Posted on 08/18/2018 3:42:45 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Re: “In your haste to repudiate me you failed to notice that I never advocated or argued for or against either party...”
Re: “I have made no argument for or against Mr. Harris’ actions at all...”
In Comment #1, you post a photo of the dead man and title it: “The Pedophile.”
You have no evidence for that claim.
In Comment #11, you write: “The Father, Mr. Harris, looks genuinely remorseful...”
No possible advocacy there, right?
In Comment #56, you write: “The recent criminal acts of the dead man against Mr. Harris’ Daughter and Mr. Harris himself...”
Mr. Harris - the murderer - is the only person who has claimed that the dead man committed criminal acts.
As to throwing the first punch, Mr. Harris - the murderer - is the only source for that claim.
Re: “You have burnished your argument with several facts that were not in the linked article.”
In Comment #56, you write: “The dead man had a criminal history of shoplifting, trespassing and obstructing police...”
You fail to note that all three of those violations might have been misdemeanors without violence, in which case the dead man could legally own, and probably carry, a gun.
As to restrooms, stalls, and who followed or observed who, your “Pedophile” label clearly indicates that you have closed your mind on those three unanswered questions.
The purpose of my original Comment #45 to was point out that 90% of the people on this thread would vote “Not Guilty” for Mr. Harris, but the same people would be outraged if the dead man had lawfully killed Mr. Harris in self-defense.
Social justice will save this guy even though all involved are black, comin back at ya!
You have no evidence for that claim.
That is the original thread post booking photo, there is a preponderance of evidecnce in the article that the dead man engaged in an act that would justify that description. My comment was: Very sad.
In Comment #11, you write: “The Father, Mr. Harris, looks genuinely remorseful...”
No, I wrote: In my opinion, the Father, Mr Harris, looks genuinely remorseful in the booking photo. I clearly noted that it was opinion not advocacy, I never call for a reduced (or increased) punishment I only advocated a Jury Trial.
In Comment #56, you write: “The recent criminal acts of the dead man against Mr. Harris’ Daughter and Mr. Harris himself...”
As I have already pointed out, comment #56 is in response to your comment #45 "The flip side of the coin...." which is a totally fictitious construct of yours, NOT the factual real world incident, and you get to throw in guns and go after your pet peeve "Stand Your Ground" laws. Additionally , your fictitious construct was so poor that it did not support the dead guy even inside your fiction, and I pointed that out using logic and the actual facts from the linked article.
None of my comments in response to your fictitious #45 "The flip side of the coin...." can be considered made concerning the real world Harris-Armstrong incident.
You fail to note that all three of those violations might have been misdemeanors without violence, ...
In fact that is NOT correct. I commented: "...if he had a gun it's likely he would be in the commission of three more felonies. "Likely" but not certain acknowledges the possibility that the fictitious Armstrong could have misdemeanors without violence. I allowed for that possibility although it is unlikely.
Of course you could have specified the fictitious fact in your fiction that Armstrong had three misdemeanor convictions without violence and was licensed to carry CCW, but you didn't, until after my comment.
As to restrooms, stalls, and who followed or observed who, your “Pedophile” label clearly indicates that you have closed your mind on those three unanswered questions.
Horse manure, I have a preponderance of evidence, but I'm always open to more when presented in good faith.
The purpose of my original Comment #45 to was point out that 90% of the people on this thread would vote “Not Guilty” for Mr. Harris, but the same people would be outraged if the dead man had lawfully killed Mr. Harris in self-defense.
Well then, why didn't you just post that comment? What you did looked much more like an attack on Stand Your Ground and 2A advocacy than a critique of FReeper opinions.
If you had proffered that had Armstrong killed Harris in the fistfight, he would be entitled to claim self defense, I would not have challenged you or even commented.
In the future read ALL the words, not just the ones you want to.
The little girl was saved a lifetime of nightmares and terrors... Her father’s paying a high price.... a price other fathers might happily pay if they could go back in time and save their child.
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