tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post2919517251351162599..comments2024-03-13T07:32:56.761-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: Humpday Mystery Meat.Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-81323171650982265432007-04-19T12:39:00.000-04:002007-04-19T12:39:00.000-04:00I don't know that it is valid. For one, we don't ...I don't know that it is valid. For one, we don't know exactly what was going on inside the building. We don't know that someone didn't try to overpower him and get killed in the process; in circumstances like those, it wouldn't be unlikely that such an act would go unwitnessed (or, at least, unwitnessed by anyone who survived).<BR/><BR/>For another, working from the generally accepted menu of human responses of fight, fly, or freeze, it sounds like we got a pretty good mix of the three. And all are natural. To protect yourself? Natural. To protect others? Noble, to the extent that it goes beyond natural instincts by placing oneself in potentially more danger for the safety of another.<BR/><BR/>To go on the unarmed offensive against an attacker with two firearms (that they knew about)? To do what would amount to committing suicide to protect everyone else? Heroic, certainly, but to ask why no one did that is to ask what no one is really expected to do. And to start calling people sissies because they didn't do it, from the comfort and safety of Derb's computer desk, is assholishness personified.ACGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911195407453653241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-34059039574512401422007-04-19T09:43:00.000-04:002007-04-19T09:43:00.000-04:00You're right, of course. I misstated when I said "...You're right, of course. I misstated when I said "the one person." I have read those other accounts, and I certainly wish to honor that heroism. However, Wonkette's point seems to be <I>against</I> fighting back.<BR/><BR/>I got into a discussion on another board about why I am a gun owner. Somebody said something to the effect of, "If you break in my house, take anything you want. I'll even help you load your car." What the hell? If you break into my house, I'm not waiting around to see if you just need a slice of bread, my flatscreen, or to rape my sister. I'm assuming the worst, and I'm plugging two into your chest. <BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to come off as John McClane here (not more than any other day, at least), but I hate the attitude that fighting back is somehow wrong or barbaric. I mean, I'm a 5th grade teacher, and I'm forced to instill the lesson that tattling is better than fighting back - and I think those lessons do become engrained after years and years of hearing them.<BR/><BR/>To at least question the seeming lack of physical defense is valid, I think, even if the timing is absurdly off. The answers might be obvious once details are learned, but the questions are there. That does not, however, excuse putting those questions forth in a national editorial a day after the events.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04054764121030646400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-19908010991201556052007-04-19T09:41:00.000-04:002007-04-19T09:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04054764121030646400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-61706210356115653712007-04-19T08:53:00.000-04:002007-04-19T08:53:00.000-04:00Josh- Read ACG's blog- more people than the profe...Josh- Read ACG's blog- more people than the professor resisted. The brave folks on Flight 93 had the opportunity to organize, plan, and act in concert; the VT folks did not. According to interviews with knowledgeable people, the clips can be changed in a matter of 2 seconds- hardly enough time to act if you start out from a position of ducking for cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-58090228166664406692007-04-19T08:34:00.000-04:002007-04-19T08:34:00.000-04:00The thing is, Derbyshire raises a valid question: ...The thing is, Derbyshire raises a valid question: Why didn't anybody fight back? If reports are to be believed, the shooter lined people up, and he certainly had to take time to reload. I must admit, I had those thoughts on Monday morning.<BR/><BR/>It was Derbyshire's timing that was awful, though. These are questions to be asked later.<BR/><BR/>I think Wonkette's point is just as retarded, by the way. This country has a long history of people fighting back and surviving. The one person that seems to have fought back was the Israeli professor - he died, but his fight apparently saved every one of his student's lives as it gave them the time to jump out of the windows. And the heroes of Flight 93 might have died, but they likely saved the lives of people in the Capitol, White House, or wherever the plane was headed.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04054764121030646400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-72752763145914118952007-04-18T18:22:00.000-04:002007-04-18T18:22:00.000-04:00That video is hilarious. Hands down, funny.That video is hilarious. Hands down, funny.blackertaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747066779240264466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-17134917163720047112007-04-18T14:02:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:02:00.000-04:00Now that the 1 day moritorium has passed, can some...Now that the 1 day moritorium has passed, can someone tell me if Michelle Malkin has called for all asian writers that are pro gun to be locked up yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-55694743396531723712007-04-18T12:48:00.000-04:002007-04-18T12:48:00.000-04:00I know my comment won't have anything to do with w...I know my comment won't have anything to do with what you posted but I jsut wanted to say that I have been reading your blog for quite a while and it is funny man! Keep up the good work!!Zack "Gotta be KB"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13234125297544670474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-59952397007139068412007-04-18T10:18:00.000-04:002007-04-18T10:18:00.000-04:00Saw a picture of Derbyshire on Olbermann's "Worst ...Saw a picture of Derbyshire on Olbermann's "Worst Person of the Day schtick. He's absolutely the biggest Don Knotts-ish wimp I have ever seen e couldn't even rush the urinal in the men's room! An he deighns to judge the victims. . ?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-12433431708395006332007-04-18T09:56:00.000-04:002007-04-18T09:56:00.000-04:00My 4 answers:1. Kris Durham also, because I don't ...My 4 answers:<BR/>1. Kris Durham also, because I don't know that Reshad Jones is really a sleeper.<BR/>2. Moreno or the OL guys that we picked up.<BR/>3. Yes. And I think that it is interesting to note that UGA hosted 20+K on a blustery spring day, So. Carolina had 30+K and the Cheeseballs of the Swamp had 45K for their spring games. While I am a little saddened that we were bested by those schools, I must admit it speaks a lot about the SEC when a school can put more people in the stands for a spring game than most ACC teams can for a regular season game.<BR/>4. I used to have it for Campbell Brown, but I think now it would probably be Betty Ngyuen or Melissa Stark (if she is still doing stuff for ABC, and thus a "news" reporter). Finally, what kind of name is Contessa?! Isn't that a title? That's like naming your kid Czar Jones or Emperor Matthews.JasonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111338546563211179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-64379850564841618742007-04-18T08:29:00.000-04:002007-04-18T08:29:00.000-04:00This will probably ruin your day, but I'll tell yo...This will probably ruin your day, but I'll tell you anyway. Driving home from work yesterday, my radio was on Hannity - and it's almost like he was reading your VA Tech post verbatim. I mean, he damn near said everything you said, about giving sufficient time to mourn before politicizing anything, etc. I was waiting for him to start drooling over Melissa Theuriau next.<BR/><BR/>So swallow that jagged little pill: You and Hannity agree on something. Sorry, brother.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04054764121030646400noreply@blogger.com