The American Politics Thread

It’s not that cut and dry… Each scenario and situation would be different and there is a third option, call the cops.

I have guns but I don’t like guns and get uneasy around people that I don’t know with guns.  If saw someone walking or running around with a gun in an area that was perfectly legal to do so, I would choose to leave that area. It would be illegal and very stupid to try and disarm that person if the individual wasn’t breaking any laws.

The notion of disarming even a predator is ill-advised.  The gun is not the threat, the person is, or more to the point, his brain is.  That’s what needs to be shut down to eliminate the threat.

I detest violence… There are 2 types of violence, antisocial and asocial.  In antisocial aggression there is a way out and should be taken.  Usually, there’s 2 male gorillas beating their chests and throwing sh*t at each other to establish dominance.  It doesn’t have to escalate and go asocial if one of them backs down.

There is a fine line between the two, an example of antisocial behavior on the edge would be -  say you accidentally bumped into someone in a bar and apologized.  However, the drunken fool postured in front of his friends and wanted to start a fight.  You apologize again but he throws his drink in your face.  Your friends are watching, what do you do? Is there still a chance you can talk your way out of it?

Yes, this would be Close to the Edge,  but it doesn’t necessarily have to turn asocial.  You can place a ten or twenty on the bar, tell the bartender that because of you that guy spilled his drink and would like to buy him another one.  Then start backing away slowly toward an exit, be vigilant and get the hell out of there. It’s worth 20 bucks not to engage, not to take a chance of ending up in jail, hospital, or morgue. 

In an asocial situation there is now way out, no amount of talking and there is nothing that can be done to avert the violence about to take place. If someone has a knife to your throat or a gun to your head this is an asocial situation and there is only one way out.  There is only one person walking away on their own accord, I hope you have to necessary tools in your tool bag to be you.

There are a lot of predators in the world, and I hope no one here ever encounters one. 

Examine the video closely and then decide for yourself if what Kyle faced was antisocial or asocial?  Try not to be swayed by some of the brainless comments on some of the videos.

Violence is hardly ever the answer, but when it is the answer, it’s the only answer.