Gun Control & RKBA

Callisto32

(2,997 posts)

41. Yes.

Reply to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:44 AM

Mar 2012

When you are making decisions about facts in a court room it is an after the fact, cold assessment of what happened. When you are in a fight with a loaded gun being pointed at yourself and/or another, you don't get the luxury of that kind of hindsight. To expect human beings under the influence of the fight or flight reflex to make the same quality risk assessment as folks being methodically presented with mounds of evidence after the fact is incredibly insensitive and utterly devoid of empathy.

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The Lie of Self Defense [View all] fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 OP

this one case does not gejohnston Mar 2012 #1

I would ask why the neighborhood watch isn't in pairs. socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #2

Here's Another One You Didn't Bring Up fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #3

Actually gejohnston Mar 2012 #4

Ok fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #6

George Zimmerman is the son of a white parent and an hispanic parent thus the name Zimmerman lunasun Mar 2012 #8

Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #11

Often you get whoever signs up to do the job. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #43

How ironic.. pipoman Mar 2012 #5

Isn't That What a Gun is For fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #7

No, it isn't pipoman Mar 2012 #9

Oh Good Grief fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #10

A jury is a trier of fact. Callisto32 Mar 2012 #14

Incredibly insensitive, utterly devoid of empathy? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #15

Telling.. pipoman Mar 2012 #19

Facts Not in Evidence fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #22

No disputing that if someone does error pipoman Mar 2012 #23

Funny fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #27

What a bunch of pious garbage. Straw Man Mar 2012 #44

Yes. Callisto32 Mar 2012 #41

I have worked on many, many defense teams, but again not in capacity of attorney pipoman Mar 2012 #20

Or Survivors fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #21

I'm sure survivors of criminal acts against innocent people do agree with your position.. pipoman Mar 2012 #25

I know they do. fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #29

I will add nuance to the list of things you don't understand. Callisto32 Mar 2012 #42

PS fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #24

Nope, got it wrong again. Straw Man Mar 2012 #45

Because one person is falsely claiming self-defense does not... GreenStormCloud Mar 2012 #12

Nah fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #16

Lots of speculation there. Assumes many things as facts that are presently uncertain. slackmaster Mar 2012 #13

Was the use of force necessary? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #17

My answer to your question is "I don't have enough information to give a meaningful answer." slackmaster Mar 2012 #35

Should he have obeyed the police instructions to stay in his car? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #37

That was a suggestion by a 911 operator, not "police instructions" so your question is loaded slackmaster Mar 2012 #38

You do know that 911 operators are the police in most jurisdictions. fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #39

No, I don't believe that is the case slackmaster Mar 2012 #40

anecdotes are not considered to be scientific evidence Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #18

Zimmerman is the poster boy of gun-toting shoot 'em up vigilante racists everywhere jpak Mar 2012 #26

Agree fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #31

He's part white of course he's racist...that's a given right. I thought gunz killed people? ileus Mar 2012 #28

Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #30

This is a racists, anti-gun propaganga piece at best DWC Mar 2012 #32

Absolutely. COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #33

Well Said fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #36

Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #34

3. Martin has no criminal record. ellisonz Mar 2012 #46