Probably time for a Kyle Rittenhouse thread.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by Trexller [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

most combat medics carry rifles. its almost unheard of not to. only that rare 7th day adventist corpsman won't have one

returning fire reduces casualties

This reminds me of a rather heated exchange between Holmes and Watson in the BBC series 'Sherlock'.

For a bit of background, Sherlock Holmes is basically a private investigator and Dr John Watson is a discharged army medic / captain.

Sherlock keeps John around as he has a pretty handy set of skills, but it isn't unheard of for their exchanges to get rather heated, bringing me back to the scene your quote reminds me of:

""You want to remember, Sherlock, that I was a soldier. I killed people."
"You were a doctor!"
"I had bad days!"

[Skarne]

carry an m9 too

[starkind]

Battle cleric is the only real option.

[BlackBellamy]

I wonder if rioters will riot if he's found not guilty knowing a man has been found not guilty of shooting rioters?

[Toxigen]

Imagine being the parent of the guy that died.

"My son went to a BLM riot. Using his skateboard as a weapon, he attacked a kid holding an AR-15 style rifle. He was fatally wounded when the kid shot him."

Just...wow.

[Homesteaded]

Naïve, idealistic kid goes to a place of chaos to provide help. Get chased by globohomo abortionists, defends himself. There should be a 60 foot statue of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha.

[Topgunben]

Originally Posted by Homesteaded [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Naïve, idealistic kid goes to a place of chaos to provide help. Get chased by globohomo abortionists, defends himself. There should be a 60 foot statue of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha.

Kids an American Hero

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Topgunben [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Kids an American Hero

"Hey dad, there's this violent riot going on somewhere else, I think I'm gonna go grab your gun and nothing less lethal than that and go defend some buildings, maybe bring a first aid kit that I don't know how to use that well"

My response: "Oh so today you've decided is the day you're going to kill people? You just lost that gun privilege"

But that's just me. I'll be first in line to grab a gun and go out ready to potentially die if a violent mob is marching down my block. And I'll be first in line to go out with a gun and potentially die in an attempt to restore order with other vigilantes if all hell has broken loose and anarchy reigns

But there is something called "pick and choose your battles". Making a decision to put out a dumpster fire near angry violent people that just started that fire that results in people getting shot is a bad fucking decision. Just because I know I can kill someone and legally get away with it doesn't mean it's smart to go around deliberately escalating people. This is why cops have police academy training in order to look for alternative ways to de-escalate high risk situations without putting themself into a situation where they have to use lethal force

It also gives angry Dems more fuel to proclaim that carrying a gun emboldens people to put themselves in situations to kill others. "When you're carrying a hammer, everything looks like a nail" is the common quote. And it's real. It's a thing. Kyle is living proof

[walfreyydo]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But that's just me. I'll be first in line to grab a gun and go out ready to potentially die if a violent mob is marching down my block. And I'll be first in line to go out with a gun and potentially die in an attempt to restore order with other vigilantes if all hell has broken loose and anarchy reigns

The problem with vigilantes is that they arent beholden to the same constitutional standards as law enforcement. Its not implausible to see a situation where those with guns attempt to enforce their own extra-judicial judgement on others. No due process. (Some people on this forum seem to cheerlead this by the way).


We are in dangerous territory in this country...

[starkind]

Originally Posted by walfreyydo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The problem with vigilantes is that they arent beholden to the same constitutional standards as law enforcement. Its not implausible to see a situation where those with guns attempt to enforce their own extra-judicial judgement on others. No due process. (Some people on this forum seem to cheerlead this by the way).


We are in dangerous territory in this country...

We are in a dangerous territory because both parties and local governments are failing.

Not because of the vigilantes neccissarily.

They are just people.

And there are vigilantes on both sides. That riot was full of 'vigilante social justice'. That dumb idiot with the scateboard - vigilante to some, rioter to others.

So ya, we are in dangerous waters, no shit sherlock.