• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Sorry, not good enough definitions.

    A starving man on death’s door manages to break into your home to steal a loaf of bread. You have a gun and see him do it.

    Who is the strong one and who is the weak one there? Who is acting in self-defense there?

    And I am happy to explain that if you shot and killed the man in that situation, you would be taking advantage of their weakness.

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      5 hours ago

      Wait, I’m no pro gun person, but like if some fucking random breaks into my house even to steal bread, you can bet your ass I’m threatening them back out with a knife or some shit. How would anyone know that they’re there as a poor person stealing bread and not to mess with your family? I doubt you or anyone else would act differently under that pressure short of being really well trained in conflict diffusion. This whole thing seems super disengenous.

    • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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      4 hours ago

      If someone is strong enough to break down my door even when they’re starving, I’m gunning them down and asking questions later.

      Like your logic doesn’t add up here at all. “If someone is extremely weak but also strong enough to forcibly enter your home”

      Nah