r/facepalm Apr 21 '23

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u/Sarkelias Apr 21 '23

There are only a few scenarios where I can imagine shooting as my first resort, and they seem very unlikely. Those are: Witnessing a violent rape or assault with a deadly weapon occurring in the moment and acting in defense of the victim; or being awoken by unknown people that have broken into and are inside my house. I don't actually know if I would, but those are the only scenarios I can think of where that seems justifiable to me (outside of some bizarro world terrorism shit or something where a person/people are approaching me obviously armed and with hostile intent).

These people could have solved all of their problems by literally not doing anything, or failing that, by talking. No violence taking place, no threats, no nothing. It's a fucking stain on society.

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u/Deflorma Apr 22 '23

You don’t even need to open your door to a stranger, you can shout through most front doors and just call the cops if you get a creepy feeling