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Re: New Web Page
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Thu, 13 May 1999 18:21:09 GMT
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On Wed, 12 May 1999 22:20:20 GMT, James Brown uttered the following
profundities...
> 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!
> >
> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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/
Thank you. That was along the lines of what I had hoped to
convey.
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Dee writes: <snipped several pointed questions about gun control> (...) How about: People react to a dangerous situation depending on a number of factors, one of which is their knowledge of their capabilities. If (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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