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The knockout game.
10 years 11 months ago #31872
by Sharkey
Replied by Sharkey on topic The knockout game.
These days, I hate to even venture a GUESS as to when the call should be made - if at all and there is never a "ok you can shoot now" point or everything would be pretty damn simple.
The biggest problem is that you never really know what judges and juries and the whole damn legal system is going to pull out of their asses at any given moment anymore.
Years ago, all you had to do was reasonably prove that you were in fear for your life.
Nowadays, you have to practically BE dead with 10 men surrounding you, all with guns AND putting the boots to you before you even let em know you are armed.
It also depends on where you live. Some states may still have enough balls to make a good call whereas other states will be parading the dead guys friends and girl-friend, crying parents - saying what a great kid he was all over the tv while they make you out to be a gun totin loon with murder in your heart all day.
All I'll even suggest at this point is to use your best judgement, carry yourself like someone who should never be messed with (not like billy-bad-ass either, just confidently no matter what) and maintain a solid presence of mind at all times. If and when the need arises, all you can do is make the call "in the moment" and let the cards fall where they will. I also believe that since this game is preying upon "unsuspecting people" I believe if you simply turned and faced the "would be" assailant and be ready for him to arrive, most of them (not all but most) will probably just veer off and run the hell away since it's not the really TOUGH guys that are playing this game anyway from all I've seen.
Heck, most guys that really ARE a threat have probably already done enough damage to not even BE playing these stupid games.
Like I was taught in the Academy though - Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.
Personally though, I would much rather be tried for cracking his skull or some major bones with something hard as he approached than for shooting a guy that had yet to "prove" his intent.
I am never without some kind of protective device with me however I prefer not to "carry" under normal circumstances and I also prefer not to talk about the kinds of things I walk around with on me...
don't really want to be accused of setting a bad example ya know and I can probably get away with carrying different items better than the next fella.
The biggest problem is that you never really know what judges and juries and the whole damn legal system is going to pull out of their asses at any given moment anymore.
Years ago, all you had to do was reasonably prove that you were in fear for your life.
Nowadays, you have to practically BE dead with 10 men surrounding you, all with guns AND putting the boots to you before you even let em know you are armed.
It also depends on where you live. Some states may still have enough balls to make a good call whereas other states will be parading the dead guys friends and girl-friend, crying parents - saying what a great kid he was all over the tv while they make you out to be a gun totin loon with murder in your heart all day.
All I'll even suggest at this point is to use your best judgement, carry yourself like someone who should never be messed with (not like billy-bad-ass either, just confidently no matter what) and maintain a solid presence of mind at all times. If and when the need arises, all you can do is make the call "in the moment" and let the cards fall where they will. I also believe that since this game is preying upon "unsuspecting people" I believe if you simply turned and faced the "would be" assailant and be ready for him to arrive, most of them (not all but most) will probably just veer off and run the hell away since it's not the really TOUGH guys that are playing this game anyway from all I've seen.
Heck, most guys that really ARE a threat have probably already done enough damage to not even BE playing these stupid games.
Like I was taught in the Academy though - Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.
Personally though, I would much rather be tried for cracking his skull or some major bones with something hard as he approached than for shooting a guy that had yet to "prove" his intent.
I am never without some kind of protective device with me however I prefer not to "carry" under normal circumstances and I also prefer not to talk about the kinds of things I walk around with on me...
don't really want to be accused of setting a bad example ya know and I can probably get away with carrying different items better than the next fella.
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