I remember what the standardising committee did to XMPP: users wanted to share photos, send files, and make audio/video calls; XMPP said "we're not going to standardize that, but each application can use its own extensions"... then it all went to hell.
jarfil
joined 1 year ago
What was first, the eggplant or the chickenplant?... 😛
only needs a moment to strike you
The shooter gave the attacker plenty of moments:
- asked him to back out
- backed away
- asked again
- backed again
- asked again
- backed once more
- pushed the phone out of his face
According to your logic, he could've died 7 times that day.
And only then pulled out a gun. 🤦
That's assinine. If he was so unsure about the threat level, then should have tried to run away and hide from the start; they weren't out in the desert FFS.
Instead, he acted all sure of his own superiority with his gun, waiting for an excuse to use it. That's closer to premeditated intent to kill, rather than self defense.
the only tool you have on you to handle a situation
It wasn't. There was running, hiding, asking security for help... plenty of tools before picking a gunfight.
My issue is with this person jumping from 0 to 100 in order to defend themselves. My more general issue, is with people like this person thinking that's the proper way to react.
This is the problem with US gun laws; so he's carrying legally, gets in a situation where self defense is warranted, and does...
- ask the other guy to stop
- back away
- ~~cry for help~~
- ~~push the guy away~~
- ~~shove an elbow into guy's gut~~
- ~~knee him into the groin~~
- ~~push fingers into his eyes~~
- ~~shove keys into guy's kidneys~~
- pull a gun and shoot the guy... because, y'know, can never be sure whether the attacker is going to shoot you first or not
I really wouldn't want to live in a place where the only options for self defense are to either back away, or shoot someone.
When did shooting someone become the only means of self defense?
Who's paying him? Seriously: