Sounds like he protected himself just fine. How would his having a gun helped the situation? Would saving his calculus textbook been worth killing someone?
You're better off 99.9% of the time just giving your shit to a mugger.
The vast majority of these events do not end in injury, and escalating it is just asking for it.
I care more about my life than 50 bucks.
The only time I'd escalate to lethal force is if I knew, without a doubt, I'd come out on top. Let's say I'm walking down the street and I have my gun on me, let's say someone starts robbing me at gun point.
I could draw and maybe I'd win that exchange 50 or 60% of the time. Statistically, if I just give him my stuff I know I have a 99% chance to walk away fine.
Statistically speaking, the one robbing you would be a melanin enriched individual. Anyway, all you would have to do is call him a racial slur and he would whip around immediately and you would then shoot him without having to worry about looking like you shot him while he was running away.
No lol. You can only use lethal force if you believe your life or the life of a innocent is at risk, the situation has de-escalated if the dude is walking away
are you trolling? I bet i could show you no less than 5 youtube videos of "urban americans" just barbarically and violently injuring/killing a victim even after theyve taken the money. Because its not about the money you fucking mong
There’s a reason the rest of the state hates northern VA. I’m glad I live in great falls and not Arlington or some other asswipe town where people post like this
I totally realize most people are going to disagree with me here but I feel compelled to say that closing the sub for a joke wasn't a very kind thing to do. We have seen TONS of posts from vulnerable populations talking about how this sub is a source of support and humor in a dark time. Irony and dirtbagism aside, taking away that support without warning was not okay.
You can say I'm being silly, or humorless or reactionary. Whatever. I love the show and I love this community. But sometimes I come home after dealing with ableism and our nightmare reality all day, and this sub is one of many things that make me feel better. It wasn't a good feeling to find this sub closed for the sake of irony. Maybe that's laughable or pathetic. But for me, it's true.
I think it’s funny that even when presented with a situation in which having a firearm could save your life and property, these wingnuts activate maximum overcope and scream “NO THERES MORE OF THEM SO YOU CANT USE YOUR GUN YOU WILL LITERALLY BE SHOT IN 2 SECONDS” instead of admitting they might be wrong
Oh I only really skimmed the actual post and went directly to the comments, but my point still stands imo. They seemingly got really upset when it was suggested that carrying a firearm could discourage someone with a broken spoon from shanking you.
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4 Aletherios 2020-07-10
I hope every last redditor gets their funko pops stolen at gunpoint
5 Chuck-Brown 2020-07-10
god i hate funko pops
1 theworstever 2020-07-10
Funko pops are for children who get $10 a week for allowance, anything else and you should snip your testes.
3 ASKS_REAL_QUESTIONS 2020-07-10
Fuck off, my wife's boyfriend gives me 40$ a week AND I get a section on the top shelf for my Funkollection.
2 theworstever 2020-07-10
Ask for $5 more so you can get Japanese Nendoroids instead.
1 drumpfpocalypse 2020-07-10
How do you feel about wigger clowns with progeria hording funkopops
1 ironicshitpostr 2020-07-10
I'm just gonna give him that one
lil old dude should get all the funkpops he wants til he passes
1 ironicshitpostr 2020-07-10
DID SOMEBODY SAY FUNKO POPS?
4 Babiski 2020-07-10
Y-yes?
2 Giulio-Cesare 2020-07-10
These people act like human life is super fucking valuable or something. Like there's 7 billion motherfuckers out there and it increases every day.
Imagine if there were 7 billion Mona Lisa's in the world. They wouldn't be worth shit.
1 bigbottle8 2020-07-10
Correction: killing 3 of them
2 yunyun333 2020-07-10
no one who has ever been robbed talks like these redditards
1 professorshillphd 2020-07-10
You're better off 99.9% of the time just giving your shit to a mugger.
The vast majority of these events do not end in injury, and escalating it is just asking for it.
I care more about my life than 50 bucks.
The only time I'd escalate to lethal force is if I knew, without a doubt, I'd come out on top. Let's say I'm walking down the street and I have my gun on me, let's say someone starts robbing me at gun point.
I could draw and maybe I'd win that exchange 50 or 60% of the time. Statistically, if I just give him my stuff I know I have a 99% chance to walk away fine.
8 heretobefriends 2020-07-10
Just give them what they want and shoot them in the back as they leave.
4 Outdated_CPU_1 2020-07-10
Statistically speaking, the one robbing you would be a melanin enriched individual. Anyway, all you would have to do is call him a racial slur and he would whip around immediately and you would then shoot him without having to worry about looking like you shot him while he was running away.
3 Returnofthemack3 2020-07-10
This is the correct answer
1 godsrmay 2020-07-10
Can you actually legally do this?
7 NathansFamousDogpill 2020-07-10
No lol. You can only use lethal force if you believe your life or the life of a innocent is at risk, the situation has de-escalated if the dude is walking away
3 godsrmay 2020-07-10
Lmao imagine living in a country where you can't shoot your robber in the back
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1 Giulio-Cesare 2020-07-10
Generally no, shooting someone in the back tends to fuck you.
1 godsrmay 2020-07-10
What's even the point of the second amendment then
1 drumpfpocalypse 2020-07-10
somebody got away with doing it to seth rich or some shit
1 ironicshitpostr 2020-07-10
In Texas you can at night
6 ObjectiveSuspect 2020-07-10
Pizza you never go outside so you'll never have to worry about being mugged.
2 mqL49J 2020-07-10
Yo homie, that my briefcase?
2 Corporal-Hicks 2020-07-10
one of the greatest scenes ever
2 CeetheAndSope 2020-07-10
You shouldn't. 💅🏿
2 Wewraw 2020-07-10
Give them your wallet and phone then shoot them in the back to take their haul for the night like GTA hookers.
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1 Corporal-Hicks 2020-07-10
are you trolling? I bet i could show you no less than 5 youtube videos of "urban americans" just barbarically and violently injuring/killing a victim even after theyve taken the money. Because its not about the money you fucking mong
4 no_maps_no_plans 2020-07-10
Source- I saw a youtube video
2 mqL49J 2020-07-10
Probably a euphemism for "confession tapes from my vigilante days"
1 professorshillphd 2020-07-10
Would you like to dive into this and look at the available data on how often street robberies turn fatal or deadly in general?
We can gladly do that hicks, I will gladly dumpster your ass like every other time I've encountered you.
I can even explain to you what the term "statistically unlikely" means so you know it doesn't mean "100%."
2 Corporal-Hicks 2020-07-10
so you're point is just to give up and not protect yourself? If someone decides to kill you then oh well, nothing you can do about. Lmao
1 professorshillphd 2020-07-10
Let's do an exercise here hicks, it's one I find helps people of low cognitive ability understand risk assessment.
A) Do you get in a gun fight which is very likely to end in you shot/seriously injured.
B) Do you give him what he wants, and increase your odds of avoiding injury to near 100%.
Think about these questions very hard and give me an answer.
1 Corporal-Hicks 2020-07-10
Doubt
1 Giulio-Cesare 2020-07-10
Fucking pathetic. Once someone takes a single penny from you their life is forfeit.
Imagine letting a fucking penny thief live lmao. Absolutely and undeniably sad and loserpilled.
2 I_LOVE_LEMURS 2020-07-10
There’s a reason the rest of the state hates northern VA. I’m glad I live in great falls and not Arlington or some other asswipe town where people post like this
1 Giulio-Cesare 2020-07-10
They also got hit hard as fuck by corona.
Meanwhile down here in SW VA shit's pretty calm.
1 I_LOVE_LEMURS 2020-07-10
I was just down in SW VA. Blacksburg, Smith Mountain Lake, and Abingdon; no one was wearing a mask and it felt fantastic to not put one on for once.
1 SnapshillBot 2020-07-10
I totally realize most people are going to disagree with me here but I feel compelled to say that closing the sub for a joke wasn't a very kind thing to do. We have seen TONS of posts from vulnerable populations talking about how this sub is a source of support and humor in a dark time. Irony and dirtbagism aside, taking away that support without warning was not okay.
You can say I'm being silly, or humorless or reactionary. Whatever. I love the show and I love this community. But sometimes I come home after dealing with ableism and our nightmare reality all day, and this sub is one of many things that make me feel better. It wasn't a good feeling to find this sub closed for the sake of irony. Maybe that's laughable or pathetic. But for me, it's true.
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1 CommissarCletus 2020-07-10
I think it’s funny that even when presented with a situation in which having a firearm could save your life and property, these wingnuts activate maximum overcope and scream “NO THERES MORE OF THEM SO YOU CANT USE YOUR GUN YOU WILL LITERALLY BE SHOT IN 2 SECONDS” instead of admitting they might be wrong
2 mcbrd 2020-07-10
I don't see how having a gun prevents you from being mugged unless you have it out at all times and point it at anyone who gets within 10feet of you
2 CommissarCletus 2020-07-10
We’re talking about home invasion aren’t we?
3 mcbrd 2020-07-10
Idk the op is about mugging and I didn't read enough to see people start arguing about home invasions instead
3 CommissarCletus 2020-07-10
Oh I only really skimmed the actual post and went directly to the comments, but my point still stands imo. They seemingly got really upset when it was suggested that carrying a firearm could discourage someone with a broken spoon from shanking you.
1 theworstever 2020-07-10
An armed society is a polite society.
2 600_lbs_of_sin 2020-07-10
do u not already do that? weird
1 Giulio-Cesare 2020-07-10
If you do this you will not be mugged.
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