Comments by "The Hermit" (@TheOleHermit) on "WFLA News Channel 8" channel.

  1. Sheriff Judd is a very entertaining story teller. But, he is using this particular story to justify the 'rights' of untrained citizens to use lethal force against a thief (at that point in time). Is it a mere coincidence that the perpetrator just happens to be black? Why did the sheriff conflate the attempted car theft with the owner's handgun, calling it an armed robbery? The perp wasn't armed and didn't use any force against any individual. IMO, the car owners took appropriate action to defend themselves without killing a man over attempted theft. Even they understood the meaning of 'justifiable homicide' and didn't feel that killing the perp was justified. In the end, they appropriately reported the incidents to the police, who apprehended the perp, w/o killing him. This sheriff is saying, if you see a crime, just kill the SOB. Where does America draw the line? Should a store clerk or witness follow a shoplifter outside the store, then gun them down on the grounds of armed robbery because the clerk used a weapon during the course of a crime? The sheriff seems to propose that everyone should be armed and take law enforcement into their own hands. What about all of the racist 'Karens' of the world, who claim that they are being threatened by a black person? Should nut cases be armed and 'stand their ground' every time a black person gets within 6 ft? Then we wonder why BLM protests are happening over of blacks being murdered by police on camera. IMO, the black reporter understood racial profiling and was asking the correct questions and was receiving the wrong message. He was trying to reduce racial injustice by suggesting more appropriate police procedures that fit the crime(s). Apparently, everyone else is totally on board with whites murdering blacks for any excuse. No, America is NOT a nation of vigilante justice. In fact, it is illegal, just as the 17 yr old Mr Rittenhouse is learning the hard way after going out of his way to kill two people in Portland with an AR. We pay taxes to fund trained law enforcement officers to deal with criminals. We don't need to return to the wild wild west. BTW, I'm an old white guy, who neither wants nor needs a gun. There have been several times in my life when I would have use one and ended up in prison. IMO, only pussies need guns to defend themselves against other pussies with guns. I'm intelligent enough to avoid pussies with guns. No problem.
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