Out of Pod Experience

Are you the type that believes if they come with a knife... You dual em with a knife? Just seems so.... not.. pragmatic. I mean there's a reason guns beat out swords.... Also knife throwing is an art that needs practice. (And how many people have their ninja throwing stars hidden throughout the house these days? I know I keep forgetting where I hide mine.) I'd also really have to wonder what the difference is between stabbing someone in the chest with a butchers knife and shooting them. At the end of the day someones gonna get a pneumothorax.

Then again I have 0 problem with someone getting their ass shot with a double barrel shotgun if they're stalking someone/breaking into someones house/car. I dont see it as a soulless act. Defense of family is intrinsic in all of nature. Many animals fight to death to defend their offspring/family if they can. Matter of fact i'd be more worried if someone didn't put up a fight in this type of situation.

Just my philosophical belief though. Also stupidity should hurt. If it takes a shotgun blast for a person to realize it so be it.

The Committee of Public Safety would not sanction such laughter as it could bristle the feelings of others. Nor would they approve of this unsanctioned slaughter, perpetrated by this barbarian, the police were clearly informed and therefor, the situation was under control within their jurisdiction.

Alara IonStorm, ma'am. People break into houses with a motive, or unless they're a drunkard and crash through their neighbors door. There's a difference when a stranger is holding a knife/gun busting into your house, right... ?

In OP's article referenced the two idiots breaking-in had motives. They're armed and doped up with hydrocodone (and whatever else). The mother is home alone with a baby. No where to run. Authorities advise self-defenses. (Imagine the worst case scenario here, a baby with both parent's deceased?). The right course of action was taken, there is no hiding with a baby.


Defend your friends, family, and yourself in any such situation crazy like that. You just might have to commit something crazy to saver another day.

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If everyone in such a situation is a stoffel then anything bad could happen-- because maybe you allowed it to happen. The situation is impossible or either not worth it, so you will what's at stake.




this thread lacked something, thanks for cheering it up

sometimes I skim read much, bah its morning i'm tired still .. nvm ha

I'd have shot him in the knee with it :D

But seriously, you can't ever approve of killing in those kind of situations but if someone is breaking into your house while you're calling an emergency number and the operator can even hear what's going on there's no more clear cut case of self-defense I have ever seen. I think seeing as how she had a bunch of guns with her it wasn't necessary take him out, I would have shot him in the leg as a warning and if he get it taken off so be it, serves as a warning to any other assholes that think about robbing people.

Oh by the way guys, you know you can get swords and shields or even spears if you're up against someone with a knife, they're not as restricted as firearms as well from what I know.

There have been cases reported where women in particular ( typical :( ) who do exactly what criminals say and just give them everything then they end up getting killed, I'm disgusted with people who think like this and have no sense of self-worth or respect for themselves.

Lol, like voting even matters in US.

Even more lol at the obvious political stereotpying and dirt throwing going on in here. So many weak minded people not able to think for themselvs. And they play right into the hands of the political "parties" in US.



News flash (to all of you): EU is a lot of different separate countries with their own laws, culture and ways if doing things, not one.





Lol, this attitude is so pathetic. "Oh no, someone did not have to work as hard as I did, therefor their opinion is invalid becuase only I know true hardship and am "entitled" to the benefits". Not to mention most of the people having this attitude is so ignorant as to really know why they need to work hard in the first place. (hint; they are being exploited by a messed up system and therefor woking hard within that system supposedly makes them superior in their own little minds, becuase they have been made to belive that that systm is how it have always been and should be. While actually working within the system just reinforces the systems and the discrimination it imposes).

Luckily, there are still some good countires in the world that get most things right. I ahppen to live in one of the best countries in the world. It is a collective effort to keep it that way, even if I did not have to fight for it a couple of centuries ago. (Hint, it is a scandinavian country)

That's a good way to get yourself killed. If you genuinely believe you are threatened enough to need to shoot at someone, shoot to kill.

Technically you don't "shoot to kill" you shoot to stop, if that means they ultimately die then they die. Telling police or a court "I killed them on purpose" could get you a conviction for unlawful killing.

Guns contain a lot of scary elements. There's a flash, a loud bang, a super-fast pointed piece of metal. It's very hard to deal with these things. Also, the guy who was shot was probably an oppressed minority who was racially profiled before being blown to smithereens for no reason.

Bah, you whippersnappers wouldn't know good manners if you were shot in the face with a 12 gauge full of Etiquette.

The intruder should have sent an invitation to the homeowner with the date and time of the burglary along with an RSVP. This would have prevented any misunderstandings as to the intent of the burglary, thus assuaging the homeowner's fears for her personal safety. After all, if you're burglarizing someone's house for their stuff, you shouldn't have to worry about getting shot because the homeowner thinks you're going to cause them personal, bodily harm.

From a legal perspective, by sending an invitation w/RSVP, a paper trail is established in regards to the burglar's intent. If the burglars had done that, they (or their estate in this case) could now sue the homeowner for carelessly (and rudely) harming an expected guest.


Unlike some animals, Humans never developed a ritualistic way of resolving aggression via non-lethal means (via displays, mock fighting, etc..) It's why we developed etiquette.