Comments by "vk2ig" (@vk2ig) on "Man Using Leaf Blower in Yard Shot Dead by Neighbor: Cops" video.

  1. ​ @michaeld.williamsiii9026  It's only the USA. Other Western societies aren't doing this.
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  2. ​ @MartineH1  Possibly. But he shouldn't have taken his issues out on someone else.
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  3. ​ @TheRoyalNewspaper  Was there a "knee" in the crime rate curve at 9/11? Other things have had a bigger impact, e.g. the GFC saw a lot of people in the USA having their lives turned upside down - that sort of social upheaval would have a bigger detrimental effect on society. If anything, 9/11 brought Americans together and made people more cooperative - it didn't drive them apart. One could argue that the insidious impact of the "War On Terror" may have had an impact, e.g. deaths, injuries (including PTSD), and extended and repeated deployments of service personnel (especially reservists, National Guard) impacting people's lives. But Vietnam (and Korea and WW2 before that) saw similar impacts, but people didn't start shooting each other for trivial reasons afterwards.
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  4. ​ @Walker-ow7vj  Not to this level it doesn't, at least not in Western societies. Seriously, you need to get out more and see what's happening in the rest of the world.
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  5. ​ @happity  If a large mocha frappe isn't the answer then they're done for.
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  6. ​ @Noodlepunk  So how come these sorts of killings aren't happening in my country then? I live in a Western society where people can own guns but we're not shooting each other over leaf blowers, basketballs, or door knocking.
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  7. SINS = Ship's Inertial Navigation System. The only people it drives insane is the Navigating Officer when it doesn't work.
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  8. ​ @jordanferguson2254  He is alive and well and working on a less ambitious project.
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  9. I live in a Western society where we can own guns. Ownership is regulated - among others, people with "priors" cannot have them. We went through the same COVID -19 issues: lockdowns, economic impacts, isolation, separation from loved ones, etc. But nobody here is shooting anyone over leaf blowers, basketballs, or door knockings. Go figure, as the Americans say.
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  10. ​ @Aceburn5  But what about other Western societies - it's not happening there.
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  11. It's not happening in other Western societies, it's just the USA.
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  12. ​ @MayYourGodGoWithYou  Must have run foul of someone in the IRA? But they probably would've used an Armalite to brass up the car.
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  13. It's not the world. I live in a Western society where we can own guns and we're not killing each other like this.
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  14. Well, it's more like what's going on in the USA. Elsewhere in Western societies we're not shooting each other over leaf blowers, basketballs, knocking on doors, or other trivial matters.
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  15. Now it's "A new neighbour! Hey everybody, put the wagons in a circle and break out the guns!" The wagon is still involved, just differently that's all.
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  16. ​ @ClarkKent-tg6ls  Just an excuse for those who need to carry a gun to prove they're a "man" ...
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  17. It's the USA. Other Western societies aren't seeing these problems.
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  18. ​ @just-a-cupcake  It's not happening in the Western society I live in. No-one in my country - a country where we can own guns - is shooting anyone over leaf blowers, basketballs, or door knockings.
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  19. Yep, gotta love good ol' thoughts and prayers. Been very effective so far ...
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  20. It's a bit hard if the highly sensitive person lives next door, or is driving in the car next to yours, or is behind you in the line in the supermarket, etc.
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  21. Maybe there's a clue - the 79 year old perceived leaf blower neighbour as a threat and went outside looking for blood? Ironic, isn't it!
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  22. It's not happening in other Western societies, just the USA.
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  23. ​ @mark26714  Maybe that will be his punishment - they'll make him clean the prison yard with a leaf blower and no earplugs?
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  24. Or people just need to be mindful of each other and the right to enjoy the amenity of their own home.
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  25. He is exercising his freedom, his right to wreck his own eardrums if he wants. No-one is going to make him wear earplugs if he doesn't want to ...
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  26. Well, it's the USA. It's not happening in other Western societies.
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