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Eh, texas gets all that borderly goodness the liberal north dishes out so freely, but avoids for itself ?
by warumdarum 5mo ago
Eh, texas gets all that borderly goodness the liberal north dishes out so freely, but avoids for itself ?
- jeffbee 5mo agoI'm just wondering why this Wild West stuff seems to be neither effective, since Texas has auto theft rates well above national averages, nor necessary, considering that Florida lacks the statute and has auto theft rates well below national averages.
- emodendroket 5mo agoIt doesn't work but it does let people fantasize about being allowed to shoot someone to death legally.
- warumdarum 5mo agoWell there are working alternatives to that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador
- emodendroket 5mo agoYes, I suppose we could in fact do corrupt bargains with criminal groups and then throw a bunch of people in jail without worrying too much about whether they're guilty or not. Bukele isn't the first person in the world to think of that. Mussolini had a similar approach.
- ProllyInfamous 5mo agoI have actually killed, before. Given similar circumstances: would, again. I am a free man, walking among you; they let me carry a gun, still. Self defense ought'a be allowable, and is a deterrent (even if only "statistically" ... which it is). Recent enhancing legal protections represent the shifting tides as our economy wavers into "survival" mode – ¿perhaps a Depression 3.0? – certainly it's bleak here in the workingclasshood. Do you have any questions for your reality shaping, this morning?
- emodendroket 5mo agoI can't say someone gleeful and proud of having killed is exactly changing my mind.
- ProllyInfamous 5mo agoAny parent would have been proud of what I've accomplished. Do you actually have any questions, or just angry?
- emodendroket 5mo agoNo, I don't have any questions, nor did I ever claim to. Fishing for questions was your idea.
- ProllyInfamous 5mo agoI have a question for you: were somebody about to abduct your [hypothetical?] child/wife, would you consider use of lethal force to prevent such aforementioned tragedy (whether by yourself, or by a third-party [e.g: police])?
- bombcar 5mo agoFlorida is surrounded by ocean and you can’t drive stolen cars to Cuba. Texas is bordered by Mexico and you can drive stolen cars to Mexico. Also if we’re talking gundefend shouldn’t we be comparing carjacking stats?