• @TommySoda@lemmy.world
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      64 days ago

      But at the same time if they didn’t have trigger happy cops to deal with and “counter protesters” with guns they wouldn’t need to protect themselves so aggressively. I get where you are coming from and I agree that people need to defend themselves, but if we go down this route the most likely result will just be more violence. I’m not ready to let significantly more people die just because I’m pissed off. I understand that things are bad but they can be so much worse.

      On a side note, even though I disagree with you this reminded me of the episode of South Park where everyone in town gets a gun and it finally gets everyone to speak their minds about everything. And then someone, I can’t remember who, says something along the lines of “wow, guns really are amazing” as they all finally get along while they all point guns at each other. Off topic as all hell, but it made me laugh.

      • @TommySoda@lemmy.world
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        104 days ago

        And that’s how we ended up with cops in schools and, in some cases, teachers with guns. And that hasn’t backfired whatsoever. /s

        • Cyrus Draegur
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          44 days ago

          no lies detected.

          just … staring at the place we’ve arrived at with naked disgust, is all.