I think it takes courage to do the right thing, regardless of risk.
George was not physically much of a match for Trayvon, but he did not challenge Trayvon to a fight at all.
We are not obligated to fight the bullies in this world. We can refuse to fight, and kill them if they insist on a fight.
Me? I probably would have had a shot at kicking Trayvon’s ass without a gun, but that does not obligate me to do so at all. I am 54, and like Clint says, “A man has to know his limitations!” I am 54 and I need to absorb all of this and realize that the day is coming when I might need an equalizer.
it is said that you should never attack an old man. He can no longer run, he can no longer fight, so his only defense is to kill you.
I agree with you. There are undoubtedly a number of 6 foot tall teens who could beat my 5’7”, 55 year old body in a fight. But that doesn’t mean I hide.
It DOES mean I carry a gun sometimes. Because I don’t get to choose fight or not. I come from a culture that says you sometimes need to go in harms way, and thus need to be prepared. Manliness is not being tough enough to beat up every punk in America. There are always going to be tougher folks, and the plural is important in that phrase. But that doesn’t mean we can give up and cower in our homes, trembling with fear at possible violence.
Like George - overweight, not a good fighter George - we need to take our chances and go about without fear in our public places. What we should NOT need to do is go bankrupt hiring lawyers to protect us from Obama’s government after we are attacked by Obama’s sons for being white, or old, or not trained in killing others with our hands...
I’m 72, and I never leave the house without it!