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An open letter to Bob Costas and Jason Whitlock
http://doubleplusundead.com ^ | December 3, 2012 | alexthechick

Posted on 12/03/2012 5:03:54 PM PST by Mozilla

Gentlemen: I see that you have chosen to use the horrific crime of the murder of Kasandra Perkins to express your belief that guns are the problem, not the men who wield them. I am utterly certain that you believe that you have the moral high ground on this matter. I am equally certain that such a belief is appallingly wrong, not to mention terribly misogynistic. Why do I say this? Because had your desires on gun control been in place, I would not be alive to be writing this now.

I have an Ex. I have an Ex who, in the process of becoming my Ex, made credible threats to kill me. Why did I believe these threats were credible? Because among the primary reasons why I left him were that he had anger control issues, that he was a problem drinker well on his way to full blown alcoholism and that the things he was throwing at me were getting ever closer to my head. I decided to leave before finally snapped and actually hit me. He was displeased by this and made such displeasure known.

Do you know what kept me safe? Not some piece of paper. Not a judge tut tutting at him and shaking his/her finger and telling him to leave me alone. Not the police, who, after all, would only be able to respond once he had caused me harm. No, what kept me safe was my Glock. What kept me safe was my Glock and the fact that he knew I had both the ability and the will to empty a clip into his chest if he made good on his statements that if I did not come back, I would not see the next week. He never tried to do any of the things he screamed he would because he knew that not only would I defend myself but that I could. My Ex was nearly a foot taller than me and, at the time, had about 150 pounds on me. If he had been able to get close enough to me to harm me, there were very few options I had to protect myself. But with my Glock, well, I would be able to stop him before he got that close. I am alive today because he knew that if he tried to make that otherwise, there was a better than even chance he would be the one lying there in a pool of blood instead of me.

You want to take that from me. You want me to be unable to defend myself. You want to leave me vulnerable to those out there who look at a five foot tall fat girl and think “victim”. You want me to be unable to protect myself when there is no one else around to do so. You want to make me dependent on others to provide for my basic safety and security.

Let us not beat around the bush, you want to sacrifice my life on the altar of your political beliefs. How dare you? Honestly, who do the two of you think you are to demand that my blood be shed so that you may preen about what wonderful people you are? Why, precisely, are you removing the responsibility for Kasandra Perkins’ murder from Jovan Belcher and placing it on an inanimate object? That is what you are doing, after all. Your position is that absent the gun, Jovan Belcher would not have murdered Kasandra Perkins. What utter rot. It’s not as if, to pick something at random, he could have picked up a knife and slit her throat so violently that she was nearly decapitated. Oh no, that would never ever happen. By focusing on the gun, you are choosing to make Jovan Belcher a mere bystander to his own actions. That is horrific. Jovan Belcher murdered Kasandra Perkins. He chose to pull that trigger. He chose to take her life. How dare you attempt to absolve him in even the slightest manner for that crime. He killed her. Not a gun. He did it. No one else.

I will not let you two demand that my blood be shed so that you can sit there and declaim your supposed superior morality to the world. No. You would rather I be dead. That is the logical conclusion of your positions. I will not die for you. No other woman should either.

Alive despite you,

Alexandria


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; bobcostas; guncontrol; jasonwhitlock; nbc
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To: Mozilla

Feminism is all about being a victim. An armed woman is a citizen.


21 posted on 12/03/2012 8:18:16 PM PST by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: Mozilla
GREAT letter & response to a couple of air-headed, dumb ass liberals -- Costas & Whitlock!

I remember a quote that I read, not sure if I have it exactly right, but here goes....

"Only a liberal can think it is somehow morally superior for a woman to be raped, strangled & killed with her own pantyhose rather than being able to shoot and defend herself."

Liberals are such delusional idiots.....how in God's name can liberals now constitute 51% of the voters, enough to elect the RAT bastard 0dumb0 and thus target even more restrictive idiotic gun laws, that favor the criminals even more.

22 posted on 12/03/2012 8:21:06 PM PST by rcrngroup
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Superb!!

Jerks like Costas and Whitlock count their money in safe neighborhoods, behind iron gates, 24/7 “armed response” security and the latest high tech motion detectors, cameras, guards, etc. — while they pontificate to US that WE, in the real world, don’t have the right to defend and protect ourselves, our children, elderly and loved ones!!

They are hypocrites.

And, this letter proves that —

A handgun is a girl’s best friend.


23 posted on 12/03/2012 8:59:52 PM PST by Bon of Babble (Instant Human....Add Coffee)
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To: Mozilla

bttt


24 posted on 12/03/2012 9:32:20 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: ConradofMontferrat
“ “But Smith and Wesson sure the hell did.”

Nope

“God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal” ..”

25 posted on 12/04/2012 11:09:54 AM PST by RedMonqey (America: It was a good run.)
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26 posted on 12/04/2012 4:12:05 PM PST by archy
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27 posted on 12/04/2012 4:12:23 PM PST by archy
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I love it. Send it on to bobby baby.


28 posted on 12/05/2012 7:29:48 AM PST by ConradofMontferrat (According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
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