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<blockquote data-quote="Jack T." data-source="post: 2129367" data-attributes="member: 412">It&#039;s not so much the microphone. . .it&#039;s the idea of personal property being stolen and you not being able to do anything.&nbsp; Does anybody really think law enforcement is gonna do ANYTHING if you call and say &quot;hey, a guy just stole a microphone from me?&quot;So at what point would you be willing to kill to protect property?&nbsp; Somebody stealing your flat screen TeeVee?&nbsp; Somebody taking your boat?&nbsp; Somebody burning down your (empty of human life) house?&nbsp; At some point, I have days/weeks/months/years of my *life* tied up in whatever you are taking.&nbsp; You may in fact be taking my very livelihood (which is why rustlers used to be hung from the closest tree).So. . .you (and I&#039;m speaking of the generic &quot;you&quot;, not a particular person in this thread) say you can&#039;t kill over property, yet you are willing to call law enforcement who will come (with force. . .and bringing the possibility of death) to capture the person who stole from you.I&#039;m not gonna argue that shooting somebody for a $50 microphone is okay.&nbsp; I am gonna argue that thieves are less like to ply their trade if they think there is a heightened chance of death involved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack T., post: 2129367, member: 412"] It's not so much the microphone. . .it's the idea of personal property being stolen and you not being able to do anything. Does anybody really think law enforcement is gonna do ANYTHING if you call and say "hey, a guy just stole a microphone from me?" So at what point would you be willing to kill to protect property? Somebody stealing your flat screen TeeVee? Somebody taking your boat? Somebody burning down your (empty of human life) house? At some point, I have days/weeks/months/years of my *life* tied up in whatever you are taking. You may in fact be taking my very livelihood (which is why rustlers used to be hung from the closest tree). So. . .you (and I'm speaking of the generic "you", not a particular person in this thread) say you can't kill over property, yet you are willing to call law enforcement who will come (with force. . .and bringing the possibility of death) to capture the person who stole from you. I'm not gonna argue that shooting somebody for a $50 microphone is okay. I am gonna argue that thieves are less like to ply their trade if they think there is a heightened chance of death involved. [/QUOTE]

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