I see both sides.
That couple in that instance were stupid. IF they were truly in fear, the smart thing to do would be call 911 and remain inside with weapons if you felt that necessary. To go out and stand in the yard without any cover IF you were concerned is ridiculous. Other neighbors have said they certainly didn't feel the concern this couple had. No indication that I'm aware of anyone stepped foot on their property. Something tells me they just aren't right in the head
Prosecuting them for their stupidity is just stupid. They were on their own property. While it was a peaceful crowd marching from point A to point B by all accounts, it could easily have turned into a violent mob as has been the case in other places. No one was slightly injured and if the protesters were concerned they should have left and called 911. To me prosecution is political
Love your posts, Agnostic007, but it's sort of like a mosquito I want to squish debating with me on the philosophy of not doing it.
Might makes right, and in this case - the whole weight of state and federal law was on the side of the homeowners.
It is what it is.
I don't personally own a gun, but I am, at any given time, 48 hours away from acquiring one illegally should I want to. And because in Canada, our pussy government is too moronic to grasp that 70% of American gun violence is Black and Hispanic, and that Caucasians whether unarmed, or armed to the tits, have a homicide rate of roughly 2.0 per 100,000 citizens per year, it makes it VERY hard to get a gun in Thunder Bay.
And WTF difference does it make HOW people die or commit suicide? For example, in the USA, the White American and White Canadian suicide rates are almost identical [literally, no statistical disparity in the rates] - but it's somehow a good thing that White people in Canada slit their wrists improperly and bleed out painfully or screw up trying to hang themselves, and end up with brain damage when someone finds them 10 minutes later turning blue?
Bottom line - more guns in the hands of Whites DOES NOT increase homicide under North American conditions. And it works wonders from preventing political actors from overstepping boundaries and violating our rights.
And in defense of Black Americans, I suspect that roughly 50% of Black homicides are drug- or gang-related.
I would go out and buy a gun and post it on Getbig with a note that said "VINCE GOOD GUY" on it, if it tickled my fancy, but then it would just take one asshole reporting it to the Thunder Bay Police and having my home raided.
I have already made it clear, on Facebook, that I can acquire a firearm illegally within 48 hours, and IF any police officer raids my home because I have such access, I WILL buy firearms, post photos of them on Facebook, store them elsewhere, go through another raid, JUST TO TAUNT THEM AND PROVE TO THEM I CAN GET A GUN WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.
My fundamental rights and freedoms will NOT be fucked with, and the mere fact that homeowners defending themselves when they were in fear for their lives, who did not harm a fly would even for a SECOND be so much as considered being charged, absolutely disgusts me.
And here I was thinking the USA has more rights than here in pussy Canada. Guess not.
Shoot - even LEGAL gun owners in Canada get their homes raided over this BS!
My point is - I'm happy that I live in a country that still has some remnants of gun rights, and failing that, I'm happy that I - while having to pay double the price - could acquire a firearm illegally if needed. Because - fuck all that red tape! Or red and white tape. To think that even red, white, and blue tape is a thing these days. WTF has the USA become?!
But - back to your point: yes, we can discuss the nuance of this all we want, but it just doesn't matter. What the couple did was legal, shitty firearm handling and everything [and I saw that as the #2 marksman with the C7 Assault rifle, Canada's M-16, in my Basic Training course for the army in the year 2000].
