An ad hominem is a classic tactic that people use to create a diversion. It's frequently employed when they don't possess the information needed to refute something and they refuse to concede a point. You can call it word salad but you failed to point out anything wrong with what I said. And...
The bullet fired from a gun is not more or less lethal based of the reason for the interaction.
And while they may know you don't have a record, they may know if you have or have had a chp. And while statistics may indicate someone with a chp may be safer than the average person, having a chp...
You're making a strawman argument. I did not say that police were perfect. Nor did I say bad outcomes shouldn't be looked at to see if something better could be done. It seems you are pretending I did because that's an easier question for you to answer. The suggestion was made that stories like...
There are at least 50,000,000 police-civilian interactions a year. Let's assume you're 40 years old and you've been "adulting" for 20 or so years. There would have been more than 1.000.000.000 police-civilian interactions in that time. Now add your "several people with similar stories" to every...
When Colorado legalized recreational weed, the businesses had trouble getting accounts at FDIC insured banks. The banks were and still are worried about having a client whose income comes from an activity that is against federal law. So most of those businesses either find a bank that may not be...
I would suggest the bill of rights does place a limit on the "who." I would say a strong case could be made based on the 5th amendment. "...nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." As long as due process was followed, someone could be deprived of liberty. I say...
It seems you feel that at the time the 2nd amendment was written, there were no crimes that would have removed someone from "the people" whose right to bear arms was guaranteed. Is that right? If so, should people be able to exercise their 2nd amendment rights in prison?
You tell me. If he's given probation in lieu of prison time or released to parole after serving his 35% for non-violent crimes, he's on the street but he's still under his sentence. I.e., he's not yet paid his debt to society.
And something to consider, the charge he's on paper for may not be...