Kinda like yelling jump, jump, jump......when someone is threatening to jump off a bridge or building.......
Yep, or calling someone who backed off the ledge a coward for not jumping in the news article about the rescue.
Kinda like yelling jump, jump, jump......when someone is threatening to jump off a bridge or building.......
I completely disagree with your premise regarding how people feel or think about killing. And that has NOTHING to do with why we are taught to shoot to stop.Most people have a different mind set than a lot people 100 years ago about killing. Then, killing in self defense was a perfectly acceptable thing. Killing in defense and murder were separate things. Killing in defense was not murder.
These days, most people are taught that killing for any reason is wrong. Hence, we are taught that we should shoot to stop, not to kill.
Even a lot of combat soldiers and cops that have taken a life find it hard to reconcile the difference in their minds. Causes some otherwise good people, needed people the leave those services.
Pop always told me that the hardest part of killing was living with it afterwards. For most people, that is true.
Of all the folks on here that I have met in person, I can't think of any that I did not like. I sincerly hope you never have to find out.
For any that do, on the forum or off, my deepest sympathy. I wish you well.
If someone gives me no choice, may God have mercy. I can live with it.
Good topic
When I posted up about my friend who recently shot and missed an intruder IN his house
People on another forum (motorcycle - gun section) were saying that he was stupid and trigger happy (since we've done a few IDPA matches) for firing.
Yes guy barged into house, door was opened for him by M-I-L , but he shoved door open.
Cops had no beef w him shooting at him
so there's the flip side, armchair quarterbacks even in the gun world
Most people have a different mind set than a lot people 100 years ago about killing. Then, killing in self defense was a perfectly acceptable thing. Killing in defense and murder were separate things. Killing in defense was not murder.
These days, most people are taught that killing for any reason is wrong. Hence, we are taught that we should shoot to stop, not to kill. And why people scream"murderer" at the person that just shot poor little Johnny. Even though Johnny just shot 4 people.
Even a lot of combat soldiers and cops that have taken a life find it hard to reconcile the difference in their minds. Causes some otherwise good people, needed people the leave those services.
Pop always told me that the hardest part of killing was living with it afterwards. For most people, that is true.
Of all the folks on here that I have met in person, I can't think of any that I did not like. I sincerly hope you never have to find out.
For any that do, on the forum or off, my deepest sympathy. I wish you well.
If someone gives me no choice, may God have mercy. I can live with it.
Most people have a different mind set than a lot people 100 years ago about killing. Then, killing in self defense was a perfectly acceptable thing. Killing in defense and murder were separate things. Killing in defense was not murder.
These days, most people are taught that killing for any reason is wrong. Hence, we are taught that we should shoot to stop, not to kill. And why people scream"murderer" at the person that just shot poor little Johnny. Even though Johnny just shot 4 people.
That's total war, renegade. Little bit of a difference there.
I completely disagree with your premise regarding how people feel or think about killing. And that has NOTHING to do with why we are taught to shoot to stop.
When the sheepdog starts [to] enjoy[] hunting wolves more than protecting the flock[,] it's hard to tell the two apart.