Is it time to arm ourselves with weapons?

BattleCorp

I'm not saying if Nally was right to shoot Ward, and I'm not saying he was wrong either. He did what he thought was right at the time.

You have to remember Nally's state of mind. He was so terrified of burglars and such that he stopped sleeping in his house and slept in an old cattle shed beside the house. He was sleeping on top of a pile of bags and other such stuff. One side of the shed was completely open to the elements. Most people on here would feel guilty if they left their dog out at night in that shed. Seriously, that's how afraid he was.

Anybody that afraid, sleeping in a shed must be sort of out of their mind. Surely temporary insanity would be at play here.

Overheal

seamus wrote: »

I'm not sure at what point your right to protect some aribtrary piece of property trumps someone else's right to life.

When that person is using their life to threaten someone else's life, the only arbitrary thing about it is that you can only do it on an arbitrary piece of land. Beyond that, what right does the criminal have to threaten the lives of others

Garzard

RUSTEDCORE wrote: »

only stating that the argument of the guys criminal past as a reason to kill him is irrelevant... sure id beat him with a shovel and throw him in a slurry pit

In that case Ward would likely have died either way so?

Boombastic

In the newspapers today:

Man chases burglars with shot gun
Elderly lady chases them with axe...

Fair play to them - It's a pity they were put in this situation in the first place though (the elderly people, not the burglars)

happyoutscan

RUSTEDCORE wrote: »

he didnt know that

Tough. Good enough for him.

long range shooter

Don't bring a knife to a gunfight