Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Michael Dunn, Florida Man, Invokes 'Stand Your Ground' Law After Shooting Black Teen [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)We're now completely afraid to ask anybody to turn down their music? We should call the police to be our message intermediaries?
I don't claim to know the full facts in the case. However, I do know that there is nothing inherently wrong with asking somebody to turn down their music. It's not a "confrontation", and the fact that you're using such language means you're subconciously turning the guy into the aggressor and thus the guilty party here.
Could it have been confrontational? Yeah, it COULD have...
"Hey, assholes, turn down that shit you call music!" is confrontational.
"Hey, would you mind lowering your stereo?" is not confrontational.
I don't know which happened... it could have been either. But your terminology indicates you're assuming the former, not the latter. I assume it's because you've already decided the guy fits your preconceived notion of what a white guy who keeps a gun in his car is.