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Re: New Web Page
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Wed, 12 May 1999 22:20:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Dee writes:
<snipped several pointed questions about gun control>
> I cannot explain coherently or eloquently the next point. *I*
> know what I am trying to say, I just cannot quite explain it!
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> One last thing, pertaining to the notion of people kill people,
> though I cannot quote a source, it has been proven, from a
> psychological standpoint, that guns *do* kill. If faced with a
> situation where violence might be used, the weaponry available
> to the individual will dramatically alter the life expectancy
> of the person on the receiving end. Reactions to different
> forms of attack, and the ability to counter different forms
> of attack will increase the survivability of that attack. A gun
> doesn't so easily enable an individual to have second thoughts
> about an action. One has a higher probability of dying from
> a gunshot than being stabbed. One might need to stab more than
> once, or should one strangle.....I give up. I cannot explain
> it! A goodly proportion of murder is "crime of passion." The
> methods available to act upon a shock that leads to it, alter
> the survivability chances of the victim.
How about: People react to a dangerous situation depending on a number of
factors, one of which is their knowledge of their capabilities. If a person
is aware they have a gun, they are more likely to use it, because their
subconscious mind will add it to the list of viable options in a crisis.
Or: When a person is acting out of surprise or shock-reaction, they are not in
a position to consider the potential outcomes of a situtation calmly. They
are primarily concerned with resolution, and will use whatever means are
available to provide that resolution. The "fatality" of any given solution is
unlikely to be a factor in crisis-thinking, and the presence of such solutions
will increase the likelyhood of a fatality.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| On Wed, 12 May 1999 22:20:20 GMT, James Brown uttered the following profundities... (...) Thank you. That was along the lines of what I had hoped to convey. (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| On Wed, 12 May 1999 00:32:49 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) No comments on education. I am not of schooling age, nor have children, or likely to in the near future. (When considering flameage in your replies, (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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