Posted on 09/17/2009 1:25:06 PM PDT by George - the Other
One might argue that "it" above refers only to the government. Well, this country is a Constitutional Republic and both States and local jurisdictions have authorized citizens to act their behalf, exercizing lethal force, if need be, in defense of themselves or innnocent third parties.
To clarify further, the people, the rightful sovereigns in this country, have retained their right of self-defense in the face of criminal depradation. We '"rulers" are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil.' (Romans 13:3)
I will, sadly, agree with the BSun.
It is a shame that the People’s Republic of Maryland ignores the Second Amendment and infringes on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
It is a shame that as a result, this decent citizen only had a sword available to do the job that the state should have done for him in one of the criminal’s many previous arrests, instead of having a proper firearm to defend himself from a criminal who should not have been free.
Fortunately, the citizen in question seems to have taken advice from a book that the editors of the BSun have never heard of: “And the one who has no sword must go out and buy one.”
Perhaps this be labled as the “Conan the Barbarian” defense :)
Does the Hopkins student get two ears and a tail?
The thief CHOSE his demise. He took a risk with a 99% chance of capture or death. He tossed the dice and got “snake eyes.” Bye bye scum of the earth. I pity the mother who bore you.
The student ended a crime spree. He has a right to be elated that he helped thousands of other people who will not be burglarized or worse by this thief. Is he a hero? Yes and No. But he IS alive to tell his tale.
What do they prefer at the Baltimore Sun? the Al Capone method? Baseball bats.
I always thought killing bad guys was kinda cool.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Would Pravda-on-the-Patapsco like some cheese with that whine?
If I were hime, I wouldn't, especially when it's a beautiful day outside. Relax, Mr. Pontolillo, you have made Baltimordor ever so slightly safer for your fellow humans.
But he was just beginning to turn his life around!
Permits? That's the second step down the road to where we are today! Permits are where government tells you what you can or cannot do or have.
Allow everyone (including ex-cons) to be on an equal footing with criminals and free to own weapons and you instantly get rid of purchase limitations, background checks, waiting times etc. BUT... hold everyone responsible for the proper use of their weapons and come down hard on the misuse.
Sometimes you have to make exceptions.
Honestly, if the guy had had a gun, he probably would have used it.
He still doesn't deserve much sympathy.
But even burglars don't deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword.
How do they deserve to die then?
I love the comments at the end of the article. The author is getting shredded.
Well, there was the small matter of a severed hand...;'}
And the bleeding to death part, which is probably not a small matter when it comes to cleaning it up.
If you’re going to get a katana, don’t buy it off the shopping channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4hprpRJhM
The severed body parts are a bit of a tripping hazard.
I can tolerate it as long as they clean up after themselves.
Those problems are solved with a lightsaber (an elegant weapon for a more civilized age) :)
You'd be surprised - my cousin shot the son-in-law who was beating his pregnant daughter (not even a thought of charges being filed) and had a very difficult time living with having taken even such a worthless life as that.
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