When this Zimmerman story broke, the Stand Your Ground law was the first thing the guy I carpool with brought up. He is a graduate of ND and is a proclaimed independent. He’s not. He’s a Liberal.
But the SYG was the first thing He brought up and he was saying how Florida has this law that would let Zimmerman off. I didn’t know anything about the case, so I just said “I doubt it’s as clear cut as that”. I did my research then and at a later date started debating him. He didn’t even know that PA just adopted, basically, the same law. He then went on to claim that people could just shoot people randomly. Ugh. Then he went on to say gangs and drug dealers use the SYG defense. I asked for sources on those. Of course, He had none.
Here’s the kicker. It came down to him saying that unless someone is going to get shot (horrible logic, I know), then he would shoot in defense. I then asked him if He would shoot someone who was raping his mom or sister. He said no. That was the end of that discussion. I don’t debate idiots. Especially Immoral and lying ones.
There was a theory, called The precipice Theory, now I am not a professor, I am just a truck driver but this theory has been around some time and its essentially saying society can only change its course when its right at the edge of the precipice, cliff or the edge of reason.
America has a social disease, its called stupidity, its a weakness of the soul, its why so many millions supported an Islamofascist, its why so many are afraid to correct their mistakes.
I see this occasionally and it fills my heart with a heavy weight that I can try to educate these people, I can do it only because I too have done stupid things, but I saw the incorrect decision and learned from it, I did NOT work thrice as hard supporting a bad decision, working deeper into lies, deception and misdirection to support my act of stupidity.
These are the people that will “figuratively” turn into pillars of salt when their beloved ideology and city falls, for they are too weak to to let go of their stupidity.
Sorry about the rant, its not at you but for any of those who decide to just read this here at FR.
People like that are cowards. They, of course, would not mind if a cop shot the rapist. It would let them off the hook and they could “feel better” about themselves.