03-20-2023, 09:08 PM
(03-20-2023, 07:54 PM)bfine32 Wrote: But you seem to understand or at least not comment on walking down the street with objects designed to look like assault weapons. I don't understand why someone would do that and not expect to provoke a reaction.
I didn't comment because the question I asked was my comment. It was rhetorical. Defend yourself from what? The answer was NOTHING. A painted piece of wood is NOTHING. The kids are allowed to have painted pieces of wood designed to look like Deez Nuts if they want. They don't deserve to get shot.
You never played guns as a kid? I had a wooden tommy gun that shot rubber bands. I had all sorts of toy guns that made noise. I had all sorts of nerf guns. I had real wooden nunchucks, toy swords, etc etc. My friends and I played guns, rode bikes with these things. It's part of playing and being outside.
Someone walking down the street with a toy gun... EVEN A REAL GUN... does not = taking the law into your own hands and going Rambo before they actually begin do something to anyone.
I've watched Die Hard, too.... That doesn't mean I'm looking to live it out in real life. Being vigilant comes with the responsobility of using good judgement.
The idea that people feel like a POSSIBLE threat is cause to shoot someone is just incredible to me. Black Hoodies, anyone? Where does it start and stop? Who gets to determine what a credible threat is? Now it's someone walking down the street with a wooden toy gun? Even if they wanted it to look real... Holding a toy gun that looks real doesn't = private citizen has a right to blast away.
