[jeffbee]

I'm just wondering why this Wild West stuff seems to be neither effective, since Texas has auto theft rates well above national averages, nor necessary, considering that Florida lacks the statute and has auto theft rates well below national averages.

[bombcar]

Florida is surrounded by ocean and you can’t drive stolen cars to Cuba.

Texas is bordered by Mexico and you can drive stolen cars to Mexico.

Also if we’re talking gundefend shouldn’t we be comparing carjacking stats?

[emodendroket]

It doesn't work but it does let people fantasize about being allowed to shoot someone to death legally.

[ProllyInfamous]

I have actually killed, before. Given similar circumstances: would, again. I am a free man, walking among you; they let me carry a gun, still.

Self defense ought'a be allowable, and is a deterrent (even if only "statistically" ... which it is). Recent enhancing legal protections represent the shifting tides as our economy wavers into "survival" mode – ¿perhaps a Depression 3.0? – certainly it's bleak here in the workingclasshood.

Do you have any questions for your reality shaping, this morning?

[emodendroket]

I can't say someone gleeful and proud of having killed is exactly changing my mind.

[ProllyInfamous]

Any parent would have been proud of what I've accomplished.

Do you actually have any questions, or just angry?

[emodendroket]

No, I don't have any questions, nor did I ever claim to. Fishing for questions was your idea.

[ProllyInfamous]

I have a question for you: were somebody about to abduct your [hypothetical?] child/wife, would you consider use of lethal force to prevent such aforementioned tragedy (whether by yourself, or by a third-party [e.g: police])?

[warumdarum]

Well there are working alternatives to that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador

[emodendroket]

Yes, I suppose we could in fact do corrupt bargains with criminal groups and then throw a bunch of people in jail without worrying too much about whether they're guilty or not. Bukele isn't the first person in the world to think of that. Mussolini had a similar approach.