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LadyPact -> RE: Las Vegas shooting unfolding now (10/6/2017 2:03:10 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Nnanji
Thieves, muggers and rapists look for "Victims". Having hunted and spent a lot of time in the wild I really believe that animal predictors understand that if the get hurt, nobody is going to take them to a Vet. So they stay within preditory boundaries where they are comfortable unless they are sick or desperate. Thieves, muggers and rapists, in my opinion, do the same thing. They look for a type they feel safe preying upon. I've personally never been that "type" to anyone. But, on the other hand, when I'm out I'm always scanning on some level for predators. When I see them, generally I don't fear them, but I am cautious. I admit I don't really understand the fear a woman would have as a prey victim to a scumbag. But, showing fear, which you cannot help feeling, is a good way to fall into the victim category, almost as good as not being aware of things around you.
As a corollary, when I see a small woman at night walking with her keys clutched in her fist like she's really going to protect herself, I, on some level scoff while I admire her determination. Even at my age, in my condition, there is no 105 pound woman that could fight me off with her set of keys. Get a gun. That will impress me and push that scoff right back down my throat.
This is a part of my whole stance of the thing. In my opinion, when we start talking about firearms via any of these related situations, we have to take the several factors into account. It's not just a second amendment debate.
The predator/prey thought was actually a good one. Other than the human example, no where else in nature do we not see the prey having the greater disadvantage and the predator the advantage. Teeth, claws, size, agility, and so on. The closer to the prey the predator is, the less likely the prey has a fighting chance. We're the only species that has figured out a way to even the odds.
ETA -I was really interested in Igor's comment about how hunting (specifically) deer came up. That's predator/prey, too. I wonder if people go quickest to that particular scenario because a) deer hunting is so common in various regions across the globe because it's such a common species or, b) it's a good example of having fewer natural defenses, with a subtle implication of how that translates to other analogies.
Firearms are, at minimum, equalizers. I suppose that is true of all weapons, though most other weapons that don't go 'boom' don't give the distance advantage. If a person realizes the advantage a predator has in close up situations, isn't it better for it not to get close to you?
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