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In reply to the discussion: Yup, it's officially a moral panic: [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(15,442 posts)14. Where do you see that?
        And how many were red-haired, left handed doctors with a speech impediment?
I've looked at some of the descriptions already, but perhaps you can point me in the right direction.
Or is that some kind of saying that I've never heard?
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        "I bet the percentage is actually quite miniscule." It is - see post #5
        friendly_iconoclast
        Aug 2016
        #6
      
        
        And no good is done by attemting to discuss murder in context of small sub-groups
        guillaumeb
        Aug 2016
        #19
      
        
        This context-free burbling re. '30,000 dead' is a good example of why you're failing.
        pablo_marmol
        Aug 2016
        #48
      
        
        We should catalog Thought-terminating cliches. One of the ones I notice most in GD is
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Aug 2016
        #68
      
        
        But they *do* kill on occasion. Are those killed by cars and drugs less dead than shooting victims?
        friendly_iconoclast
        Aug 2016
        #25
      
        
        You're evading. What if I was the target? Would using deadly force to stop that person be bad?
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Aug 2016
        #52
      
        
        Fine words, indeed- but they do not answer the question asked. Here it is again:
        friendly_iconoclast
        Aug 2016
        #62
      
        
        The claim that Zimmerman exercised a right has no bearing to anyone outside of the case.
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Aug 2016
        #76
      
        
        Is this the official NRA fairy story version of the murder of Trayvon Martin?
        guillaumeb
        Aug 2016
        #80
      
        
        The character of persons in particular cases have no bearing on rights in other cases
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2016
        #87
      
        
        Wow! That's a pretty "creative" interpretation of the actual evidence and testimony
        DonP
        Sep 2016
        #89
      
        
        If I'm attacked without provocation and fear grave bodily injury do I have a right to
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Sep 2016
        #114
      
        
        For the sake of argument, let us concede that your estimate of him is correct.
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2016
        #91
      
        
        If someone, without provocation, threatened me with grave injury or death would I
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Sep 2016
        #97
      
        
        I wish my other interlocutor would answer the question. He's made a point to answer so many other
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Sep 2016
        #100
      
        
        You are denying difference in circumstances, which prevents effective action to prevent those deaths
        krispos42
        Sep 2016
        #129
      
        
        Your collective guilt-tripping and appeals to emotion seem not to be gaining traction
        friendly_iconoclast
        Aug 2016
        #13
      
        
        I agree - at least 2/3 are in that example...suicide and all. Guess most are in fact, as others 
        jmg257
        Aug 2016
        #41
      
        
        Remarkable few of which were caused by by the group under discussion
        friendly_iconoclast
        Aug 2016
        #15
      
        
        A thoughtful reply to a question not asked- and I should have said CNG vehicles, not electric ones
        friendly_iconoclast
        Aug 2016
        #29
      
        
        While around 1200 criminals are responsible for over 400 deaths in Chicago alone every year.
        jmg257
        Aug 2016
        #67
      
        
        And they see no_hypocrisy in arguing from a position of ignorance........
        pablo_marmol
        Sep 2016
        #108
      
  