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It depends on the situation.
The guy with the crow bar? I would have parked on his chest without any hesitation. He was trying to attack me with a deadly weapon, and I couldn't escape. He left me no choice.
I confronted a man with a .357 magnum with a 6 inch barrel pointed at his wife in a parking lot, and intentionally made him turn his attention to me long enough for her to escape. I know it was a .357 with a 6 inch barrel, because I got a really good look at it when he turned it on me. I honestly thought I was going to die that day. Turns out he was mentally Ill, and hadn't taken his medication. He was about 6 ft 7 and at LEAST 285. It turned into a HUGE fiasco. I thought my Father was going to beat me to death (he was Chief of Police at that time). He said it was the stupidest thing he's ever seen. Then one of the older officers reminded Dad of some of the similar stuff he'd done, and all was understood. I guess it's no wonder I've been diagnosed as Passively Suicidal. I just call it not giving a damn.
The cop shooting swimsuit man? Manslaughter. He needs to be in prison. Too many people with badges have a God complex nowadays.
Flashing a badge in my face if I'm not breaking the law doesn't impress me either. Dad was a cop for 20 years, I know how it works.
If someone is trying to harm a child, or woman, it's game on. No questions asked.
If everyone waits for Karma to take over, a lot of innocent people are going to get hurt. Punks won't pick on the strong, or anyone willing to fight. There are too many targets that won't offer any resistance. I guess it's O.K. to say "Karma will get them" while they are harrassing one of your loved ones? The reason things are like they are today is because no one wants to get involved, or are to scared to get involved.
In the old days, if you beat your kid, or your wife, a few guys "stopped by" to "straighten you out". They didn't "mind their own business". If you really messed up a kid, or heaven forbid, molested a child. A larger group of guys came to your home at night and took you "for a ride". Then you usually weren't seen for a few days, and then you promptly move away. Is it vigilante justice? maybe. But it worked, and things were a HELL of a lot safer back then.
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