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Florida man points AR-15 in Uber driver's face, forces him to ground for dropping daughter off: deputies
(www.fox35orlando.com)
this post was submitted on 09 May 2024
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wtf happened to simply talking to people?
Poor daughter. I hope she reminds daddy later on why she does never visit.
When you have a gun, especially a "manly" gun like an AR-15, ~~you~~ some people start having intrusive thoughts and desire to use it.
Same with police. If you dress up for war and talk up an us/them mentality eventually it boils over to what we have today. Many cops (not all) are just playing dress-up so they can play war.
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken always has been one of the good guys.
that was 1973 - it doesn't get more progressive than that for that time.
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like nail.
Eh
Wow I didn't consider this at all. When I consider my own gun ownership and acquiring a pistol or rifle, I've literally never thought, "but what if I start itching to use it." I'm more concerned with "where the fuck would I keep this away from little hands, with ammo locked somewhere else, in a practical way to go grab it all and assemble between hearing an intruder and interfacing with them.. okay, this is dumb. I'm not getting guns"
This is why you wouldn't do what this guy did.
Kyle Rittenhouse is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. He took his AR-15 and drove half an hour to "protect businesses" that he had no stake in. He armed himself and then deliberately embroiled himself in a tense, riotous situation. While he might not have done anything technically illegal, he was clearly spoiling for an opportunity to brandish and use that weapon.
Yeah, and now the GOP acts like that little dipshit is some kind of fucking hero.
Sadly, that modicum of thought you put into it, is 10000 times more thought than most "responsible gun owners" actually muster
When policing started including less-than-lethal alternatives for eliminating/subduing a threat, cops stopped killing as many people.
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And while you may not operate that way, gen pop does, even trained “professionals”
The intrusive thoughts are very real. I used to carry due to driving in bad areas, but also because so many hillbillies also carried.
Someone cuts you off and it’s like the weapon whispers to you. “Why are you taking that? Fuck them, you have a gun, you don’t need to take that shit.” It’s not a real voice, just your mind being a primate.
It's the escalation of fear in the US. We're force fed fear by the news, media, and Hollywood. Everything is tension and violence.
Long way of saying "We need guns because we're the biggest bunch of fucking cowards on the planet"
😂
I find this relevant, how we are less connected with those that provide services: https://youtu.be/q1jRx6VzzhI
Think about how you transform behind the wheel. This morning, at the buzzer for school dropoff. Three of us at stop sign fighting to go through first to grab street parking.. all end up parking together bc we're in the same community at the same school.. the woman who angrily gestured at me for doing nothing wrong... Same friend who's kid I carpooled in the morning last week. She probably had no idea it was me. And I don't feel any differently about her bc I get it.
Because everything is through an app now. God forbid you call a cab or the restaurant directly to order your food?
I get pizza every other week from my local pizza joint. Delivery driver is always the same and I know a shit app like Uber eats isn't taking a cut for jack shit.
The problem is we want more for less. People need to understand for the things they want they have to pay more and we aren't there yet. People don't give a shit. They want cheap and disposable.
Most restaurants do not deliver and I think its honestly ridiculous to call a cab to go to and back to a restaurant when delivery services exist. If you happen to live in one of the rare places that have good public transit that's a great option though.