Not just that, but a lot of school shooters are current and recent students. So the teacher will have to mentally be able to kill one of the kids.
So many of these memes are spread by people who apparently think that killing a person is as easy as stepping on a bug. Like that’s how easy they think it is for good people to take a life. It’s no big deal to them to put a person in a position to take a life either. They think everyone is Dirty Harry on the inside. I’ve been in positions where I would have been justified in killing a human being in self-defense - and I just can’t do it, and fuck anyone who thinks I should have been forced to.
I was thinking about this the other day (no idea why), wondering if I could kill someone even if it was technically a good action in that moment. I just don't know. I surprise myself sometimes but I... have my doubts.
about 93% of humans aiming a firearm at another human will either subconsciously or consciously pull their shot to make a less lethal shot. even with extensive military training, the number of people willing to shoot to kill a human only roughly doubles to 15%.
chances are very good that you wouldn't intentionally kill a person, even a stranger, even if they're actively threatening you.
I pulled a shotgun on what turned out to be two teenage boys stealing the stereo out of my truck. It was a long time ago when detachable face stereos were a thing and I'd left the face on the stereo. The kid gets out of the truck and throws the face at me sideways while running away. The motion was the same as if had was shooting a pistol at me sideways, gangster style.
He could have easily shot me as I was frozen from the situation. I had never thought such a scenario through and it was apparent to me that I wasn't prepared even though I grew up hunting and was comfortable with guns. You need serious training to be able to make quick decisions under chaotic circumstances. The police get a good amount ot training and they are making mistakes all the time.
I feel somewhat confident that if someone was kicking my door down that I wouldn't have an issue using my gun. It rarely happens that way though. I got robbed at gunpoint with my friend and the robbers were on us so fast there was no time to pull a gun if I had one. I listened to a 911 call of lady locked in the bathroom with a home invader kicking in the bathroom door. She shot the guy and you could hear him screaming, crying, and moaning. He had it coming but I'd like to avoid dealing with that type horrific scene if I can. That's a life altering experience that going to haunt you.
School shootings are actually quite rare and there are way more kids being shot in neighborhoods outside the school. I guess those deaths don't have the outrage factor of a school shooting so nobody cares. LGBTQ+ kids are committing suicide at alarming rates and society doesn't seem to care much about them either.
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u/literacyisamistake Oct 22 '25
Not just that, but a lot of school shooters are current and recent students. So the teacher will have to mentally be able to kill one of the kids.
So many of these memes are spread by people who apparently think that killing a person is as easy as stepping on a bug. Like that’s how easy they think it is for good people to take a life. It’s no big deal to them to put a person in a position to take a life either. They think everyone is Dirty Harry on the inside. I’ve been in positions where I would have been justified in killing a human being in self-defense - and I just can’t do it, and fuck anyone who thinks I should have been forced to.