Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat

Re:Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat by hotgoldminer on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @01:05PM (#8459847)

Any documented instance of concealed carry preventing a crime? Strictly using my imagination, I see far more opportunity for escalation of and accidental violence than for prevention.

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Re:Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat by tedunangst on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @08:57PM (#8462720)

Going all the way back to yesterday....

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Two-l...

> Confronted by a gunman just blocks from the state Capitol on Tuesday night, a Democratic legislator from Northeastern Pennsylvania pulled his own weapon and traded fire with a would-be robber.

Remaining question is to look up the legislator own voting record on the issue of gun control.

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Re:Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat by flycaliguy on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:14PM (#8460538)

What would anecdotal examples reveal? Seems more likely to confuse the question.

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Re:Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat by Fear-The-N8V on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @01:49PM (#8460308)

There are plenty. People aren't evil by default. Give them more credit.

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/03/125342-armed-man-gathers-peo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqkqzsIjujI

http://bearingarms.com/concealed-carry-permit-holder-stops-s...

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Re:Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat by RubyPinch on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:03PM (#8460448)

@ the last link:

I don't think that would fit into the case of "preventing a crime", the guy shot 3 people then started leaving, before he got shot

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Re:Feminist video-games talk pulled after massacre threat by hga on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:12PM (#8460524)

That makes the proposition largely unfalsifiable. That is---and this is a very minimal report---we can't know if someone who momentarily stopped shooting would continue.

However, continuing to extrapolate from this report, neither police (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_v._Garner) nor civilians are allowed to use lethal force on someone who's ceased threatening and is simply fleeing. If a case cannot be made that the threat was still there, guy who shot him should have been charged.

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