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Originally Posted by Typhoid
Actually, just to touch on this point, I wouldn't expect nor want the same from a regular citizen that I would a law enforcement officer IE cop.
The reason I wouldn't want the same standards for cops and regular people is because then that gets across the idea that not only are cops normal people they just tell 'shoot to kill' to and push them out on their way, but that also insinuates (roughly) that normal citizens are allowed to empty an entire clip on an intruder in their home, and think 'well, cops can do it'.
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I'm confused. Are you saying that you are expecting more weapon proficiency from a civilian than a professional law enforcer?
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Like you said, maybe it's different laws where you are - but you're not allowed to murder another human being (here) unless your life is in jeopardy. And just because someone comes into your house, doesn't mean your life is in jeopardy. In very few cases, yeah - the guy breaking in will totally have a gun or maybe have the intention of raping you and your family. But in a lot of the cases it's just junkies or 'young people' just looking for free shit.
The major problem I have with this idea of yours, is the fact you seem to want to use it. Making mention that if someone steps into your house without permission you're allowed to blast them to pieces, without even looking at the fact if they have a gun or not, or if your life is even in danger so long as you say 'I have a gun'.
Because if a junkie walks into your house and wants to steal a TV to sell for some crack, and you blast him to pieces just because he's there, that my friend is murder. Not self defense.
And this isn't so much me harping on you, moreso the situation of people wanting guns. The cycle will never end. Guns beget more guns.
And Dylan made a good point, criminals do understand risk vs. reward. Sure they have a highly inflated sense of ability, but if you have a loud alarm system - loud enough to wake neighbours - no criminal will stick around.
That's why we arm our cars with loud alarms, and not under-panel flamethrowers that activate automatically when someone touches the handle or jimmies the lock.
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Typh, I think your still operating on assumptions sympathetic to your point of view. Could you give me feedback on the situations I detailed earlier? After much thought, I think these are realistic expectations to real life situations.
And when forced to shoot, I still think that shooting to wound is fantasy. This isn't the movies. I can't "wing" someone at will or shoot a weapon out of their hand. Realistically, I'm going to shoot for the largest part of their body, and that happens to be their torso. I also want to be sure they can't shoot back if they have a weapon.
There are reasons why police officers are taught to shoot the way they do, and that's because they enforce the law in the real world. When forced to defend your life, the only expectation you should have is to do so the most effective way possible.