When Runners work with Lone Star, What do YOU think happened? Options

[Kagetenshi]

Exactly. You have the people with the badges, and they're saying three things:

1) He came at us swinging hard!

2) Look, he spent all his time "being" someone who kills people with his bare hands.

3) Isn't a great thing we shot him?

All without the hassle of carrying around one or more spare guns to drop.

~J

[Wounded Ronin]

I don't understand why the UK government doesn't want its subjects to carry weapons or even defend themselves. Don't they realize that there'd be less happy slappings would probably occur if happy slappings were a good way to get yourself killed? Hell, I wouldn't dare to happy slap someone in a place like pre-Katrina New Orleans because you never know who's got a firearm.

[cristomeyers]

Police in LA: "Stop or I'll shoot!"

Police in UK: "Stop!...or I'll say stop again!"

Lone Star: "Stop! *blamblamblam!*"

Anyway, getting away from my sub-par attempt at humor. It's easier to keep violence from happening without firearms on the streets (apparently). BS? Probably, but there are far too many people that buy into that idea completely.

Honestly, I don't think my owning a gun is going to hurt anyone. But the idea that I now have the power to seriously wound someone else scares people witless.

[Thane36425]

[Kagetenshi]

[cristomeyers]

True enough, it is more of a "shoot first, shoot some more, spread some 'evidence' around, and smile for the media" organization.

[SL James]

[ShadowDragon8685]

Lone Star CSI: Seattle.

Crime Scene Instigation unit. :)

[jrpigman]

[Moirdryd]

Ahh yes, our lovely laws in the UK....

He pulled a knife on you yes?


Yes.

So you hit him and knocked him cold in one?

Yes.

You know thats illegal yes?

It is?..

Yes it is. Now if you have let him knife you, then you wouldnt be in court.


To be fair, it doesnt always work this way. I have a friend who is a somewhat proficient martial artist (to put it mildly). He works at a local supermarket, chekcing the local carpark, sorting out the trolleys, grunt stuff. He was attacked, on CCTV i must add, by a guy who had noticed him talking to this guy's ex GF (who he wanted to get back with). My friend happened to be an old friend of hers from school. Nothing more. This guy left with some bruises. Nothing more was said once the police saw the footage after the `fight` (whichw as all of a few seconds) was reported by staff. Fast forwards a week or so. Same guy with two friends. They jump my friend in the carpark, on CCTV again. This time this idiot has a knife and puts it into my friend's left shoulder. My friend, seriouslly pissed off and now high on adrenaline as well breaks this guys arm in two place, some damage to the ribs and the guy's shin. Friend one jumps on my buddy's back, gets a broken nose and some ribs also hurt. Friend two turns and runs very very fast. Help arrives in very short order. My friend is taken to hospital as are his asailants. He is stitched up and released. His attackers are in for a while longer. No charges that were leveled came to anything. Idiot guy is informed that if he goes near my friends place of work again, is cuaght on camera especially acting violently twoards my friend, he`ll be facing some very very very serious charges. He was also sentenced for the knife attack.

So sometimes common sense prevails.

[cetiah]

[tisoz]

Sorry, but my philosophy has always been, if someone instigates the crime, they take their chances as well as any consequences that arise. Just because the instigator did not read the situation well enough to carry out the crime is no reason for them not to have their ass handed to them.