I am holding a mandatory home invasion drill that Starling should learn from

[Apeman]

But Lotus, our freedom!

[LotusBud]

I know. Those guns are the price of our freedom. Or, you can’t be free unless you have a gun in your cold, dead hand. Or something.

[Bigdukesix]

@LotusBud

Ten days later, and it’s like I never left. Same obsession taking up valuable real estate on the innernets.

I like this post:

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/ascii/vdhb.txt

This .gov link shows quite a few statistics breaking down how home invasions play out. What I take from these stats is that 1. 28% of home invasions happened with a household member present. I take away from this the most obvious goal of home invaders. They don’t want you to be there(almost always). Invasions taking place with someone not present is completely irrelevant to the discussion, because you weren’t there to protect yourself, as well you were in no danger. 2. In only about 7% of these instances was someone the victim of a violent crime(the vast majority being simple assault, not rape or murder). What I take away from this is that even if you are home, you’re almost always making the situation worse by using a gun. They want your stuff, not your life(almost always). 3. The only argument I can think of to combat these statistics is if we think it’s reasonable to protect property with life. (It’s not).

https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/3y35fm/cmv_these_statistics_on_home_invasion_absolutely/

LMAO -

You are right about one thing - the situation is worse - FOR THEM

[Spoon]

@LotusBud

it’s like I never left.

QFT

[D_M]

Like I said, keep saying and will always say… fukk the stats. I don’t live my life according to statistics. I feel a hell of a lot safer and sleep better at night with Ole Slim loaded, cocked and within arms reach. I don’t care if there is a 1 in 10 billion chance of me ever needing him. If lightning strikes, I’ll be ready.

[RooseBolton]

The country would be a better place if every home invader were dead.

[LotusBud]

It would. And it would be an even better place if every corporate whore were dead. There would probably be fewer people looking to invade homes if those white collar criminals were gone.

[Starling]

Like I said, you’re paranoid. You live in fear.

[D_M]

Not at all. What is there to fear? If someone busts in I’m good. I’ve found that covering all of one’s bases lends to a much calmer existance.

[Starling]

Do you have a security system/camera?

[D_M]

Both.

[Starling]

Now that’s smart.

[RooseBolton]

That’s sort of a different issue. And I thought your side was anti-death penalty anyway…

[LotusBud]

@RooseBolton

That’s sort of a different issue. And I thought your side was anti-death penalty anyway.

How is it a different issue? Our fucked up system creates violence. And, “my side”? Which side is that?

[Spoon]

Seems to me you’d know (without a big explanation) that home invasions are not typically perpetrated by “corporate whores” and by introducing “corporate whores” as the cause and culprit of home invasions you have a large number of dots to connect for the people who’ve already made thirty or so poasts discussing that original topic.

“our fucked up system creates violence” is a bit slapdash, you gotta admit. Especially when “corporate whores” are only part of the “fucked up” part.

[LotusBud]

I never suggested that corporate whores perpetrated home invasions. Sheeeeeesh.

[Spoon]

Poast #33, my dear.

[LotusBud]

I’m not gonna count posts to try to see how you parsed my post to make it one with which you could quibble.

[Starling]

All pieces of the puzzle make the picture and I have no doubt you possess the mental capacity to make said connection.