Why do so many Freepers respond to news stories with wisecracks instead of being serious?
I'm actually being serious. We will never hear his side.
Read the Phyllis Schlafly article and see what's happening to the American male.
We're all dead serious, but what else is there to do, debate the morality of self-defense?
If this was one of those cases where someone shot at a fleeing theft suspect, there would be more in-depth analysis of the propriety and legality of the action. This is more cut and dried, so a round-table discussion isn't as necessary.
You need to hang around a bit, since you joined only on the 18th of April.
These wise cracks are contextual, because the media wants to portray guns as inherently dangerous. The full story on shootings is rarely told in the media spin.
Note that this is one reason why this is not taken seriuosly and there are wise cracks.
The real story will come out from a police report.Right now it appears the woman acted in self defence, but there are a lot of unknowns here.
It depends on the topic.
About three years ago, a FReeper misspelled a word, and the double entendres and inuendo, and word twisting went on for 600+ posts. On the flip side, we're REALLY series about certain topic with hugh consequences.
For instance, one mention of The Swimmer, will get you this:
I spend my whole day at work being serious. I'm done being serious for the day.
It's our form of group therapy. :)
I hope it doesn't bother you too much, 'cause you're going to see a lot more of it!
Stress relief.