I don't want to justify it but we do have to think about how we are creating these psychos in the first place.
There have always been tight controls on guns in the UK, the shooting in Dunblane was followed by even stricter controls. The guy was a paedophile, and he shot up a primary school. He owned the guns legally, but he was a known nutcase who should never have been allowed a license, from what I gather, there was some element of corruption involved. I forget the details, I think he had influential friends or something.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 22:15,
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OK, so society is creating psychos.
The rest of society should be free to defend against said psychos. Like with knives, and ropes and pipes and firecrackers and Addidas track wear, people can use them badly. It only gets worrisome to me when someone says a person defending himself could hurt an innocent (yeah, but about the guy being beaten - are we putting a different value on his life?)
I also don't like the idea I hear a lot "he should just learn to take his licks" - that is hogwash. I chose not to assault people and request the same of them. It may just be punchy punchy with the boys, but I've got people who count on me and me getting a concussion, stroke or dead from a beating is not in my weekly planner.
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 22:24,
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I'm all for self-defence,
but the idea of an urban arms race is to me quite frightening.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 22:29,
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It's already happening; weapons are in the hands of gang bangers and drug cartels.
They bring them across the open border from all over the world.
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 22:58,
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