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In reply to the discussion: Bicyclist shot after colliding with pickup truck [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)5. Choices? Hmm! Lemme think
1. Close the window and lock the door.
2. Drive across the street.
3. Pull out a handgun and kill the cyclist.
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Getting the shit beat out of you because you had the misfortune of being run into
rl6214
Aug 2012
#3
Good people HAVE NO DUTY TO RETREAT when they are victims of violent crime.
Atypical Liberal
Aug 2012
#64
How in the Hell did you manage to hold the guy, shift the gears and steer?
Trunk Monkey
Aug 2012
#66
I had the opportunity to do that once and I decided the three dollars being snatched
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2012
#192
The man who attacked me was big, mean, and drunk, tailgate partying in a stadium parking lot
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#193
Naturally, you kill the cyclist! The point of "defensive gun use" isn't self-protection, silly!
DanTex
Aug 2012
#8
That's precisely what it is: murder. The Matt Dillon-wannabe had multiple options open
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#116
In point of fact, the Matt Dillon-wannabe had ample opportunity to drive off,
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#119
Completely valid, and all the hand-waving in the world don't make it so.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#121
"if he were boxed in traffic" - You know this how? Oh, right: you don't.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#125
Show me where the cops said he was "boxed in." Oh, right, you can't because they didn't.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#129
"if he were boxed in traffic" - Those are your words; your assertion. Back it up.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#130
"maybe"..."Google Maps"...."you weren't there"..."if"..."maybe" again...now "Doesn't matter."
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#134
Oh yes I did: the fact that you can't be bothered to read it or simply are unable to comprehend
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#142
"maybe"..."Google Maps"...."you weren't there"..."if"...and then back to "maybe" again...
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#126
Spot-on analysis, all of it. I've seen this kind of bloodlust disguised as concern for "RKBA"
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#144
Here, here...it's not as bad as all that. Just because you've been schooled on the facts and
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#149
Oh yes you have. And the posts are there to prove it, with a simple mouse scroll. n/t.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#154
"maybe"..."Google Maps"...."you weren't there"..."if"..."maybe" again..."Doesn't matter"...
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#163
Oh yes I do, and this was it. The shooter here should be charged just like Earsland was.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#145
He had every opportunity to lock those truck doors, put that vehicle in drive, and hit the gas,
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#159
As he had ample opportunity to retreat, it is not relevant. Period. n/t.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#168
No, you just conveniently left that fact out because it doesn't fit your narrative.
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#147
What's the point of having a gun handy if you don't get to use it occasionally?
Starboard Tack
Sep 2012
#194
what am I missing here? Bicyclists are NOT pedestrians in any state that I'm aware of....
mike_c
Aug 2012
#34
What if you're fiding the bicycle on the sidewalk? Which rules apply?
JustABozoOnThisBus
Aug 2012
#61
You apparently haven't gotten the memo: if you so much as even look cross-eyed
apocalypsehow
Sep 2012
#114
Why have you not contacted the authorities in MI with your "knowledege" of this incident?
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#172