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Didn'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 Te
by propter_hoc 4y ago
Didn'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