stephen426
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The most recent protests, over the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, have been pretty violent and resulted in a lot of property damage. This occurred in St. Louis after the shooting of Michael Brown, and again with the death of Freddie Grey. While I believe few, if any, of us would ever use lethal force to protect property, defending your family or yourself is a totally different story.
Common sense would dictate that we avoid areas of protest as much as possible, but what would you do if you were on the highway trying to get home and protesters started blocking traffic. I don't believe any of us would want to run people over or we might get blocked in by the cars in front of us.
So far, I haven't seen motorists getting attacked, but that did occur during the Rodney King riots. There was also a video where a man was savagely beaten by a group of thugs just for being white. If you were trapped in your car and protesters started smashing windows and attacking people, would you shoot the attacker. Keep in mind that there are hundred, if not thousands, of protesters and you don't know who is armed. There is also a very high probability of hitting a bystander if you miss due to the density of bodies.
I think home defense is much more cut and dry. If someone forces their way in, they are looking to get shot. Businesses may not be so cut and dry since it becomes more about protecting property. I need to go to Charlotte on business in the near future so this is much more than a "what-if " scenario for me.
Common sense would dictate that we avoid areas of protest as much as possible, but what would you do if you were on the highway trying to get home and protesters started blocking traffic. I don't believe any of us would want to run people over or we might get blocked in by the cars in front of us.
So far, I haven't seen motorists getting attacked, but that did occur during the Rodney King riots. There was also a video where a man was savagely beaten by a group of thugs just for being white. If you were trapped in your car and protesters started smashing windows and attacking people, would you shoot the attacker. Keep in mind that there are hundred, if not thousands, of protesters and you don't know who is armed. There is also a very high probability of hitting a bystander if you miss due to the density of bodies.
I think home defense is much more cut and dry. If someone forces their way in, they are looking to get shot. Businesses may not be so cut and dry since it becomes more about protecting property. I need to go to Charlotte on business in the near future so this is much more than a "what-if " scenario for me.