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Sword killing no cause for cheers
Baltimore Sun ^ | September 17, 2009 | Baltimore Sun Editorial

Posted on 09/17/2009 1:25:06 PM PDT by George - the Other

"This is certainly nothing to celebrate. The glorification of the incident online and around town belies the horror of the killing and its aftermath. Even if it ultimately is judged to have been legally justified, the question of whether the situation couldn't have been handled differently will remain."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: armed; defense; protection; sword
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To: George - the Other

Remember dialing 911 for help is the Government’s Sick Idea of Dial-A-Prayer.


61 posted on 09/17/2009 2:02:46 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: George - the Other

OK....the guy cuts the thiefs hand off and they say that it could have been “HANDled differently”??? How insensitive!


62 posted on 09/17/2009 2:04:03 PM PDT by jdsteel (CONGRESS: Take it again in twenty ten.)
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To: BJClinton; George - the Other

“But even burglars don’t deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword”

“See, that’s where you and I disagree Mr. Editorializer.”

Note to self: Use dull rusty blade.


63 posted on 09/17/2009 2:04:04 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: pissant
But even burglars don't deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword.

Burglars do deserve to be killed, especially when they 'lunge' at you. The method of their death is irrelevant. Personally I don't care if the honest citizen uses a flamethrower.

Come to think of it I'd probably award extra Style Points for that.

64 posted on 09/17/2009 2:04:38 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: George - the Other

I’ll bet real money that no one on the Baltimore Sun editorial board actually lives in “Charm City”. I am sure they all live out in the safe suburbs.


65 posted on 09/17/2009 2:05:58 PM PDT by lack-of-trust
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To: jdsteel

“OK....the guy cuts the thiefs hand off and they say that it could have been “HANDled differently”??? How insensitive!”

Muslims definitely offended.


66 posted on 09/17/2009 2:06:49 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

Exactly right!!!


67 posted on 09/17/2009 2:07:37 PM PDT by jdsteel (CONGRESS: Take it again in twenty ten.)
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To: George - the Other
No amount of adulation as a modern-day ninja vigilante is likely to take away the pain Mr. Pontolillo is liable to feel in years to come as the awful reality of this gruesome episode sinks in.

Where do they get this namby-pamby crap anyways? Who says Mr. Pontolillo will have any remorse? I certainly wouldn't. The burglar wasn't some rebellious teenage kid running with a bad crowd. He was a 49 year-old career criminal who had just been released from prison the previous Saturday.

I just for the life of me can't see how I'd feel any pangs of guilt in removing him from the street. If anything, I'd feel relieved that the streets are just a little bit safer now (and I'd probably feel an important need to watch my back for a while).

68 posted on 09/17/2009 2:07:55 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

“He was a 49 year-old career criminal who had just been released from prison the previous Saturday.”
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Bears repeating!
BTTT


69 posted on 09/17/2009 2:09:29 PM PDT by delphirogatio (Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.)
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To: George - the Other
I prefer Tolkien.

"Those without swords can still die upon them."

Cheers!

70 posted on 09/17/2009 2:10:12 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Owl_Eagle
But even burglars don't deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword. And Mr. Pontolillo - whose thinking may have been clouded by the adrenaline rush of fear, panic and anger - must now spend the rest of his life grappling with the anguish and remorse of having snuffed out another's life.

So the author admits they are re-thinking their (presumably) pro-abortion stance?

Cheers!

71 posted on 09/17/2009 2:12:06 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: George - the Other

The law should be the intruder should have his head removed and displayed at the injured estate on a pike for 5 days hense...


72 posted on 09/17/2009 2:12:07 PM PDT by Shamrock-DW
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To: George - the Other
But even burglars don't deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword.

Well, they do tend to work better than a dull one.

The author is a classic case of a sanctimonious liberal who hasn't met the real world yet. "All he was after was your property" is absolute garbage. If he's there the only intelligent assumption is that he's after your life because so many of them really are. Shall we recall the Cheshire, CN home invasion case? (Warning - disturbing reading)

The proper response to a home invasion is immediate and lethal. Personally I'd be in favor of hanging "career" criminals as well. And I consider myself a moderate on the topic.

73 posted on 09/17/2009 2:12:52 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: BJClinton
“But even burglars don’t deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword”

That privilege is reserved for unwanted foetuses, apparently /sarc>

Cheers!

74 posted on 09/17/2009 2:14:01 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: George - the Other

Duly noted. It will be handled differently next time.

75 posted on 09/17/2009 2:16:25 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: pissant

Me too.


76 posted on 09/17/2009 2:18:08 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: George - the Other

Sweet!!!

It’s funny how the reporter tells us what the narrative is. I bet if the student were allowed to speak, he would share some wisdom with us.

“It’s just a flesh wound, I’ll fight you with one hand”


77 posted on 09/17/2009 2:28:22 PM PDT by blackpacific
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To: grey_whiskers
So the author admits they are re-thinking their (presumably) pro-abortion stance?

Darn I thought of that, GW. Prescient, shocking, and revolting all at once.

78 posted on 09/17/2009 2:28:27 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: Drew68

The origin of the remorse can come from your close friends and your relatives. If they preceive the incident as one that had no other recourse, there isn’t any remorse. If the burglar was of a young age or if there was any doubt in anyone’s mind that something else could have been done, that’s where the remorse sets in.

There is also a fear in dreams of alternate endings. It’s the burglar who has the sword. It’s that second of delay where there’s a fight to the finish and it goes badly.

All of the remorse can be avoided by strong support by friends and family. Employees of the media need not apply.


79 posted on 09/17/2009 2:31:31 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA /Patron - TSRA- IDPA)
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To: George - the Other
This effete editorial defines why the Establishment Media is dying. Its writers generally side with evil, and sh*t on good any chance they get. By and large, Americans aren't buying the leftmedia's postmodern, crap sandwiches any more.

I think the event that brought the two men together in that dark garage had a great ending: A good man triumphed over an evil man; one who had been committing evil and violence most of his life. The "sword" aspect is just icing on the cake!

Live by it, die by it. . .

80 posted on 09/17/2009 2:32:30 PM PDT by Rocco DiPippo
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