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mrk_is_pistol t1_j1r30to wrote

Reply to comment by kulgan in Why bus drivers should carry by jcnative

it’s not about murdering people that offend you or being a vigilante. It’s about knowing the next person has a weapon and will defend themselves if 6 ignorant fucks try to harm you while you’re doing your job. It’s called a deterrent. You’re a keyboard warrior/activist that expects the judicial system to carry out justice when it’s historically awful.

Fucking aktually head ass, let me google these statistics I don’t know dick about to make a point that’s moot.

The real question should be why did this black, minority bus driver feel the need to carry a weapon while doing his job, which by the way is a public service offered to people.

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kulgan t1_j1r5ef3 wrote

The judicial system is historically awful. So is vigilante justice. Are we talking about this one instance or the idea that open carry states have significant increases in killings after they change their laws? I disagree with idea that "open carry states seem to handle it pretty decently." I am against people being killed.

I don't really have an opinion on this bus situation other than that it looks bad. Both the woman and the bus driver had what looked like opportunities to stop the fight and de-escalate. The guy pulled the woman off the bus driver (after waiting too long) and then tried to de-escalate, and defended himself without looking like he was trying to deal out punishment. I don't know what happened before or after. Was this the bus driver who shot the people running away from him?

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