Crazy guy stabs people in NY - off-duty cop shoots him

[TexasRifleman]

If you think that being a good example means getting yourself sliced up, than feel free to go to the slicing.

Exactly.

If you want to be a good example for your kids then show them how to move out of New York City to a place where the law and Constitution still mean something.

 

[Harley Quinn]

This may sound weird to some and correct to others.

I am Retired LEO. I carry now most of the time. Why?
Because I feel it is important, if at the time something comes up like this and I was there I can help, if I was not carrying and I saw something like this and was unable to help, (because I am older now and not as strong and able as I use do be) I'd feel very bad for sure.

To run is something I would not do. I'd figure out something fast and maybe be able to help and keep the maiming to a minimum, but with my Glock on me, I'd have done a better job then one shot, I'll tell you that.

Some I know who carry would not even get involved So it is back to the basics of "self" and the old lady and her dog do not qualify.

HQ

 

[wheelgunslinger]

I don't have any kids, but I really doubt that any kid wants their father to go up unarmed against a lunatic with a bunch of butcher knives in the name of being a good example. If you think that being a good example means getting yourself sliced up, than feel free to go to the slicing. In a few weeks, everyone else will have forgotten the incident, and your kids will still have to grow up with no father.

Its not a good choice to have to make, but given the information available in the OP, it is maybe the best choice of all the bad ones available.

Yep. The kids will remember that their Father wasn't the kind of guy who stood by and watched an innocent elderly woman get butchered by a psycho and did something about it.
Much better than standing there pretending like you're not getting involved "for the sake of the kids." Or hanging around to contribute to a college fund.


To keep this on the High Road though: We all decide what our lives are worth. You've made your decisions and I've made mine.
If it were you getting hacked up by that psycho, or your Mother, would you want me to get involved?

Exactly.

If you want to be a good example for your kids then show them how to move out of New York City to a place where the law and Constitution still mean something.

"Daddy, is that man stabbing that woman?"
"Yes, Billy. Hurry, let's move to Texas!"

Make all the excuses you want. Standing back and watching an innocent and defenseless person be murdered by someone in broad daylight is cowardly and ungentlemanly.

 

[ilbob]

Make all the excuses you want. Standing back and watching an innocent and defenseless person be murdered by someone in broad daylight is cowardly and ungentlemanly.

I urge you to move to an area where you are disarmed by law, and where IF you chose to take the action you think is wise, you are more likely to be arrested than the origianl assailant.

Your children can come visit you in jail for the next dozen years and explain to their friends that while their father is a convicted felon, he meant well.

 

[Justin]

Closed for going completely off rails and barely-veiled ad hominem attacks.