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Originally Posted by Steve
Oh.
It doesn't surprise me that they would go for the arm holding the weapon.
It's a stupid tactic, but it doesn't surprise me...
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Stupid in what sense? it is their job to arrest people, not kill them, if at all possible. Sometimes they have to, but then that's usually considered a failure.
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Originally Posted by Steve
Do they seem extremely irrational to you? What's irrational about wanting to be able to defend oneself?
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No, you don't seem extremely irrational to me, Steve. However, sane people often have irrational views about some topics.
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I believe as I do because four people could've taken my money without weapons. They had weapons, however, which would lead a rational person to conclude that they had to be willing to use them.
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Well, yes, presumably, but a rational person would not necessarily assume that they were willing to die in order to do so.
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I honestly can't see how any other conclusion could be reached by a sane, intelligent person...
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Ah.