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In reply to the discussion: Man arrested after tackling shopper carrying gun [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)26. perhaps you need to wake up and know what you are talking about
You fail to understand the possible relevance????? were you born yday? have you been asleep the past 6 months & ferguson & NYC death of a black man by a white cop & the current news headlines about 'black lives matter', all these went over your head somehow???
You need to wake up Johnston.
When you look at the cases objectively, race was not an issue. In the case of NYC, the white cop was maybe negligent but not malicious. He was also following the direct orders of a black superior on the scene. Missouri, same thing. Change the races, the outcome would be the same other than the publicity. Unlike you, I actually read past the headlines and beyond the bullshit.
You need to wake up Johnston.
You're right! I don't know much about florida! but doesn't matter, you're wrong anyway, since foster is a WHITE Man more prone to own a gun, than a lady floridian or a black Floridian. I'd wager it's in the 40-50% range that foster is a gunowner, hardly 'slim'.
I'm not saying he is, just that it's my bet he is a gun owner, & I doubt he's a guncontrol advocate, but I certainly could be wrong. Ooo, & he could be a gun owner denier, lotsa them out there, accd'g to some posting gun enthusiasts.
You don't know gun ownership patterns in the South either. Blacks are just as likely to own guns as whites. Also, women are starting to dominate the shooting sports in general. Given that he is white during this time of the year, there is a fair chance that he is Canadian.
I'm not saying he is, just that it's my bet he is a gun owner, & I doubt he's a guncontrol advocate, but I certainly could be wrong. Ooo, & he could be a gun owner denier, lotsa them out there, accd'g to some posting gun enthusiasts.
Not only do you not know anything about Florida, you don't know anything about much else either.
Wow, you're just full of silly irrelevant conjecture today, aren't you?
It is called actual observation from spending enough time there. Remember, I split my time between Florida and Wyoming.
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There was no threat except in the febrile, paranoid imagination of the attacker.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#3
What a completely fucked-up thing to say. You should be ashamed of yourself
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#42
Why are nutty antis allowed to "protect" themselves from peaceable people who mean them no harm
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#57
The victim appeared to have acted responsibly as well as complied with all relevant laws.
branford
Jan 2015
#71
Last Saturday, in Melbourne, Florida, a man carried three guns into the mall, and
djean111
Jan 2015
#14
You know nothing about the victim in the OP except "he's one of THOSE people"
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#15
The other grabbers in this thread and the one in GD are excusing the attack if not
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#20
Wow. Racist white man tackles carry concealed black man......if it was the other way around?
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#49
Foster is *definitely* one of your sort, Jimmy. To quote another vocal antigun DUer:
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#43
If the case against Mr. Foster proceeds, I wonder if the people who advocate this
petronius
Jan 2015
#23
Perhaps a week or two in County General Pop with the word that he jumped a 62 year old black man?
DonP
Jan 2015
#24