault, then you have every right to kill the >> aggressor. >> >> No one, and I mean NO ONE on this list would stand by with a gun in >> their hand, >> and watch their spouse or child being beaten by an aggressor who they >> couldn't >> handle physically, and refuse to shoot the aggressor and allow their >> spouse or >> child to possibly be killed and state that they couldn't intervene by >> shooting >> the aggressor because he didn't have a firearm. You don't have to have a >> gun >> to kill someone. >> >> How many on this list would stand by and watch a loved one be killed by an >> assailant who doesn't possess a firearm and was only beating them with >> their >> bare hands? >> >> Would you, Scout? >> >> >> On 9/9/2014 1:05 PM, LRS Scout wrote: >>> This is why we shoot unarmed kids..... >>> On Sep 9, 2014 1:04 PM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> The women in your life, if you have any, would consider themselves >>>> fortunate >>>> to be treated the way I treat the women in my life, you asshole. >>>> >>>> If you have a woman in your life, would you advise her to start >> punching, >>>> spitting on, kicking, and slapping a male companion if she didn't like >>>> something >>>> he said or did? If not, why not, you asshole. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 9/9/2014 12:59 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>>>> No, she was not. >>>>> >>>>> Nothing she did warranted being punched in the face. >>>>> >>>>> If you disagree, I feel sorry for any women in your life. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Rick Faircloth < >>>> [email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> No, asshole, it reeks of "she was asking for trouble." >>>>>> >>>>>> Was she not asking for trouble, asshole? (Your word, Scott) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 9/9/2014 12:53 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>>>>>> More proof you are an asshole. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This reeks of 'she had it coming to her'. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Rick Faircloth < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Women want equality. They don't want to be treated as "weaker." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> These are the consequences of feminism. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You can't have it both ways. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 9/9/2014 10:33 AM, GMoney wrote: >>>>>>>>> What is with all these false equivalencies???? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> All these arguments of "Well, IF she was a man..." are completely >>>>>>>>> irrelevant. She's NOT a man. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ANd i know we want to treat anything and everything and everyone as >>>>>>>> equals, >>>>>>>>> but folks, there is simple nature at work here....and human males, >>>>>>>>> generally, are larger and stronger than females. I have no problem >>>> with >>>>>>>> our >>>>>>>>> laws and our general sense of moral decency reflecting that. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If a woman half your size attacks you with a slap...you do NOT have >>>> the >>>>>>>>> moral right to land a left hook that looked like something out of >>>>>> Tyson's >>>>>>>>> PUnch Out. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If that double standard bothers you......deal with it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Today the wife apologised for her role in the incident. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If the wife was an athlete, and stronger than Rice, and the same >>>> thing >>>>>>>> had >>>>>>>>>> happened >>>>>>>>>> I just don't think that anyone would be blaming her 100% for what >>>>>>>> happened. >>>>>>>>>> There is a total skew when it comes to situations involving >> violence >>>>>>>>>> between a man and a woman. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I also did not see two punches. I saw a single slap when she >> charged >>>>>> him >>>>>>>>>> with fists flying. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This was not a passive abusive scenario. It also was not a >> scenario >>>>>>>> where >>>>>>>>>> the wife was fighting back to protect herself, she was the >>>> aggressor. >>>>>>>>>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372179 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
