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To: trebb; Uncle Chip; All
Carrying a weapon puts some responsibilities upon one - like not getting so passionately involved in such a petty situation and being the main ignition for it escalating into a killing.

^^^^THIS^^^^ is why he should be found guilty and why self defense is a no-go argument. Don't want none, don't start none.

But I also think Oulsen's bad manners contributed to his own death. Good manners are free, easy to use and can save your life.

37 posted on 02/07/2014 10:15:43 AM PST by Valpal1 (If the police can t solve a problem with violence, they ll find a way to fix it with brute force)
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To: Valpal1
But I also think Oulsen's bad manners contributed to his own death. Good manners are free, easy to use and can save your life.

While I agree that he could have been more polite/courteous, I still have trouble with that turning into a death sentence. I believe the guy with the gun felt empowered and decided to act rashly because he knew he had the upper hand. Some on FR (not you - the usual "cops and legally armed citizens can do no wrong" types) seem to think that killing the dude for bad manners is justified - I certainly don't want them at my side if SHTF; they're likely to do some stupid "because I can" killing.

80 posted on 02/08/2014 4:34:15 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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