Went into condition orange for first time today. Rate me - overreact?

[answerguy]

Problem with that is, if I'm imagining the situation correctly, that the OP's partner is between them, completely oblivious.

But everything I've read says you should use cover in a gunfight, or is it impolite to use a buddy as cover?

 

[TexasRedneck]

But everything I've read says you should use cover in a gunfight, or is it impolite to use a buddy as cover?

Only iffen ya accidentally hit HIM.....

 

[rrruuunnn]

Having been almost mugged from behind with a knife, I understand your reaction.

Lately, when I go to the gas station, seems like everyone is on edge looking for the bad guy.

 

[kilo729]

In most instances, "homeless" is a polite term for someone too lazy or unwilling to follow the "norms" of society - like earning a living and holding down a decent job.
Sorry for the politically incorrect assessment - but it's about freakin' time that SOMEONE stands up and tells the world - "NO - I do NOT have any "spare change" for those too lazy to pay their OWN way!"
Think I'm lying? Try giving a job to 95% of the "homeless" - I have. I get every excuse in the book, except "Thanks - I'll be there in the morning ready to work!".

There's a lot more to homelessness than being lazy.

A great number of homeless are mentally ill, a great number are veterans. Especially those that are homeless long term. 40% are FAMILIES with children!

Minimum wage jobs don't pay anywhere near enough to live on. It's hard as hell to get a job when you can't bathe, have untreated mental illness, don't have a high school diploma, or have a "criminal" record because it's a "crime" to be homeless.

We need to feed our less fortunate neighbors, find these tent cities and feed them so that the government won't have to do it. If the government does it, then it is an excuse to levy martial law and take away our constitutional rights. Nobody will care about your right to bear arms if they are not fed. Starving people will gladly give up their freedom and their children's freedom for bread. Not since the civil war has the Union been in so much trouble. The news blackout from the government controlled news media is troubling.... Hiding the problem won't make it go away. Why are they hiding it???

Here here! If you see a homeless person, give them a sandwich. Every little bit helps, and lemme tell yeah - helping your fellow man feels good.
Even if you think they're just lazy, that's no reason to let someone starve.

 

[twinwillows]

orange

Sounds like all went well for you..

Your OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) was working well & had good timing. Afterall, it ended up w/all going home safely. What's to not like about that!!

 

[Duke of Doubt]

drjoker: "We need to feed our less fortunate neighbors, find these tent cities and feed them so that the government won't have to do it."

You sure want to feed. The problem of a homeless person, if it be considered a problem, is not that he has no food, but that he has no permanent dwelling. Would you take a starving person and buy him a house? No. Neither should you assume a nomad is hungry.

As I've discussed on other threads, homelessness varies. Many, many persons in my state are technically homeless, but do not at all match the national stereotype. Many are successful seasonal loggers and other woodsmen, are only part-year residents of my state, and possess significant financial and other assets. It just makes no sense for them to maintain a permanent year-long dwelling. Some live out of cars, some camp in tents, some squat in abandoned or seasonal dwellings owned by others. Others lay their head at night on someone's couch. Few if any are independently wealthy, but none I've met were starving. Enough edible wild plants and fresh water sources abound in the Maine woods to support a great many persons. But no, in the event of apocalypse do not head here. That bridge over the Presumpscot would not be long for this world.

 

[MT GUNNY]

You Dont know or remember what he said in the begining! What made you react ? was it his tone of Voice?
Was he talking to you or a Cafe Worker?

 

[CoRoMo]

I later explained to my work partner that I do carry a firearm...

That might be a mistake. You never really know how your coworker will use this information.