Yeah, I agree with that as well. I guess it's just easier to say that I agree with you than it ever is to say I agree with Moray because his posts are so pompous and holier than thou.
If by "holier than thou" you mean correct and astute, thank you.
I'm sorry if you think this way about me. You don't know me, and I don't know you. But at no point have I made it a point to insult you, we've even joked about things "in-game". Your opinion here is clearly based by posts you have seen dealing with others (such as Lazs when he was here), with whom I have gotten into things at length. Texas, I've never had any issues with you and would appreciate the same respect I give you. Unless, that is, respect isn't all that big in Texas.
Thank you.
Just as background on this matter, My grandfather was police chief just outside of St. Louis, MO for many years. He was a lifer on the force. He pulled his weapon many times, but used it only once. He aimed at a fleeing suspect who he saw running from a robbery call one night. He ordered him to stop, he kept running. My grandfather aimed for his legs, at the same time the guy tripped. He was hit in the lower abdomen and died on the way to the hospital. I only ever heard him talk about it once, just prior to his own death. He was still trying to come to grips with it. The guy did do the robbery, there was no denying it...there was property (jewelry) on him. Nor was there denying the fact of his "other" life factors. He really was what rich46 calls that "mystical" criminal. Just a guy, down on his luck, with a family in a house that was being taken away from them. A guy that had run out of options and did what he thought he had to for his family. I'm not saying this particular criminal was correct in his judgment. He was not. He payed for his bad judgment with his life. My grandfather was cleared on the incident, (he was just a beat cop at the time) and went on to become detective and then chief. He said that incident, by itself, taught him the value of clear judgment and mitigated response.
There is no
possession on this planet worth a human life. You"good christian" folk should go back to reading those bibles, instead of thumping your hands about your chests like the monkeys you are. Justifying murdering someone over a TV.... simply mind blowing. There is only one thing that is worth killing another human being for..... defensively. When your life (or your family/friends or innocent stranger's life) or his, is in the balance. Shame on anyone who feels otherwise. I'm incredibly relieved I don't know any of you personally. Your lack of grounded, rational thought is disgusting.
