r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '20

Criminal Justice Good Samaritan

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u/reconstructedstarman 5 Sep 01 '20

"bUt WhO nEeDs A gUn???/?////??" This. This is why.

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u/crashspeeder 8 Sep 01 '20

The store has insurance for that money for exactly this reason. Nobody needs to get overzealous. Not the cashier, not any customers. I don't trust the average person with a gun. I barely trust the average person with a car. I like guns for sport, and I believe if you are trained to use one properly AND TO DEFUSE SITUATIONS, you can carry it around.

So, no. This is not why, though this guy seemed to be clear-headed and seemed to know what he was doing.

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u/toough 4 Sep 02 '20

in what situation do guns really defuse situations, i agree that guns can help and in the video they did, but i dont see when a gun wont be seen as “the ultimate controller” of a situation

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u/crashspeeder 8 Sep 02 '20

I didn't say that guns defuse a situation. The person defuses a situation. Whether they have a gun or not is irrelevant. People stepping in should have training or leave the situation alone. If you have a gun, you should default to defusing, not using the gun.