@duke @LouisConde @Terry yeah there's a certain level of tact and common sense you need instead of just raw force. Especially if the person is coked out or something, shooting them ain't gonna do shit. I remember seeing a video of a cop putting an entire mag into a guy with sais who was on I think bath salts and he kept going until his body literally shut down so the officer had to run away too.

Needless to say, if someone has a weapon, don't run towards them. If you can't diffuse the situation and they run toward you, back up quick and start firing while you're doing it or you'll be mince meat.

@beardalaxy @LouisConde @Terry

dustheads and the like are also the reason "stopping power" matters

it's not always about merely killing an assailant - any round will do that, really - it's about putting them on the fucking ground IMMEDIATELY

contrary to popular belief, a 9mm will NOT "remove the lungs from the body", but if you're worried about fiends or rabid animals or whatever, you might wanna carry something that will

@duke @LouisConde @Terry I always think it's funny when people complain that cops shoot at people way too many times but those people would 100% be dead in that situation if they only shot once. Even funnier when they say they should just aim for the legs instead of center mass lol there are so many problems with that one xD

@duke @beardalaxy @Terry @LouisConde If not more, if you’re given to “this can’t be happening, he’s probly just tryin’ t’ scare me he won’t stab me he won’t stab me there’s no way he’ll stab me-“

“he didn’t stab me…..there’s no way he really stabbed me”

@WashedOutGundamPilot @Terry @duke @LouisConde yeah if someone is "just trying to scare you" you better be "just trying to scare them" right back with a weapon of your own. Put the fear of God into em, most people don't actually want to die and if you have a weapon as well that's reason enough for someone to back off.

@beardalaxy @Terry @duke @LouisConde Well, yeah, but people are living in fantasy these days. One of the most common things you’ll hear working on an ambulance is “aw man, he really fuckin’ did it! I can’t believe it”. It’s like there’s a mental block, that they’re so unaccustomed to seeing death before their eyes, the avg. yankee just kind of assumes that the same rules of engagement are in effect everywhere.

A lesser form completely runs in the uppermidclass white collars, they’re so accustomed to “well if you get in a fight, you’ll be sued” that a punch to the head upends their entire life and gets them to talk about it for MONTHS.

@WashedOutGundamPilot @beardalaxy @Terry @duke @LouisConde Someone brought up a good point regarding death nowadays and how detached we've become from it. People die away from their families then straight to a closed casket. Then the understanding of death now has modern science has to assign data and commentary to everything in the hopes that when they have enough data they will have the answer to death and no one will die anymore. For some reason people can't die of old age, being heart broken, or not feeling useful.

@blaaablaaaa @beardalaxy @Terry @duke @LouisConde They can’t even handle animal death. They euthanize their dog for $1500 at the vet, and they’re allowed to wait in the hall and come in when it’s done.

When I have had sick animals, there’s often been some bleating about “well take it to the vet!” like uh, katherine? How about you go inside for a little while. I have to get the ‘vet’ out from behind the door

@WashedOutGundamPilot @blaaablaaaa @beardalaxy @Terry @duke @LouisConde Ive said goodbye to my dogs at the vet sure, but every pet euthanized I was present for until the last heartbeat, I don't understand how you can just step out on life's final moments.

Is it supposed to make you feel better if you don't say goodbye because you'd rather facefag in the waiting room? I don't think I could deal with that.