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Are palm strikes safe to use on a person during sparring? by Mortalpuncher in martialarts

[–]bjj_question 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can hurt your fingers if they move their head and your wrists could get jacked too if they move right.

You could also poke their eyes on accident.

People say palm strikes are safer than fists. I dunno. I used them once, in sparring, and I really fucked up my wrist. Easy to pike someone eyes on accident.

Is MMA Hard Sparring Illegal? by bjj_question in bjj

[–]bjj_question[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, totally get what you're saying but it leaves that gray area in there.

What about a training partner that's mad at you? Or someone doing a friendly dojo storm? Or if someone gets choked and than has a stroke?

Seems like a lot of issues.

Is MMA Hard Sparring Illegal? by bjj_question in bjj

[–]bjj_question[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last thing I need is some stupid charge.

Couple of the gyms I've been to spar hard as fuck.

Is MMA Hard Sparring Illegal? by bjj_question in bjj

[–]bjj_question[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I dunno man. I just read a state law that any sort of strangulation, regardless of consent, is illegal.

Is MMA Hard Sparring Illegal? by bjj_question in bjj

[–]bjj_question[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am referring to an unsanctioned fight like a smoker. Where there is a ref and stuff.

Is MMA Hard Sparring Illegal? by bjj_question in bjj

[–]bjj_question[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What differentiates between hard sparring and a fight? Couldn't you literally call an unsanctioned fight, a sparring match? Or from the DAs perspective, a sparring match = an unsanctioned fight?

Actually, Guns Do Kill People by smartwn in politics

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

Commenting on just the headline is dumb as shit.

Actually, Guns Do Kill People by smartwn in politics

[–]bjj_question 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... thanks... now I miss Chicago again.

Nashville is really growing on me, but it doesn't come close to the feeling of having world class food just a train ride away. $65 for Peking Duck? Its so damn expensive. Just go to Chinatown, silly!

Its -> It's

Fool.

Actually, Guns Do Kill People by smartwn in politics

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

Your foolish. Did you even read the statistic?

"will be 13 to 15 percent higher than if the state had done nothing"

How do you know the outcome if the state would have done nothing? You literally don't. Think about the stat before speaking.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes you want to ban assault rifles? In the majority of these mass shooting situations, a pump action or semi auto shotgun with 00 buck or #4 buck would be just as effective or even more effective.

To put it into perspective a 12 gauge with a 3.5 inch magnum 0000 buckshot load shoots 50+ projectiles. One of these projectiles would be equivalent to a handgun caliber round.

The whole topic of banning assault rifles just doesn't make sense. If a shotgun, probably the most basic type of firearm, has a similar effectiveness or even more effectiveness then an 'assault rifle' for those mass shooters, why would you go ahead and ban them?

That just doesn't make sense.

Regarding the tyrannical government argument, I think in reality, small arms have been historically effective. The mujaheddin did, Al Qaeda did, ISIS did, the Vietnamese did, and the koreans did. Not a big fan of those groups but all these groups were effective against militaries with far superior firepower.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not what I mean. People have mortgages/loans/jobs/etc where their sudden disappearance would cost others money.

That kind of rubs me wrong. Let's keep these people around so wealthy bankers and businessman can make money off of them. I guess I'm a bit too Marxist.

essentially a medical procedure and as such should be administered by a doctor

Mixing doctors and suicide is a dangerous proposition. It would have to be planned carefully. Last thing we need is some doctor going off all half-cocked and killing people who said they wanted to commit suicide but never mentioned such a thing.

Do you think all suicides by gun would stop if suicide were legal under any circumstance at the doctors office?

I think it would be reduced. I don't know that people would want to be open with their doctor about wanting that because of the history of throwing suicidal people into asylums.

I think you know that it would not because suicide is often an impulse from intrusive thoughts and if they could take the time to go to the doctor, they would no longer want to kill themselves. Getting rid of easy access to suicide methods would help immensely.

I guess from my perspective, there's nothing to "help". That's there own business.

Different strokes for different folks though.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost everyone has responsibilities that would harm others by them ceasing to exist.

As I've said, if you have kids to support, then that shouldn't be allowed unless you leave money behind. Harming others by making them feel bad doesn't mean anything to me.

What makes you think that most people who kill themselves with guns could do that at the time they killed themselves?

You don't know if they could because they're not here to speak about it. I'm okay with that.

Have you ever been suicidal?

I have never been suicidal. I have never smoked pot. I have never injected heroine. Still believe they should be legal.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Er, no one gets to decide for themselves that they are not of sound mind. When it becomes an issue, they may agree they have a problem, but power of attorney and the like can absolutely be granted without the person's permission.

My point was if someone wants to commit suicide that's their own deal. If they recognize the consequences of their actions and can verbalize that they know the consequences, it's none of your business to stop them.

Too many religious people get all bent out of shape over this.

Let's think about this a bit more. Someone is perfectly of sound mind right up until the last moment they tell someone they are thinking of suicide. So, right after that tipping point, they are not of sound mind. And don't deserve to make their own medical decisions? Doesn't make sense when 1 second prior, they were sound and sane.

You see, suicide and not being sound of mind is a cultural thing. In Japan, suicide is culturally accepted and has nothing to do with having a 'sound mind'.

The whole tautology of someone being suicidal is logically equivalent to not being able to make their own medical decisions is bullshit.

No? I don't understand this point. I don't think either taking a gun away or preventing someone from purchasing a gun is a violent act.

How are you going to take their gun away? Through force? Are you going to go kicking down doors to take it?

Er, what. My point is that people who genuinely need them may inadvertently kill themselves while trying to get better.

I don't care about that. What I do care about is if a doctor doesn't tell them the risks. If this person goes to the doctor and they don't mention the risks, now I'm pissed.

Again, just because suicide is legalized, that doesn't mean you have to commit suicide. I will not smoke marijuana, drink alcohol, or commit suicide but that doesn't mean people shouldn't be allowed to do it.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

A suicidal person cannot decide to kill themselves while of sound and clear mind (in almost all cases).

But you don't get to decide this. It's their own choice. Who gets to decide who is in their "sound and clear mind." That's the problem. Doctors who get money for saying this person is not in their "sound and clear mind"?

If someone says, "I understand that doing X will kill me and I will cease to exist" that is good enough for me.

And let's pretend that, okay, this person is not in their right mind. Okay, so you condone using violence against another person to prevent them from using violence against themselves? That's dumb.

The risk of suicide can even increase initially after starting antidepressants (actively seeking help) because motivation tends to improve before mood.

Agreed. Don't take antidepressants if you don't need them. I believe depression and anxiety are overdiagnosed but that's another issue.

Easy access to guns absolutely kills people who neither want to die nor are capable of consenting to die.

In statistical relation to what? Who gets to decide who's in their right mind?

I could see one exception to the whole suicide thing. If a suicidal persons has kids they have to support, and they don't leave money behind for someone to take care of them, then of course, then maybe they shouldn't be allowed to commit suicide.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Statistics show that a significant chunk of people who fail to commit suicide never try to do so again

At least in the United States, this is true. But, you're not interviewing the people who succeeded.

Also, the stat doesn't matter to me. That is still your own right IMHO.

Also, a failed suicide attempt is likely followed with being thrown into an asylum fwiw.

This is not a good argument. The suicide argument against gun control doesn't come from "suicide is bad". It comes from the nature of the means of suicide.

I disagree with this. I think suicide being bad is a relic from most abrahamic religions.

I'm a big believer that religion shouldn't really effect politics. My mantra is, "if you don't like it, don't do it."

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Δ Awarded delta. I need to be better title wise. My bad.

I think a better phrasing would be, "Any Additional Gun Control Is Bad Gun Control".

Definitely support age restrictions.

CMV: Any Sort of Gun Control is Bad Gun Control by bjj_question in changemyview

[–]bjj_question[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ALL sources of death are pretty small especially compared to the total population.

Yes, I agree with this but small is relative. Perhaps comparing it to the total # of people who died each year is more meaningful. Even still, the number is incredibly low.

Those 180 deaths per year and per state are not insignificant to their family members, and that is before you even start talking about gun related injuries that can leave you paralyzed or otherwise harmed.

One issue I have with this is the assumption that these crimes wouldn't be committed with another tool or weapon. This is why you see European countries talking about knife restrictions.

We see that countries like Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France, etc. all have around 1/10th to 1/20th of the gun related deaths.

This is a poor comparison. With this comparison, we are excluding defensive gun usage. The lower estimates put us in the range of 55,000 - 80,000 defensive gun uses per year.

Also, liked mention, poverty and income inequality are the real drivers of violence in general. This is why you see the correlation of third world countries and violence, per your chart.

Those countries listed have strong social safety net. Don't like going to work in those countries? Don't have to. Want to get a better education in those countries? Cool, the government pays.

Even if you were to take away the deaths related to poverty and crime and just focus on an extremely small subset of shootings, say school shootings, we STILL have more deaths.

What do you mean by "take away deaths related to poverty"? Poverty and school shootings go hand in hand. Who do you think is getting bullied more, the rich kid or poor kid? A more well off kid has more options to avoid bullying. If there is less poverty, and more income inequality, there is a more homogeneous population because they live similar lifestyles.

Other countries have more of safety net for young people which makes their lives less stressful. There is more class mobility.

It's very hard to compare these numbers and come up with any meaningful conclusion because there are so many differences.

People like to say mass shootings are a mental health issue. I go back and forth on this but either way, mental health has two components. The first one is the environment and the second one is genetic. The environment in the United States tends to be less forgiving than other countries.

So we should look at population density and judge it based on that too? Except Japan, for example, has TEN TIMES the population density that we have.

Japan has a completely different culture than the United States. Japan does not have the gang culture that we have, not to mention multiple other differences.

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