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Lee,
Personally, I fully understand, and there are days that I would be slipping out of such a situation with you, and days that I would be backing up Straightarrow. However, the thing is that whatever I did, I would have chosen that course of action, with all the risks inherent to that choice. You see, I am a citizen, a free man. I do not fit in Col. Cooper's analogy. I am not one of the sheep, I do not follow the flock and I do not depend on others to defend me or mine. I am not a wolf, I do not prey upon others, nor do I aggress against others. However, I am not a sheepdog. I am not employed to protect the flock in any manner. I am a free citizen, a free agent if you will. To keep to the analogy, I am a wolfhound, or a mastiff. If a wolf is foolish enough to target me, or mine, I shall defend myself, to his detriment. If a wolf targets sheep near me, I may, or may not defend them.
One problem that I have always had with Col Cooper's analogy, is that the sheepdogs prey upon the sheep, just in a slightly more controlled manner than the wolves, and I prey upon no-one. Another problem is that the sheepdogs only see sheepdogs, sheep and wolves. If you do not have a badge you are not a sheepdog, and if you are not a sheepdog, yet are armed you are not a sheep. That leaves only one option in their minds.
So, to get back to the original point, if I was carrying a revolver, I might intervene. If I was carrying a semi-automatic I would not intervene unless I, or those under my protection, was directly threatened, and I would then expect to go directly to jail.
Dec 7, 2007, 7:19:00 AM
Posted to Fair and Balanced Reporting