Somebody’s Got to Pull the Trigger

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  1. DoctorWho

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    Witnesses, cameras, if somebody tries to assault me, people can testify I did not provoke or do something to them.

    If I leave a public place, there is no way to prove I did not provoke them.
     
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    Maybe it was all a dream? Do you have a police report?
     
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    Again, I was at a McDonald's talking to a friend, in Spanish since it is easier to use that language with him.
    This person insisted I was talking about them.
    I was not.
    It is not a question of fear, it is simply a matter of being in a public area with cameras and witnesses that can testify that I did not provoke them.

    Again, these are drug addicts, they are not in their right mind.
    Leaving a public area is not a great idea.
     
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    Part of the marginalized portion of our population.
     
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    Their choice.

    There are those that cannot pass a background check or drug test, these people choose to live a lifestyle that makes them unmarketable.
     
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    Sure, many, but not all of the marginalized are partially self-marginalized. The question is, what got them headed in that direction?
     
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    I have a neighbor, she lost her driver's license because she is a pot head.
    Her husband, and she had 4 sons with him, is in Prison for having sex with underaged females.

    The point being, society is going to a point if you cannot pass a drug screening and a background check, it will be impossible to get work.
    And many jobs require a valid drivers license.

    By living a criminal lifestyle and getting arrested, and convicted, and a criminal record, people marginalize themselves.
     
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    Some do, some seemingly do, and some are marginalized by a situation and society.
     
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    "Sure, many, but not all of the marginalized are partially self-marginalized. The question is, what got them headed in that direction?"

    Making really poor decisions.
    Like a thirty something man having sexual relations with an underage female.
     
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    Some do, some seemingly do, and some are marginalized by a situation and society.
     
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    Most of the so called marginalized people are just plain stupid, they make life changing decisions without thinking about the consequences usually dumb things like instant gratification.

    Then they whine about not being able to get a good job, or a job at all, and of course the liberals among us try to justify what the idiot did attempting to gin up sympathy.

    You see it in every thread where "income inequity" (a liberal term) is discussed.
     
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    That would be a marginalized response.
     
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    Really ??????
    A man has a wife and 4 sons starting at 5 years old and a 6 year old and a 10 year old and a 13 year old all living in a tiny trailer two people would have trouble living in.

    I saw this guy grab a woman not his wife, a tow truck driver and start shoving his tongue down her throat in plain sight.

    Later on, while his wife was elsewhere, I saw him and two very young looking females go into the trailer and slam the door.
    None of my business.

    Then a large number of Police Officers arrived and took him into custody.

    Nuff said, the children miss their father, who is now in Prison.
     
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    Where he should be.
     
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    Get some better neighbors.
     
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    Gee, I'll order some from the good neighbor supply depot right away ! you sure are funny !
     
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    Good idea. You won't be so marginalized than.
     
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    Do you know what a twit is ?
    British expression.
    Look it up.
    I think Prat is another, the idea is not to be one.
     
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    I'm sorry, are you saying you're a marginalized twit?
     
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    So if you conceal carry on a routine basis you live on the margin of society.
     
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    Your misuse of the term
    Concealed Carry shows ignorance of much of a fundamental and more serious nature.
     
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    It also demonstrates how people will believe what they want without any fact checking of the sources they are quoting.
     
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    And I'm proud to live on that margin. I'd rather be a lion than a sheep. There are always more sheep who are happy being sheep.

    My philosophy of life proved its merit yet again when my wife and I moved recently. We were driving through Denver in the late evening, pulling a Uhaul, when a Nissan sedan, tricked out and lowered, cut in front of us. I hit the brakes and had to try and control slowing down both the SUV and the heavy-loaded trailer; I think if either of our vehicles had an extra coat of paint on them we would have collided. I also laid on the horn; for which I received a pair of one finger salutes from the backseat passengers before the car took the next off-ramp. Okay, whatever.

    A few miles later my wife asked if we could pull into the rest stop ahead, so we pulled off the highway and parked so she could use the facilities. As I stood outside, waiting for her, I saw headlights come up the ramp... headlights of the very same tricked out Nissan sedan. The car stopped, and out climbed four individuals, clad in stereotypical, shall we say, "youth group" attire. They were grinning at me unpleasantly... and the driver was casually swinging a tire iron in his left hand... so I grinned back and put my hand on my holstered pistol, and advised them they were about to have a very bad day. Now, usually, in my experience that's enough to motivate such individuals to change their plans; but in this case they glanced at each other, and one stepped forward suddenly speaking grandly of how they didn't want any trouble, etc... while the others began to try to surreptitiously fan out. Okay, good enough, I marked the one just behind and to the left of the speaker, who was sliding his hand up under his hoodie, as the one to shoot first... except they all suddenly froze in place, eyes bulging out of their faces as they looked at something to my left and behind me, and turned and jumped back in their car and peeled out getting back on the highway. I glanced back over my shoulder and there was my beloved, beautiful wife; smiling sweetly over the top of the shotgun we'd put behind the seats for just such an occasion.

    We called the Colorado State Patrol and reported the incident; I was surprised when two units arrived less than five minutes after we called. The officers were polite, professional, and courteous, and after I'd given the vehicle and suspect descriptions, plus the license number, they took my information, shook my hand, and sent us on our way.

    So, living "on the margin of society" can be a very good place to be.
     
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    So let me get this straight. They cut you off, so they were ahead of you. But then they got behind you because they pulled into the rest stop after you? So you missed them letting you get in front of them again?
     

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