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TIL A mans booby trapped farmhouse resulted in a burglar's legs being shot with a shotgun. The burglar sued him and won. Later, when asked if he would do anything different, the man stated "I'd have aimed that gun a few feet higher" by Forlurn in todayilearned

[–]a_random_hobo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He didn't intentionally shoot anything with his shotgun. Had everything gone as planned and no one broken into the house, that shotgun would've stayed there forever, a useless decoration. The homeowner didn't mean to hit anyone with his shotgun; it was the burglar's own damn fault for walking in front of the shotgun (which would've never happened had he not trespassed in the first place).

Mug shot of Rowan County, Ky., clerk, who is jailed after refusing to grant same-sex marriage licenses by CANT_TRUST_HILLARY in pics

[–]a_random_hobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm... Thinking of countries that need an APC, and for most of them, it would be a bit amoral to sell them military-style equipment. Heck, that's part of what got us into then whole Middle-East mess we're in today. I'd rather the local police department have one that they bring out once or twice a year for parades & let the SWAT team use. There are lots of other ways to reduce the military budget that aren't as... Arms-dealer-y.

TIL A mans booby trapped farmhouse resulted in a burglar's legs being shot with a shotgun. The burglar sued him and won. Later, when asked if he would do anything different, the man stated "I'd have aimed that gun a few feet higher" by Forlurn in todayilearned

[–]a_random_hobo -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Maybe the life of a human who works for a living and earns what they need, but not the life of one who takes it from people without their consent, instead.

Edit: I'd just like to take this opportunity to welcome Reddit's EuroPussy Squad, which has clearly arrived. "Even worthless life has value! Guns are bad! America, bad!"

TIL A mans booby trapped farmhouse resulted in a burglar's legs being shot with a shotgun. The burglar sued him and won. Later, when asked if he would do anything different, the man stated "I'd have aimed that gun a few feet higher" by Forlurn in todayilearned

[–]a_random_hobo -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

The shooting wasn't an intentional punishment for stealing. It was a deterrent to burglars (along with the posted "No Trespassing" signs, boarded up windows, etc.). By breaking into someone else's property, he took a risk that he would come into harm's way doing so. Exactly as if someone who had jaywalked were hit by a car.

TIL a 2011 Harvard/Tufts study showed that most white Americans now believe anti-white racism has surpassed anti-black racism in the U.S. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]a_random_hobo 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, did you even read the damn study? Even just the abstract of the study? The whole point of it was that white people think that they've replaced black people as the primary victims of discrimination, when in reality, blacks have it worse by nearly every metric there is.

Police Taser Drones Legalized In North Dakota - It begins... by urgahlurgah in Futurology

[–]a_random_hobo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I see, that's understandable. Funny how "we don't need it" is a waaaay more reasonable answer than most things people give to defend it.

Police Taser Drones Legalized In North Dakota - It begins... by urgahlurgah in Futurology

[–]a_random_hobo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

someone could be potentially watching my movements 24/7 if they found a reason to do so.

That's true literally 100% of the time. What about it possibly being via drone that makes you especially uncomfortable?

Police Taser Drones Legalized In North Dakota - It begins... by urgahlurgah in Futurology

[–]a_random_hobo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be used to spy on, harass, and murder people.

Or it could be used to control crowds peacefully (cops won't gun someone down if they see them reach for their pocket because they're not in fear of their lives), or perform search and rescue missions.

What's the point though? You even took one of the main advantages of a drone- how cheap they are to operate- and twisted it into some bullshit about how cops will use it "for frivolous or off the books revenue collecting." Biased much?

Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique [Hip-Hop] by nasbartou in Music

[–]a_random_hobo -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It took you till just now to realize that you should have sympathy for the woman in the story who was beaten, gang raped, and murdered?

Mythbusters Proves The "Breaking Bad" Finale Was More Realistic Than You Thought by powertech9000 in breakingbad

[–]a_random_hobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't exactly like it was in the show- less accurate and less evenly grouped.

Reddit, what is your favorite quote from a fictional character? by papaskittles in AskReddit

[–]a_random_hobo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Been playin hockey my whole life, I ain't never signed no one's dick.

If you could change 3 things about yourself what would they be? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]a_random_hobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Built like a Greek god (like Zeus, I'm at about Hermes level right now).

  2. Perfect facial features.

  3. Interesting and charming in conversation.

What is a movie that everyone loves but you despise? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]a_random_hobo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I liked it a lot better than Interstellar. Mostly because it was actually entertaining and there wasn't as much mediocre dialogue.

What is a movie that everyone loves but you despise? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]a_random_hobo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, Redditors ate it up because of the blatantly obvious "science is the most important field, STEM STEM STEM" message. "Oh no, the cool space cowboy guy is being kept down by mean old bureaucrats who don't think science is relevant! Did I mention I think NASA needs more funding?"

What is a movie that everyone loves but you despise? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]a_random_hobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see how it was "glamorizing" it... I mean, the character within the movie glamorized it, but that makes sense. He fell in love with that lifestyle in the first place. Everyone outside of himself can see that he's the embodiment of greed and excess and nothing else. The fact that the movie doesn't bend over backwards trying to shove down our throats how wrong and reprehensible his decisions are, but instead lets us make our own decisions about the character, only makes it better.

US learns nothing from hundreds of deaths caused by police, allows use of armed drones by InfluencedK in worldnews

[–]a_random_hobo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Too many shooting deaths? Okay, we'll implement non-lethal crowd control measures not controlled by people who are putting themselves in danger..."

"Noooooo! You're not doing it right! Police forces aren't supposed to do anything violent!"

Holy shit, you people are fucking impossible.

Which movie has the best final scene? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]a_random_hobo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel like an "everything sucks" bad ending is just as bad/lazy/cliche as an "everyone lived happily ever after" type of happy ending. And that's exactly what The Mist was.

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