Posted on 07/21/2015 7:40:36 AM PDT by TheRightVoivode
Going around is the story of a Democratic activist who encountered diversity on the subway and was culturally enriched with a folding knife. The Federalist goes on some kind of shaming rant of the beta males who watched his encounter with vibrancy, but this is misguided. The better question is why would we expect anyone to help?
The freedom of self-defence has been under full-court attack, particularly by the progressive types of whom Sutherland was a part. If you read his blog and look at the voting record of the man he interned with, Sutherland was in favour of removing people’s ability to protect themselves and others. Why would anyone protect a man who not only is unwilling to protect himself but is dedicated to preventing others from protecting themselves?
Beyond the why, is the how. Contrary to what you see in the movies, fighting off a knife attack is very difficult if you’re unarmed and don’t have training. Davidson has no clue what he’s talking about when he says, “Any two adult men in that subway car could have stopped him, no matter how crazy or strong he was.” Thanks to Democrats like Sutherland, DC has very restrictive concealed carry laws and bans open carry, among other restrictive gun laws.
The only effective means of stopping stopping a knife attacker is practically illegal in Washington, so how exactly was someone supposed to intervene?
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He should have called 911 and peed on himself.
The definition of a Conservative: A liberal who has been mugged.
What liberal thing to say.
I find it amusing and sad that people apparently don't know how to fight.
Knowing where and how to hit and how to use weapons that are at hand is the way humans have survived for millennia.
Now we consider ourselves helpless if we don't have certain tools.
People like that will be useless in a confrontation and will probably have to be rescued.
“So defending yourself is belligerent.”
When someone says, “No one is going to tell me what to do”, in the face of caution that says otherwise, yes, it is belligerence. In aviation it is one of the five deadly attitudes.
Antiauthority
Impulsivity
Invulnerability
Macho
Resignation
Do you ever notice certain people who comment here that are over-confident in their abilities, cannot gracefully take advice from others, are sophomoric in response to well intentioned input? Make a mental note, FRiend. :)
Thanks, FRiend. Duly noted.
I almost responded, but decided, Nah! Why bother.
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