[Vision2020] Hmmm . . .

Tue Feb 19 23:07:52 PST 2013

The premise of your post was that he was breaking into homes when people were there. Now you're inventing his motive to kill you. No, if he saw your face, he'd be a believer, not a killer.

Sunil

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:56:57 -0800
From: godshatter at yahoo.com
To: sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Hmmm . . .

      It didn't say he was.  If he did, though, I'd want to be able to
      protect myself if he ran across me in a home he thought was empty
      and he got it through his head that I had to die because I'd seen
      his face.  Or maybe he's desperate, and now he's willing to try
      hitting a house that is occupied but looks like he could rob it
      regardless.

      It's a tool of preparedness.  I'd rather not assume that he's
      harmless if he's breaking into houses and robbing them.  If my
      assumption is wrong, I could die.  I'd rather not throw away my
      chance at survival because "OMG!  Guns are bad!"

      It doesn't mean, by the way, that I'd just shoot this guy for
      breaking into my house.  But a loaded weapon is a good deterrent,
      and if it turns out my life is at stake, I'd rather have a gun
      than a shoe I could throw at him, or whatever I happened to have
      at hand.

      This isn't rocket science.  Be prepared.  It's the good old Boy
      Scout motto.   I also have a smoke detector and a fire
      extinguisher.

      Don't let the "guns are killing our kids!" narrative drive your
      views.

      Paul

      On 02/19/2013 10:43 PM, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:

        Paul,

          Where does it say he's breaking into homes when people are in?
          I had a lot of burglary cases, and my mistakenly charged
          clients were usually alleged to have entered homes when no one
          was there. Lots easier to leave with stuff that way, said the
          authorities.

          Sunil

            Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:02:25 -0800

            From: godshatter at yahoo.com

            To: thansen at moscow.com

            CC: vision2020 at moscow.com

            Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Hmmm . . .

              What's paranoid about locking up when you're out and being
              ready to defend yourself when you're at home when there is
              a known burglar in the area?  Being prepared is not the
              same thing as being paranoid.  If someone is crazy enough
              to break into your home while you are there, you can go
              ahead and classify that as a situation fraught with
              danger, in which case having some means to protect
              yourself might be called for.  There are plenty of
              reasonable scenarios where a would-be burglar happens upon
              a member of the household when he thought the place was
              empty that could end up very badly for the person he
              stumbled upon.  If the burglar knew you were at home and
              invaded the home anyway, then you've definitely got a
              problem if you are happily unarmed.

              Better to have that gun when you need it than not.  If
              guns frighten you, which I find hard to believe because of
              your military background, then at least pick up a good
              aluminum baseball bat.

              Do you think I'm paranoid because I keep a set of jumper
              cables in my trunk in case my battery dies and I need a
              jump from a kind stranger?  Are you one of those people
              that joyously flit from situation to situation relying on
              the gods to keep you out of trouble?

              Paul

              On 02/19/2013 01:18 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:

              Paranoia . . . self-destroya.

                Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

                "Moscow Cares"
                http://www.MoscowCares.com

                  Tom "Proud to be a Filthy Liberal Scum" Hansen
                  Moscow, Idaho

                  "There's room at
                      the top they are telling you still 
                  But first you must
                    learn how to smile as you kill 
                  If you want to be like
                    the folks on the hill."

                - John Lennon

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