But, Scout, you can't determine in a split-second whether or not someone attacking you has a gun you can't see, or a knife, or even possesses the skill to kill you easily with their bare hands.
A street situation is not like an infantry battle. I, too, was in the military. On 9/9/2014 2:11 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > I do not concede life threatening. > On Sep 9, 2014 2:11 PM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's fine. I have no problem with that. >> >> But that's not the choice every individual faced with a life-threatening >> aggressor has to make. >> >> >> On 9/9/2014 2:00 PM, LRS Scout wrote: >>> As a prior service infantryman and an individual who had used firearms >> for >>> self defense, yes, every time. >>> On Sep 9, 2014 1:57 PM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> Yeah, right. And he very well might have taken it from you and shot you >>>> with it. >>>> He had already attempted to take it from the officer. Are you willing to >>>> take that chance? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 9/9/2014 1:48 PM, LRS Scout wrote: >>>>> I'm saying I would have beat that 240 # kid with my weapon before I >> shot >>>>> him with it. >>>>> On Sep 9, 2014 1:45 PM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> I'm glad you enjoy me throwing your language back in your face, Scott. >>>>>> Glad it made you >>>>>> think about resorting to such childish behavior. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, more to the point... >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you quote me stating that violence is the best option when one's >>>>>> life is not in danger? >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you quote me stating that he she be exonerated because of her >>>>>> aggression? >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you quote me stating that is perfectly ok for a 200+lb >> professional >>>>>> athlete to punch >>>>>> a much smaller woman in the face? >>>>>> >>>>>> And finally, would you advice your sons to allow a woman who began to >>>>>> beat them with >>>>>> a baseball bat not to hit the woman if that was the only way to >> prevent >>>>>> their death? >>>>>> (And this is not to be conflated with the Ray Rice situation...) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 9/9/2014 1:37 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>>>>>> I think it's cute that you think it is effective to simply echo the >>>> last >>>>>> of >>>>>>> my insults - multiple times. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do not have any daughters...and it is because of men with attitudes >>>>>> like >>>>>>> yours that I grateful I do not. I could not imagine having to watch >>>> them >>>>>>> deal with people like you on a regular basis. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, I do have 2 sons and I have taught them to respect others, >>>> and, >>>>>>> unless someone's life is in danger, violence is rarely (if ever) the >>>>>> best >>>>>>> option. Oh, yea, and, don't hit women. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By saying 'she was looking for trouble' you are blaming her and >>>>>> exonerating >>>>>>> him. You are saying his response was justified. You are saying that >> it >>>> is >>>>>>> perfectly OK for a 200+lb professional athlete to punch a much >> smaller >>>>>>> woman in the face. You are part of the problem that women in this >>>> country >>>>>>> have to face every day of their lives. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Rick Faircloth < >>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I see you're expanding your vocabulary, you misogynistic douche bag >>>>>>>> asshole. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Train your daughters, if you have any, to treat men any way they >> feel >>>>>>>> like it, >>>>>>>> and see how much trouble it brings them. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Most men, like myself, would simply control them physically to stop >>>>>> their >>>>>>>> assault, but some men, like Ray, might resort to more violent means. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can hear your advice, now, you misogynistic douche bag asshole, >>>>>>>> "Honey, you can >>>>>>>> kick, spit on, curse, slap, or hit a man if you want to and he is >> not >>>>>>>> allowed to >>>>>>>> hit you back. If he does, he is totally at fault for what happens to >>>>>>>> you. You >>>>>>>> are completely innocent." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Give that advice to your daughter, you misogynistic douche bag >>>> asshole, >>>>>>>> and she >>>>>>>> may end up seriously injured or dead by following your advice. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You are the one who, in the end, are the true misogynistic douche >> bag >>>>>>>> asshole, by >>>>>>>> teaching your daughter to live in your fantasy utopia, rather than >> the >>>>>> real >>>>>>>> world where violence exists. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The answer to this problem can be found in the Bible (you've heard >> of >>>>>>>> that, haven't you?), >>>>>>>> in Ephesians 5:33: "Each one of you must love his wife...and the >> wife >>>>>>>> must respect >>>>>>>> her husband." When that happens from both sides, there is peace. >> What >>>>>>>> the husband >>>>>>>> fails to love (care for) his wife, or the wife fails to respect her >>>>>>>> husband, the bond is >>>>>>>> broken and trouble brews. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Scott, you "misogynistic douche bag asshole"... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 9/9/2014 1:11 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>>>>>>>> Whenever I need to deal with misogynistic douche bags like you, I >> am >>>>>>>>> thankful that I do not have any daughters who would have to deal >> with >>>>>>>>> bullshit like yours their entire lives. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Nothing she did to him warranted being punched in the face. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Rick Faircloth < >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Quote the line I wrote stating that the assaults were comparable, >>>> you >>>>>>>>>> asshole. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 9/9/2014 1:02 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> She got knocked unconscious and you think the assaults are >>>>>> comparable? >>>>>>>>>>> You are truly a disgusting human being. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Rick Faircloth < >>>>>>>> \ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:372209 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
