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Watch what you did there. I made a narrow claim: "Rather then the innocent being killed, the person who did the assault would be killed. This is preferable."
by kardianos 4y ago
Watch what you did there. I made a narrow claim:
"Rather then the innocent being killed, the person who did the assault would be killed. This is preferable."
You chose to interpret this as a very different claim. Yes, an effective good police force and a population that doesn't assault others is essential. There is not one single part of a solution that should stand alone.
I stand by my above truth claim. Don't put other words into my mouth.
- propter_hoc 4y agoDidn't mean to put words in your mouth - I actually found your wording very hard to parse, which is why I said I wasn't sure what you meant. I agree that the Texas solution is likely a local maximum. Sounds like we both agree it's not a global maximum.
- kardianos 4y agoBeing able to defend yourself during an assault has nothing to do with "a solution". It just means in a moment when the clock is ticking, it is more likely an innocent life is saved. Nothing I said implied this being "a solution". Texas isn't the wild west. We have laws and police. Self defense is just a thing that helps preserve innocent life when laws are disregarded and police are not present.
- ashwagary 4y agoOn another timeline (in Texas), a case of possible short term mistaken identity ended up with a person being killed, when the alternative was one party retreating, which bought both parties enough time to avoid injury or a death.
- reducesuffering 4y agoMore likely? Seems to cause a lot of issues with "trigger-happy" folks too... Like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7shU6sLy0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7shU6sLy0c
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- soupfordummies 4y agoHe said he didn't understand what you meant in his first sentence. Your quoted text is also not what you posted.