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View Poll Results: Does an Armed Citizen have a Moral/Ethical Duty to Retreat (complete safety) | |||
Yep, at all times | 30 | 13.89% | |
Nope, Never | 92 | 42.59% | |
Yep, but only on the street, not in the Home/Business | 63 | 29.17% | |
I'm not ansering because I dont want to seem either wimpy or bloodthirsty | 15 | 6.94% | |
I'd rather have pic of you and Spiff iwearing spandex loincloths lard wrestling in a baby pool. | 16 | 7.41% | |
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June 25, 2009, 02:49 PM | #551 |
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My final analysis on this:
While I hope I'm never in this position, I've accepted what my reaction will be. Trying to gauge the threat, trying to determine if the BG is armed, talking to the BG, waiting a few seconds to see what happens - all involve risk I will not take. Trying to second-guess the intentions of a BG is just to risky in my book...
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God Bless Texas
You might recall this is the state where a man shot someone for stealing something from his NEIGHBOR'S yard and was no-billed by the Grand Jury.
I think they got it right. And yes, in some jurisdictions, the law is more restrictive than morals. Again I say, God Bless Texas. |
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One of the problems I confronted in trying to phrase the poll, and which has been pretty carefully skirted here, is the source of the moral or ethical (and I should have used an or instead of an /) duty to retreat.....and in addition thereto, the wisdom of the ancients in that vein.... That wisdom may lead to religious discussion or at least quotations from religious texts and philosophers which I know is verboten...perhaps an exception can be made with careful monitoring? We need more of you in this thread..... Quote:
Lets look at it not like Paxs cat but Shroedingers cat 1. You live alone. Door crashes open and it wakes you up. You grab your gun and surefire, open the bedroom door, light up across the room, see a guy standing there who has a baseball bat and says I'm gonna beat your chicken butt you nerd. He takes a step towards you. You legally and justifiably shoot him under the laws of your jurisdiction......yet in another world 2. You live alone. Door crashes open and it wakes you up. You grab your gun and surefire, open the bedroom door, light up across the room, see a guy standing there who has a baseball bat and says I'm gonna beat your chicken butt you nerd. He takes a step towards you. You flee into the bedroom and slam the door while shouting Im gonna shoot. You hear him leave...yet in another world 3.You live alone. Door crashes open and it wakes you up. You grab your gun and surefire, open the bedroom door, light up across the room, see a guy standing there who has a baseball bat and says I'm gonna beat your chicken butt you nerd. He takes a step towards you. You flee into the bedroom, slam the bedroom door, start dialing 911. He kicks the bedroom door open as you cower behind the bed, gun pointed at the door. You then legally and justifiably shoot him under the laws of your jurisdiction... What are the differences between the three realities from an ethical OR moral standpoint? Which one would be certainty in your mind? WildijusthadtotossthecoweringinformyownstrangereasonAlaska ™ |
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I don't know why so many people (not necessarily you PBP) have such a hard time just saying THAT.
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Oh, I'm well aware of what Ken was trying to ask.
Since much of what Ken does is to try and get people to critically think about things, I have. In order to "play along" with Ken, I finally had to really look at his question. My conclusions, based upon the initial question only, is that the question, as phrased, is unanswerable. Ken did not ask what my moral responsibilities are. Nor did he ask what my ethical duties might be. I can answer the question, based upon my personal moral values: If a thief (is caught) breaking into your house (at night), there is no bloodguilt (no unlawful act) in his death. (this is the basis for all "castle doctrine" laws) I can answer the question, based upon my ethical duties: Lethal force can be used if I reasonably believe to be in danger of life and limb; if I reasonably believe my family/guests to be in danger of life and limb; if time constraints do not allow for a reasonable man to make a decision to stand or retreat. The foregoing is premised upon a forceful entry into my home. But I can not answer the question to both. Ken wants critical thinking? He's got it. |
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1) retreat, arm, call 911 2) verbally engage, arm, call 911 3) engage with LTL weapon (CS, tazer, baseball bat(?)), call 911 4) engage with deadly force (gun, baseball bat, flamethrower (not recommended)), call 911 Wrestling, punching, tripping, kicking, spitting, pinching and pulling hair are not very good ideas. |
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Who says us gun folks is Neandertals...we are thinking yahoos! Eat it Sarah and your hoplophobe ilk! Its a new day....support for guns in private hands is rising, we beat the prissy Euros at their own game WildilooklikethegeicocavemanAlaska ™ |
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Here in Florida, some years back, my brother was standing in front of the pawn shop smoking a cigarette when a 16yo armed robber with a ski mask on his head, a .25ACP pistol in one hand and a bag of cash in the other came running from the Vietnamese restaurant that occupied the end unit of our building. He was followed by Nam Quash (sp?) screaming " HE ROBBA ME, HE ROBBA ME" My brother drew his Colt's Government .45ACP and promptly plugged this armed robber. The assailant survived. My brother was heralded with congratulations of good shooting and called a hero in the press for stopping this one man crime wave. No charges or lawsuits were filed against my brother and he retained ownership of his pistol. Now, this is real life.
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I am not suggesting he should, but I am curious if he has mentioned his feelings to you , or anyone else on those subjects. Would be interesting to hear, given where we are in this thread. |
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I guess you are also saying the LEO's should never wrestle a perp to the ground or subdue them. They should simply shoot all resistors. |
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