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When I saw this article, over at Zendo Deb's place, it got me to thinking.
Proportionality, to me at any rate, is a lawyer's exercise in determining what is "fair."
I don't know about you, but if someone comes at me, with the intent to do me bodily harm, I sure hope that I have an effective weapon at hand. Fair has nothing to do with it.
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Which pretty much summarizes my outlook on this sort of thing.
Don't want none, don't start none.
And of course, the ever popular FAFO¹.
Fair is for sporting events, not life and death situations.
'Nuff said.
¹ F**k Around and Find Out.
Another of Britain's colonies that never had a revolution which means no First and Second Amendments.....enough said Sarge. Your first photo contains products of two companies of which I carry every day........:) Because EVERYONE has a right to self-defense.
ReplyDeleteOz has fallen far.
Delete"If you find yourself in a fair fight you didn't plan well enough." Something like that. Even #44 got it right when he said, "They bring a knife, we bring a gun." A nimble, in shape 20 year old isn't concerned about "Fair" or "Proportional" when he attacks an arthritic, broken down 70 year old.
ReplyDeleteNo one attacking another cares about fair.
DeleteLife isn't fair and for most life on earth, you are food for whatever can catch you. That's the way nature works.
ReplyDeleteBut I grew up in a wealthy and protected society (both property & physical protections), so some of these simple & basic lessons were not as up front as they are for others less fortunate in where/when they were born.
Those who rely on others for their protection often lose sight of reality.
DeleteOnly been in one shooting event since I retired from the military.
ReplyDeleteA clean shoot as described by police but my 38 spent almost a month in the evidence room and I was blessed that the "victim " as described by the lawyer had a long rap sheet and I a clean local EMS provider and a sane Judge.
Not always true in blue zones.
First rule of a gunfight is don't be there.
Michael the anonymous