I'm not wishing for that to happen to anyone, 6shooter. I just think sometimes people don't think and end up saying some pretty stupid things (happens to me from time to time). So, this woman is willing to die and for her family to die rather than defend themselves and then believes karma will avenge her. Pretty ridiculous, IMO.
On our side, we have the "blow 'em away first and ask questions later" types. I find this attitude to be pretty silly, too, and consider most of them to be "keyboard Dirty Harrys" who have never shot anyone and so have no idea of what they're talking about.
My .02 cents
I didn't mean it to sound like you would wish for that… Just in case you misunderstood my vernacular... “That ain’t a vernacular that’s a derby”… I mean no disrespect nor intend malice.
I guess the matter here is: Would she allow herself to die rather than take life in defense of her own?
Would she choose a bat or some other means rather than use a gun to possibly take life in defense of her own or that of a family member?
The original post made mention of a bat and that's all she needed. That could yield the same effect, Death. Takes a bit more effort and aggression to cause death with a bat, but it’s possible. Different tool same effect. If someone were to attempt to assault me or a member of my family I feel that I would become singularly focused enough to inflict injury that
could cause death. My intention would not be to kill but to stop the assault. I’ve posted my thought process on this site before with regards to my intent if I had to use my weapon in defense of myself or others. If the assailant was to die as a result of the injury inflicted by me while in the process of defending myself or others, than that is the result of a poor decision on the part of the assailant to assault me. Makes sense, Cause and effect?? I see it that way.
Now with that typed…As you mentioned above, talking about killing and doing so are very different things. I recall a conversation with my friend Sean (LEO) who told me about an incident in which he had to draw his weapon, point it at an approaching suspect, who was running from other officers directly toward him in low light conditions and was described over the radio as having something in his hand possibly a weapon. He managed to get the guy to stop and get down into “felony arrest position”. He told me he had no time to think about “what if I have to shoot this guy?” He was ready to do so at that moment. He made that clear that he would be going home to wife and daughter. He told me that he would never wish that feeling of “Oh God please don’t make me have to shoot this guy” on anyone… He was serious…
So pray for the best, plan and prepare for the unthinkable…
Ok Time for Bed…Peace...
