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Stand your ground (ie., go ahead and shoot)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:36:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
> Do you see why your "shoot first and don't ask questions later" attitude is
> untenable? You're advocating a system of murder-with-impunity as long as
> the killer professes a perceived threat or infraction of rights.
What had been a primarily theoretical debate for Mike and me has turned into
policy in the great state of Florida:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1339831.htm
Here's the kicker--now you can shoot someone in the street just because you
*feel* threatened! So when that apparently middle eastern man who's buying
groceries makes you nervous, go ahead and shoot. It's legal.
I feel threatened by Republican legislators--does this bill entitle me to take
extreme, pre-emptive measures? When brought to trial, I could always cite the
precedent of Bush v. Iraq in defense of my baseless use of lethal force.
Dave!
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